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Robertson, Dana A., Ed.; Hall, Leigh A., Ed.; Brock, Cynthia H., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2023
Professional learning (PL) opportunities are essential for PreK-12 literacy educators, but too often these efforts fail to help teachers develop and deeply engage with their work. This forward-looking book describes keys to providing effective, sustainable literacy PL that values teachers over test scores and capitalizes on social networks and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Professional Development, Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.; Gambrell, Linda B., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2018
Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK-12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Evidence Based Practice
Mertler, Craig A., Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education" is the first book to offer theoretical, conceptual, and applied/practical presentations of action research as it is found and conducted solely in educational settings. Covering primarily PK-12 educational settings, the book utilizes a cross-section of international authors and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Research, Higher Education
Scanlon, Donna M.; Anderson, Kimberly L.; Sweeney, Joan M. – Guilford Press, 2016
Grounded in a strong evidence base, this indispensable text and practitioner guide has given thousands of teachers tools to support the literacy growth of beginning and struggling readers in grades K-2. The interactive strategies approach (ISA) is organized around core instructional goals related to enhancing word learning and comprehension of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Kindergarten
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Cook, Bryan G., Ed.; Tankersley, Melody, Ed.; Landrum, Timothy J., Ed.; Scruggs, Thomas E., Ed.; Mastropieri, Margo A., Ed. – Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, 2012
The focus of this volume is to identify and review issues and outcomes associated with behavioral concerns of students with learning and behavioral disabilities. Students must navigate a number of environmental conditions, task demands, and social interactions with peers and adults throughout the school day. To be successful, they must employ a…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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Gitomer, Drew H., Ed.; Bell, Courtney A., Ed. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2016
The Fifth Edition of the :Handbook of Research on Teaching" is an essential resource for students and scholars dedicated to the study of teaching and learning. The volume covers a vast array of topics ranging from the history of teaching to technological and literacy issues. In each authoritative chapter, the authors summarize the state of…
Descriptors: Guides, Instruction, Learning, Educational Philosophy
Justice, Laura M., Ed.; Vukelich, Carol, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
High-quality preschool programs are essential to improving children's outcomes in reading achievement and leveling language and literacy disparities among students from diverse backgrounds. Grounded in state-of-the-art research evidence, this practice-oriented book demonstrates how preschool professionals can create, evaluate, and sustain…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Reading Achievement
Dombrower, Jule; And Others – 1982
Part of a program to increase the academic growth of preschool and primary grade students through the utilization of brain hemisphere research, this volume contains lessons designed to improve basic reading skills. Material is divided into two sections. Section 1 contains 17 activities to develop letter and word recognition. In activities 1-12,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Instructional Materials
McKenna, Michael C., Ed.; Labbo, Linda D., Ed.; Kieffer, Ronald D., Ed.; Reinking, David, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
This "Handbook" provides a comprehensive and international representation of state-of-the art research, theory, and practice related to principal areas in which significant developments are occurring in the study of literacy and technology. It offers a glimpse of the commonalities faced by literacy educators around the world, together…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Internet, Teacher Education
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of vocabulary development; study skills; comprehension skills; and reading in the content areas. The latter consists of reading materials divided into four major sections: social studies, science, mathematics, and literature. The vocabulary skills include word meaning in context,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Assignments
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of vocabulary development; study skills; comprehension skills; and reading in the content areas. The latter consists of reading materials divided into four major sections: social studies, science, mathematics, and literature. The vocabulary skills include working with synonyms,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Programed Instructional Materials, Reading Assignments
Klingner, Janette K.; Vaughn, Sharon; Boardman, Alison – Guilford Publications, 2007
A highly practical resource for the classroom, this book offers clear, research-based recommendations for helping students at all grade levels understand and learn from what they read. Explaining the skills and strategies that good readers use to comprehend text, the authors show how to support struggling students in developing these skills. They…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Problems
Harris, William T.; Rickoff, Andrew J.; Bailey, Mark – American Book Company, 1905
This textbook is a second reader with longer words from common vocabulary that pupils should learn to recognize in print as they do in speech. Pupils should learn to use them in conversation more readily because they are to be found in their reader, which trains them in the use of good language. The phonic method is used. A key to the…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Phonics, Pronunciation
Conley, Mark W., Ed.; Freidhoff, Joseph R., Ed.; Sherry, Michael B., Ed.; Tuckey, Steven Forbes, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
In this concise, thought-provoking book, prominent researchers analyze existing knowledge on adolescent literacy, examine the implications for classroom instruction, and offer specific goals for future research. The volume reviews cutting-edge approaches to understanding the unique features of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Particular…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Reading Fluency, Reading Research
Streb, Judith A. – 1984
The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of basic phonics; word structure (including compound words, base words, prefixes and suffixes, contractions, possessives, and syllables); vocabulary (including word recognition, rhyming words, and word meaning); study skills (including following directions, alphabetizing, and reading a…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Phonics, Primary Education
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