1st Edition
Teaching Literacy Effectively in the Modern Classroom for Ages 9-12 A Practical Guide for Teaching Reading and Writing in Diverse Learning Environments
Part 1: Decoding Skills 1. Decoding – what is it 2. Assessing decoding 3. Teaching decoding Part 2: Reading Comprehension 4. Reading comprehension - what is it 5. Assessing reading comprehension 6. Teaching reading comprehension Part 3: Reading Vocabulary 7. Vocabulary - what is it 8. Assessing vocabulary 9. Teaching vocabulary Part 4: Writing 10. Writing - what is it 11. Assessing writing 12. Teaching writing Part 5: Spelling 13. Spelling - what is it 14. Assessing spelling 15. Teaching spelling Part 6: Countdown to the classroom 16. Countdown to the classroom
Biography
Tom Nicholson is a professor emeritus in Education at Massey University who has worked as a classroom teacher, an education department researcher, a university academic, and a director of a university clinic tutoring students with literacy difficulties. Awards include the International Literacy Association's doctoral dissertation award, the Mona Tobias Award, and election to the Reading Hall of Fame.
