Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students, MyLabSchool Edition

Written by distinguished author, Tom Gunning, the Fifth Edition features sample lessons for virtually every major literacy skill/strategy and offers numerous reinforcement suggestions and generous listings of materials. With its careful balance between the theory and the practice, readers are always given the theories behind the methods, encouraging them to choose, adapt, and construct their own approaches as they create a balanced program of literacy instruction. Special emphasis has been given to adapting instruction for English language learners, struggling readers and writers and special needs students throughout the book. Unlike comparable texts, the new edition stresses effective steps for closing the gap between achieving and struggling readers as mandated by the No Child Left Behind legislation and Reading First.

Table of Contents:
Most chapters begin with “Anticipation Guide” and “Using What You Know” conclude with “Help for Struggling Readers and Writers,”  “Essential Standards,”  “Action Plan,”  “Summary,” “Extending and Applying,”  “Developing a Professional Portfolio,” and “Developing a Resource File”. 1. The Nature of Literacy and Today's Children. The Nature of Reading. The Reader's Role in the Reading Process. Approaches to Reading Instruction: Whole versus Part Learning. Importance of Literacy Models. Approach Taken by This Text. Status of Literacy. No Child Left Behind: Closing the Gap. A Reading and Writing Program for Today's Students. Highly Effective Teachers. 2. Evaluation. The Nature of Evaluation. Judging Assessment Measures. Placement Information. Norm-Referenced versus Criterion-Referenced Tests. Reporting Performance. Functional Level Assessment. Other Methods of Assessment. Self-Evaluation. Evaluating Writing. Portfolios. Basal Reader Assessment. Screening and Diagnostic Instruments and Classroom-Based Assessment. Evaluation and Closing the Gap. Assessing English Language Learners. Assessing Materials. 3. Fostering Emergent/Early Literacy. Understanding Emergent Literacy. Fostering Emergent Literacy. Core Activities for Building Emergent/Early Literacy. Reading in Preschool. Working with Parents. Monitoring Emergent Literacy. 4. Teaching Phonics, High-Frequency Words, and Syllabic Analysis. Rationale and Approaches for Phonics Instruction. How Words Are Read. Stages in Reading Words. Basic Principles of Phonics Instruction. Phonics Elements. Approaches to Teaching Phonics. Scope and Sequence. Using Word Analysis References. Using an Integrated Approach. Dialect Variation. Phonics and Spelling. Strategy Instruction. Decodable Texts. Teaching Phonics to English Language Learners. High-Frequency Words. Building Fluency. Syllabic Analysis. 5. Building Vocabulary. The Need for Vocabulary Instruction. Stages of Word Knowledge. Seven Principles of Developing Vocabulary. Techniques for Teaching Words. Introducing New Words. Developing the Vocabulary of English language Learners. A Planned Program. Remembering Vocabulary. Teaching Special Features of Words. Learning How to Learn Words. Supplying Corrective Feedback. 6. Comprehension: Theory and Strategies. The Process of Comprehending. Comprehension Strategies. Social-Constructivist Nature of Comprehension. Learning Environment. Integration of Strategies. Importance of Affective Factors. 7. Comprehension: Text Structures and Teaching Procedures. Nature of the Text. The Role of Questions in Comprehension. Frameworks for Fostering Comprehension. The Cloze Procedure. Critical Reading. 8. Reading and Writing in the Content Areas and Study Skills. The Challenge of Content Area Reading. Trade Books and Periodicals in the Content Areas. Group Inventory Placement. Instructional Techniques. KWL Plus A Technique for Before, During, and After Reading. Teaching Content-Area Knowledge. Writing to Learn. Sheltered English for English Learners. Reading to Remember. Fostering Retention. SQ3R: A Theory-Based Study Strategy. Test-Taking Strategies. Study Habits. Expressive Study Skills. Metacognitive Study Strategies. 9. Reading Literature. Experiencing Literature. Types of Literature. Reading Aloud to Students. Voluntary Reading. 10. Approaches to Teaching Reading. Changing Approaches to Teaching. Reading. Basal Anthology Approach. Literature-Based Approach. Individualized Reading–Reading Workshop. Language-Experience Approach. Whole Language. Guided Reading. An Integrated Approach. 11. Writing and Reading. The Roots of Writing. Guided Writing. The Process Approach to Writing. Writing Workshop. Thinking and Reading Like a Writer. Interpersonal Writing. Improving Expository Writing. Guiding the Writing of Reports. Assessing and Improving Writing: The Key Traits Approach. Technology and Writing. Reading Helps Writing. A Full Menu. 12. Diversity in the Literacy Classroom: Adapting Instruction for English Language and At-Risk Learners. Overview of a Program for English Language Learners. Students at Risk. Gifted and Talented. Inclusion. Intervention Programs. 13. Creating and Managing a Literacy Program. Constructing a Literacy Program. Managing a Literacy Program. Working with Other Professionals. Closing the Gap: 90/90/90 Schools. Literacy and Technology. Professional Development. Appendix A: Graded Listing of Children's Books. Appendix B: Informal Assessment of Key Skills and Strategies. Word Pattern Survey. Syllable Survey. Letters. Rhyming. References. Professional. Children's Books and Periodicals. Index KWL Plus: A Technique for Before, During, and After Reading.