Teaching Reading in the 21st Century - Hardcover

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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205325130 ISBN 13: 9780205325139

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2000

Synopsis

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 include: 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael F. Graves is a former high school English teacher, a Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at the University of Minnesota, and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Michael has authored and coauthored over a dozen books on vocabulary learning and instruction and on comprehension instruction. His recent books include Teaching Vocabulary to English-Language Learners, Fostering Comprehension in English Classes, and Reading and Responding in the Middle Grades.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0205325130
• ISBN 13: 9780205325139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 622