Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students 9th Edition Chapter 1

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Sep 11, 2020 Julia S rated it did not like it

Pretty much all of the advice on early reading instruction in this book is worthless. The author has a very poor understanding of what good phonics-based reading instruction entails.

Instead, I'd suggest "Why Our Children Can't Read" by Diane McGuinness, or "Early Reading Instruction" also by Diane McGuinness.

Pretty much all of the advice on early reading instruction in this book is worthless. The author has a very poor understanding of what good phonics-based reading instruction entails.

Instead, I'd suggest "Why Our Children Can't Read" by Diane McGuinness, or "Early Reading Instruction" also by Diane McGuinness.

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I thought this book was more a list of ideas of things to do in a classroom. I don't feel like I can teach reading and writing any better now after finishing the book. I am glad it's a rental.

This book was informative and useful. It has a wide breadth of beginning information and is probably most useful for those studying to become teachers instead of experienced teachers. Chapter titles are: the nature of literacy; teaching all students; assessing for learning; fostering emergent/early literacy; teaching phonics, high-frequency words, and syllabic analysis; building vocabulary; comprehension: theory and strategies; comprehension: text structures and teaching procedures; reading and This book was informative and useful. It has a wide breadth of beginning information and is probably most useful for those studying to become teachers instead of experienced teachers. Chapter titles are: the nature of literacy; teaching all students; assessing for learning; fostering emergent/early literacy; teaching phonics, high-frequency words, and syllabic analysis; building vocabulary; comprehension: theory and strategies; comprehension: text structures and teaching procedures; reading and writing in the content areas and study skills; reading literature; approaches to teaching reading; writing and reading; creating and managing a literacy program.

This book is geared towards elementary teaching, and I felt it was especially focused on the earlier elementary grades. However, this provided a solid foundation for understanding just how we learn to read, and come to understand what reading even is. I appreciated the insights into assisting English Language Learners.

Each chapter begins with an "anticipation guide" with a set of questions to get the reader thinking. There are helping "FYI" sections that highlight main points and tips. Key vocabulary words are bolded within the text and re-emphasized in their own boxes. There are lists, steps, and examples. I felt the text was too didactic and detailed at times, but perhaps I just need time to use what I learned in a hands-on way. Overall, it is a quality text.

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Jan 31, 2008 Anna rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: all teachers/educators

Recommended to Anna by: my literacy instruction professor

This is a fantastic book for learning about how to teach comprehension to students. The book focuses extensively on strategies and does it in a way that is very relevant and implementable for urban classrooms. I didn't read the whole thing -- probably about half the chapters -- but I will definitely keep it and refer to it in the future because it is an excellent resource. This is a fantastic book for learning about how to teach comprehension to students. The book focuses extensively on strategies and does it in a way that is very relevant and implementable for urban classrooms. I didn't read the whole thing -- probably about half the chapters -- but I will definitely keep it and refer to it in the future because it is an excellent resource. ...more