Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-4 Readers and Writers, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (August 31, 2020) © 2021

  • Gail E. Tompkins California State University, Fresno, Late Professor Emerita
  • Emily Rodgers The Ohio State University
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Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-4 Readers & Writers presents a balanced approach to literacy instruction that will help young students make a successful start in reading and writing. Effective teachers know their students' individual needs, and use their understanding of literacy development to guide their teaching.

The 5th Edition includes new classroom vignettes, student work samples, mini lessons, assessment tools and a Compendium of Instructional Procedures. With these, you'll be able to meet grade-level standards and lead young students to become fluent readers and writers.

  1. Becoming an Effective Teacher of Reading
  2. Examining Students' Literacy Development
  3. Assessing Students' Literacy Development
  4. Cracking the Alphabetic Code
  5. Learning to Spell
  6. Developing Fluent Readers and Writers
  7. Building Students' Vocabulary
  8. Teaching Comprehension: Reader Factors
  9. Facilitating Students' Comprehension: Text Factors
  10. Scaffolding Students' Reading Development
  11. Scaffolding Students' Writing Development
  12. Integrating Literacy into Thematic Units

Following Chapter 12 is the Compendium of Instructional Procedures, which includes step-by-step instructions for implementing the evidence-based strategies presented throughout the text.

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