Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference

by D. Ray Reutzel, Robert B. Cooter Jr.

A research-based, practical, comprehensive guide to teaching literacy in K-8 classrooms
In an era of rigorous standards, Teaching Children to Read provides the essential information and strategies pre-service and new teachers need to help their students develop into capable and confident readers.

The importance of the teacher’s role is emphasized in every chapter using seven pillars of effective reading instruction: Teacher Knowledge; Classroom Assessment; Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies; Response to Intervention (or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support); Motivation and Engagement; Technology and New Literacies; and Family and Community Connections. Filled with recommendations made by the Institute of Education Sciences’ What Works Clearinghouse and links to IRIS Center instructional modules (in Revel™), the 8th Edition provides the research-based tools and knowledge needed to plan and deliver up-to-date, effective reading instruction in today’s classrooms.
Teaching Children to Read, 8th Edition is also available via Revel, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.

Genres: Textbooks, School, Education, Teaching

640 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Nicole Oldham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Currently has some outdated legal issues- however- fantastic resource!

[Sunshine · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent resource for teachers. I particularly like the structure of the text, which made it easy for me to find the topics I was looking for.

[Brionne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I not only read the book, but Dr. Reutzel was the instructor of the class I took. It is organized in a way that is very useful to teachers, with sections on the research, sections on assessments, and sections on activities. It is very research-based, as well. Very helpful, especially if you're working at a Reading First school.