Becoming a Reader: A Developmental Approach to Reading Instruction

by Michael P. O'Donnell

Main text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Elementary Reading/Literacy Instruction. This is a practical “how to do” book that represents a synthesis of many points of view on how to assess the reading needs of children and to address them with highly effective teacher-tested strategies. Organized around stages of development rather than randomly arranged topics.

408 pages, Paperback

First published April 23, 2003

Reviews

[Madelyn Richie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is a bit dated buy nonetheless gives you many strategies.

[jacky · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spring 08 - Just bought this in the USM bookstore for my Reading Development class, and I am returning it to get a cheaper copy (by $30) through Amazon. My professor basically said the school is making him use this text, but he really doesn't want to. The reading was dry, but the information was presented clearly. I don't think I will enjoy this reading much, but I think I might learn a lot.

Feb 2010 - This book was very useful for my seminar course because it reviewed so many of the major concepts of the program, probably because it was written by former program professors.