Teaching Reading in the 21st Century [with Assessments & Lesson Plans Booklet]

by Michael F. Graves, Connie Juel, Bonnie B. Graves

With new chapters on fluency and motivation, Teaching Reading in the 21 st Century maintains the friendly voice of its widely recognized author team and its superior coverage of assessment for learning, and strengthens its commitment to a rich, balanced, and comprehensive program of reading instruction. Informed by the latest research on topics ranging from phonemic awareness and phonics to teaching comprehension strategies and assessment, this text provides the knowledge base, skills, and assessment strategies that all teachers need to guide elementary students successfully toward literacy for the 21st Century–using reading and writing for thinking, problem solving, and communicating. Always practical and with a focus on critical literacy , this edition is even richer in first-person accounts, instructional routines, classroom vignettes, and hands-on literacy activities. Principal themes include balancing phonemic skills with more holistic approaches; fostering the love of reading; and successfully teaching all students–mainstream and minority, native speakers of English and English-language learners, and special needs and gifted–to become able and eager readers.

Genres: Education, Teaching

576 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[Vincent Fong · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a ESL (English as a second or foreign language), I'm impressed by the techniques the authors suggested, including the allowance of students to respond to question in their native language to boast their confidence - They was prohibited in lessons and discouraged by parents since kindergarten in Hong Kong

[Katelyn Osborne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the sixth edition for an education class. It was very well detailed, but there were a few typos and I wish they had more pictures/graphics.

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very useful and informational textbook. It is best for beginning elementary teachers, and would perhaps be useful for experienced teachers looking to review. Text features include chapter outlines, extended learning activities and resources beyond the book, suggested literature for children, reflect and apply questions, classroom vignettes, specific classroom examples, and more.

The textbook focuses on the balanced literacy method. Some chapters cover overarching topics and themes such as reading and learning to read, reading instruction, motivation and engagement, classroom assessment, differentiation classroom instruction and intervention, and reading and writing. Other chapters cover specific theory, knowledge, and study of development, such as emergent literacy, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary development, scaffolding students' comprehension of the text, teaching comprehension strategies, encouraging independent reading and reader response, and reading instruction for English language learners.

Overall a very thorough and useful textbook.

[Katy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not done yet... we'll see how the quarter goes.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very happy to be finished with this tome. Useful information.