Reading Research at Work: Foundations of Effective Practice by Edited by Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl; Edited by Michael C. McKenna; Foreward by Lesley Mandel Morrow
	List Price:   $45.00 Unit Price:   $36.00 You Save:   $9.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   1593852991 ISBN-13:   9781593852993 Publisher:   Guilford Publications; The Guilford Press Edition:   illustrated Category:   Teachers Only Pub. Date:   April 2006 Pages:   450 Format:   Paperback Ages:   5 to 13 Grades:   0 to 8
Subjects
READING
Description/Notes
'It is truly rare that research is grouped and explained in this way. Researchers, graduate students, professors, and teachers will appreciate this volume's common sense and personal explanations of such important topics as instructional trends, reading acquisition, fluency, comprehension, and assessment. The contributors do an excellent job of unifying Steve Stahl's diverse insights and drawing connections to many current educational dilemmas and opportunities. A 'must read' for literacy professionals.'--Mark Conley, PhD, Department of Teacher Education and Literacy Achievement Research Center, Michigan State University 'The book could serve as an excellent text for graduate literacy courses as well as a useful resource for reading researchers and reading professors....Compelling reading, for its insights into both reading and the politics of reading.'--APA PsycCRITIQUES This book presents state-of-the-science research on the components of successful literacy learning and how to target them in contemporary classrooms. The volume builds on and extends the work of Steven Stahl, whose pioneering contributions encompassed the key areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and assessment. Ten classic papers by Stahl are accompanied by 16 new chapters by other leading experts, who highlight Stahl's theoretical, methodological, and instructional innovations; describe how knowledge about each domain continues to evolve; and discuss implications for helping all children become better readers. Presenting research on the components of successful literacy learning and how to target them in contemporary classrooms, this text contains ten papers by Steven Stahl, accompanied by chapters by other leading experts, who highlight Stahl's theoretical, methodological, and instructional innovations.