Integrating Reading and Writing in the Classroom: Improving Instruction and Student Achievement

WhatoOe1/4Oaos the connection between reading and writing, and how should they be taughtoOe1/4OCOboth together and separately? Discover the answers in this cutting-edge research volume, ideal for use as a graduate-level text or a trusted professional reference. Featuring groundbreaking contributions from a whooOe1/4Oaos who of top-level researchers, this important volume gives educators the foundational knowledge theyoOe1/4Oaoll need to plan and deliver high-quality, evidence-based reading and writing instruction aligned with Common Core State Standards. Educators will fully explore the link between reading and writing, learn how they complement and enhance each other, and discover promising instructional approaches that can strengthen all studentsoOe1/4Oao literacy skills and reduce achievement gaps. THE LATEST RESEARCH ON: Integrating reading and writing instruction Aligning instruction with Common Core State Standards Effectively translating the results of research studies into everyday practice Incorporating literacy instruction into academic content areas Developing a unified assessment model for literacy Building studentsoOe1/4Oao critical thinking skills Designing instruction and interventions for English language learners Creating preservice and inservice programs that help teachers support the reading-writing connection Using technology to teachoOe1/4OCOand strengthenoOe1/4OCOthe reading-writing connection "

Review :
"[A] timely edited volume on teaching reading and writing . . . The chapter authors and editors are to be congratulated for their contributions and for the impact they will have on the improvement of theory and practice in literacy instruction."--Richard K. Olson, Ph.D."Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience; Director, Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center, University of Colorado, Boulder" (10/11/2013) "A must read for those who care about effective preK-12 literacy instruction, high-quality teacher preparation programs, and increasing student achievement throughout our nation."--Tamie Pratt-Fartro, Ph.D."Assistant Professor of Education, University of Mary Washington" (10/11/2013) "Draws upon a wealth of research and case studies to illuminate the important reading-writing connection in attaining and demonstrating rich knowledge within subject areas."--Bob Wise"President, Alliance for Excellent Education; former governor of West Virginia" (10/14/2013) "The first comprehensive collection of research findings on reading-writing connections with a vision for future research. The contents are must reading for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in the Common Core era of the information age."--Virginia W. Berninger"Professor and Director of the NICHD-funded Center for Oral and Written Language Learners (OWLS)" (10/14/2013) "A stimulating resource . . . [with] an amalgam of authors not often seen under one cover."--Jill Fitzgerald, Ph.D."MetaMetrics, The Professor Emerita and Adjunct Research Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill" (09/23/2013) "Offer[s] constructive ideas for professional development and application of the research while preparing educators to look to the future as they continue to strive for students' success."--Joanne Antrim"Assistant Professor, Concordia University Texas" (10/02/2013) "Romeo and Juliet, Abbott & Costello, peanut butter & jelly... some combinations just make sense. This nifty little book explores one of these combinations, reading and writing: a pair that in the past has too often been kept apart in schools. This is a very practical book for educational leaders looking for a certain path to higher literacy achievement."--Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D."Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago" (09/24/2013) "Timely for informing instructional practices under the new Common Core Standards . . . readers will find [the] synthesis of the evidence base informative and significant for moving research into practice."--Stephanie Al Otaiba"Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University" (09/30/2013)