Literacy for the 21st century : a balanced approach

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by Tompkins, Gail
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Allyn & Bacon, (Boston, Mass. : ) Subject(s): Language arts (Elementary) | Literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary) | Reading (Elementary) Year : 2010 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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xxv, 509 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. 5th ed. Alternate title: Literacy for the twenty-first century.

Pt. 1. Literacy in the 21st century --
Becoming an effective teacher of reading --
Teaching the reading and writing processes --
Assessing students' literacy development --
Pt. 2. Components of literacy development --
Working with the youngest readers and writers --
Cracking the alphabetic code --
Developing fluent readers and writers --
Expanding students' knowledge of words --
Facilitating students' comprehension : reader factors --
Facilitating students' comprehension : text factors --
Pt. 3. Organizing for literacy instruction --
Organizing for instruction --
Differentiating reading and writing instruction --
Reading and writing in the content areas --
Pt. 4. Compendium of instructional procedures.