| Description |
viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"To provide effective reading instruction for the student, teachers must understand the reading methods and materials that exist and make independent decisions based on their students' needs. This book examines a variety of reading methods used in American schools from the 19th to the 21st centuries, to help teachers become informed decision makers and better meet students' needs"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Noah Webster, Jr. (1758-1843) -- William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) -- The Joplin plan -- Grouping for instruction -- Basal readers -- Arthur Irving Gates (1890-1972) -- William Scott Gray, Jr. (1885-1960) -- Fernald technique -- The Gillingham-Stillman approach and the Orton-Gillingham approach -- The language experience approach -- The individualized reading approach -- Readability -- Oral reading -- Miscue analysis -- Initial teaching alphabet-ITA -- Words in color -- The linguistic approach -- Emergent literacy -- Story grammar -- Reading recovery program -- Phonemic awareness -- The whole language approach -- Literature circles -- Literature-based reading approaches -- Reader's theater -- The four blocks framework -- Cloze procedure -- Question-answer relationship strategy -- Alternative assessment techniques -- Reading-writing workshop -- Index. |
| Subject |
Reading -- United States.
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Reading -- United States -- History.
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Reading. (OCoLC)fst01090626
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780786435241 (softcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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0786435240 (softcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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9781476620138 (ebook) |
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147662013X (ebook) |
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