基本説明
Pressley demonstrates how effective reading instruction combines aspects of both skills-emphasis and whole-languge approaches.
Full Description
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text provides a comprehensive guide to effective literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Distinguished scholar and educator Michael Pressley presents research-based, classroom-tested best practices for combining skills-based and whole language approaches in the context of a highly motivating environment. Updated throughout with the latest data, the book explains the theoretical underpinnings of recommended strategies and techniques and shows how exemplary teachers actually put them into practice. Three all-new chapters provide state-of-the-science coverage of fluency, vocabulary, and writing.
Contents
Introduction. Whole Language. Skilled Reading. Children Who Experience Problems in Learning to Read. Before Reading Words Begins. Learning to Recognize Words. Fluency, with Lauren Fingeret. Vocabulary, with Laurel Disney and Kendra Anderson. Expert Primary-Level Teaching of Literacy Is Balanced Teaching, with Ruth Wharton-McDonald and Jennifer Mistretta Hampston. The Need for Increased Comprehension Instruction, with Ruth Wharton-McDonald. Writing, with Mary M. Juzwik. Motivation and Literacy. Concluding Reflections... for the Time Being.
