Publisher's Synopsis
The latest research on literacy education-made more accessible!
To help students and beginning teachers understand contemporary issues in literacy education, this book provides a collection of edited readings and accompanying strategies. The articles have been selected to provide a balance between readings that focus on key theoretical concerns and others that suggest classroom applications of those guiding principles.
Key Features
- The text is organized into sections representing today′s most important literacy concerns.
- The readings are contextualized with section introductions by the editors that provide an overview of each topic.
- Section introductions also include hands-on instructional strategies to help students negotiate the articles, promote overall comprehension, and apply the material in practice.
- Articles have been edited to be accessible and relevant to students, and they provide a variety of viewpoints on the issues raised.
This text will help instructors integrate the latest research into their courses in a meaningful way and show students how to apply research and theory to practice.
Includes Articles From the Following Journals:
American Educational Research Journal
American Educator
California Reader
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Education and Urban Society
English Education
English Journal
International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Intervention in School and Clinic
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
Journal of Educational Psychology
Language Arts
Reading Psychology
Reading Research Quarterly
The Reading Teacher
RELC Journal
Remedial and Special Education
Review of Research in Education
Written Communication
