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Direct linkCecil, Nancy Lee; Lozano, Albert S.; Chaplin, Mae – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
Now in its sixth edition, "Striking a Balance" clearly illustrates how to create a comprehensive early literacy program that places direct skills instruction within the context of rich and varied reading and writing experiences. Text discussions, dynamic activities, and valuable appendices provide a variety of effective instructional…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Learning Activities, Instructional Effectiveness
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Download full textBabino, Alexandra, Ed.; Cossa, Nedra, Ed.; Araujo, Juan J., Ed.; Johnson, Robin D., Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2019
The theme for the 62nd annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers was Educating for a Just Society. Connie Briggs, previous Program Chair, reminded us that, "Education has always been the foundation of a democratic nation. It is important that our students understand the principles upon which our nation was…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Social Justice, Arabs, Culture
Bunch, A. Kathleen; Matthews, Kenneth M. – 1988
This monograph is based on research designed to (1) identify the vocabulary words introduced at each grade level by the basal reader series adopted by the Georgia Board of Education; (2) determine the extent of overlap among the books is the series; (3) compare these lists with other recognized word lists; and (4) generated a list of words for the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Vocabulary, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension
Ekwall, Eldon E. – 1986
The Ekwall Reading Inventory is a set of reading passages ranging in difficulty from preprimer through ninth-grade level and contains instruments for assessing students' knowledge of letters, phonics, basic sight words, vowel rules and syllable principles, and contractions. The reading passages are designed to measure students' oral and silent…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Informal Reading Inventories
Diamond, Linda; Gutlohn, Linda – Consortium on Reading Excellence (NJ3), 2006
For all educators who are working to improve reading achievement, this handbook provides clear instructional approaches for successfully building students' vocabulary knowledge--knowledge essential for strong reading comprehension. With teacher-friendly sample lesson models, this book can be used to boost vocabulary instruction in any reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, Learning Strategies, Vocabulary Development
May, Frank B. – 1998
Implementing numerous changes and deletions from the fourth edition, the fifth edition of this book aims to balance an emergent, social development environment with a sharper awareness of children who have missed out on much of the natural literacy development teachers would so much like to enhance. All chapters in the book have been updated with…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Technology
