Teaching Reading in the 21st Century

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

Expanding the book's critical literacy theme, this edition emphasizes a full, balanced range of knowledge and skills for teaching reading to all learners. Informed by the latest research on topics ranging from phonemic awareness and phonics to reader response and teaching for understanding, the book gives teachers the knowledge and skills to successfully guide elementary students toward critical literacy - the use of reading and writing to think clearly, solve problems, and communicate effectively. The content is rich in first-person accounts, classroom vignettes, and hands-on literacy activities. Some principal themes balancing skills instruction and more holistic approaches; fostering the love of reading; using reader response theory to enhance reading instruction; and successfully teaching all students to become able and eager readers. For teachers of elementary reading methods.

Genres: Education, Teaching

622 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[Vincent Fong]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Donna]

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