Best Practices in Literacy Instruction
Sixth Edition
Edited by Lesley Mandel Morrow and Linda B. Gambrell
Introduction by Heather Kenyon Casey
HardcoverPaperbacke-bookprint + e-book
Hardcover
orderNovember 21, 2018
ISBN 9781462536788
Price: $97.00 460 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
Paperback
orderNovember 23, 2018
ISBN 9781462536771
Price: $47.00 460 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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A new edition will be published June 28, 2023.
Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK–12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of literacy, the needs of specific populations, motivation, assessment, approaches to organizing instruction, and more. Each chapter features bulleted previews of key points; reviews of the research evidence; recommendations for best practices in action, including examples from exemplary classrooms; and engagement activities that help teachers apply the knowledge and strategies they have learned.
New to This Edition
New to This Edition
- Incorporates the latest research findings and instructional practices.
- Chapters on new topics: developmental word study and the physiological, emotional, and behavioral foundations of literacy learning.
- Chapters offering fresh, expanded perspectives on writing and vocabulary.
- Increased attention to timely issues: classroom learning communities, teaching English learners, and the use of digital tools and multimodal texts.