Reading and Learning to Read, MyLabSchool Edition

by Jo Anne L. Vacca, Richard T. Vacca, Mary K. Gove

With its balanced approach to reading instruction, Reading and Learning to Read, 5/e, remains a comprehensive, active learning tool that encourages students to teach reading in ways that are both meaningful and reflective. Rather than emphasizing a traditional skills-based approach, this book focuses on teaching skills within a meaning-centered approach. This includes an emphasis on literature-based reading instruction, the integration of technology into the teaching of reading, and the integration of reading and writing instruction. This book continues to promote a contemporary, balanced approach to teaching reading and writing with a renewed emphasis on integrating technology, accommodating the needs of diverse learners, and teaching the middle school young adolescent. Given the increasingly focused interest on literacy standards in the teaching of reading world-wide, this edition also highlights practical examples and references that exemplify the International Reading Associations Standards for Reading Professionals. User friendly marginal icons highlight each of these new features, making them easy to locate for classroom discussion. Additionally, this updated edition features a new section in each chapter that discusses pertinent issues regarding struggling with readers, a recurring concern of classroom teachers. Web sites are also included at the end of each chapter that direct the reader to online practical resources on a variety topics. Designed for anyone interested in elementary reading methods, reading in the elementary school, and developmental reading.

Genres: Teaching, Nonfiction, Education, Textbooks, Read For School, School

656 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally made my way to the end! I was just reading for fun, so there was no hurry to finish this textbook that is a bit obsolete. It was interesting seeing the wheels inside what teachers are doing, some of which I knew from observation as a student or a parent volunteer.

Reading is fascinating, and I love to watch it happen.

[Shanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a voracious reader to the umpteenth degree, but I'll be honest with you: this book bored me to death. I understand the importance of teaching children to read (it is one of my passions as an aspiring elementary educator) but this text could not have made it more dry. The information in and of itself is solid, but I wish the author had made it a bit more engaging. Aside from the introductory anecdotes heralding each chapter and the fact that I built my knowledge base on how to teach reading, I did not gain much from this textbook.

[Sean Kottke]

The primary book I am teaching from this semester.

[Jacki Couture de Hernández · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a textbook....but I did read most of it, and many, many hours of my weeks went into it. Some of it was useful.

[Christy George · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting, useful information. Lots of filler.

[Jordan :)]

Textbook for class

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have to label this textbook "awesome". (If a textbook can be labeled "awesome".) This is a book that I foresee reading over and over and over again throughout my career as a teacher. I learned so much in this class, and this textbook will be a staple and a necessity for me for many years to come. I should also mention that the teacher for this class was absolutely amazing and she showed my class how to absorb every valuable piece of information from this book.

[Kitchengrrl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Few useful bits. This was your typical textbook with snippets of information about a vast swath of theories and methods. Not enough information about any one thing to be more useful than a web search. I did like the vignettes that had snapshots of ACTUAL CLASSROOMS, since mostly this book is a paeon to theory.

[Valerie Zink · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource for any teacher at all, but for me as a new reading teacher it is invaluable! Many specific ideas and ways to implement those ideas. Many great resources and supporting details. I read this for a class and I am glad I found it!

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was very informative, but most of the information I already knew so for me it was repetitive and kind of boring. It would probably be good for someone who knows nothing about language development.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

How do rate a book that's required reading?!
It was as good as an informational text can be... :)