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Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems, 5/E
Sandra McCormick, Ohio State University

ISBN-10: 0131718797
ISBN-13: 9780131718791

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth; 552 pp
Published: 07/06/2006

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Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems has long been valued by instructors who prefer a book that is research-based--one providing equal treatment to research and theory and to practical, appealing research-supported instructional strategies teachers can use in their classrooms.  It also reflects a balanced view of literacy instruction, comprehensively covering both word study and comprehension. 

 

Four complete chapters on formal and informal assessment, plus multiple instructional chapters, allow professors the option of using the book for one inclusive course, or, using it across two courses in those universities where diagnosis and instruction are taught separately.  Many case studies of students, as well as vignettes of teachers in action, illustrate real-world applications of the textbook content.

  • NEW!  Language and Reading Programs sections for new English-language learners.
  • NEW!  Information on the No Child Left Behind initiative.
  • NEW!  Literacy coaches.
  • NEW!  Fluency research and strategies sections.
  • NEW!  Recent definitions and issues related to the concepts of reading disability/reading delay, learning disability, and dyslexia.
  • NEW!  Website resources.
  • NEW!  PowerPoint presentation materials designed for instructors to use in the classroom.
  • Research-Based--Helps students gain knowledge that is supported by quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Presents scores of practical applications--In every chapter there are visuals to clarify, inform, extend, generate interest, and provide actual materials teachers can use.
  • Reflects the balanced view of literacy instruction held by most educators today--While acknowledging that the fundamental purpose of reading is to comprehend text, the current perspective also recognizes that accurate, automatic word recognition and knowledge of word identification strategies are necessary precursors for understanding printed material.
  • Four complete chapters on literacy assessment--Conveys in-depth, timely information about formal and informal assessment procedures.
  • Case studies throughout the text--Describe assessment and instruction of students who have literacy difficulties.
  • Teacher Vignettes--Describes real teachers in action, illustrating a variety of assessment and instructional activities conducted in an exemplary manner.

  • NEW!  Language and Reading Programs sections for new English-language learners.
  • NEW!  Information on the No Child Left Behind initiative.
  • NEW!  Literacy coaches.
  • NEW!  Fluency research and strategies sections.
  • NEW!  Recent definitions and issues related to the concepts of reading disability/reading delay, learning disability, and dyslexia.
  • NEW!  Website resources.
  • NEW!  PowerPoint presentation materials designed for instructors to use in the classroom.

    • PART I            Foundations of Remedial and Clinical Reading Instruction

     

    Chapter 1        Basic Concepts and Definitions in Reading

    Chapter 2        Causes and Correlates of Individual Differences in Reading Ability

     

    PART II           Assessment

     

    Chapter 3        Assessment for Identification of Reading Problems

    Chapter 4        Assessment for Verifying General Reading Levels

    Chapter 5        Assessment for Identifying Specific Strengths and Weaknesses in Reading, Part I

    Chapter 6        Assessment for Identifying Specific Strengths and Weaknesses in Reading, Part II

     

    PART III          Instructional Interventions

     

    Chapter 7        Important Principles for Working with Delayed Readers

    Chapter 8        Word Recognition

    Chapter 9        Word Identification

    Chapter 10      Knowledge of Word Meanings

    Chapter 11      Comprehension of Narrative Text

    Chapter 12      Comprehension of Expository Text

     

    PART IV          Reading Instruction for Special Populations

     

    Chapter 13      The Severely Delayed Reader and the Nonreader

    Chapter 14      Other Learners with Special Needs

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