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Author Tompkins, Gail E., author.

Title Literacy for the 21st century : a balanced approach / Gail E. Tompkins, California State University, Fresno, emerita.

Publication Info. Boston : Pearson, [2017]

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  372.6 T662LF    DUE 10-25-21 Billed
Edition Seventh edition.
Description xxxi, 496 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Becoming an effective literacy teacher -- The reading and writing process -- Assessing literacy development -- The youngest readers and writers -- Cracking the alphabetic code -- Developing fluent readers and writers -- Expanding academic vocabulary -- Promoting comprehension: reading factors -- Promoting comprehension: text factors -- Organizing for instruction -- Differentiating for success -- reading and writing across the curriculum -- Compendium of instructional procedures.
Summary Provides the balance of pedagogy and application that teachers need to be successful in the classroom. It covers the fundamental components of literacy, illustrates how to teach skills and strategies, identifies how to differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students today, and supports digital teaching and learning. An emphasis is placed on preparing readers to become teachers who will ensure their students meet grade-level standards. The Seventh Edition provides the theoretical background and most contemporary and practical approaches for literacy instruction-everything readers need to create a classroom climate that allows all students to flourish.
Subject Language arts (Elementary)
Literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Reading (Elementary)
Literacy.
Language arts (Elementary) (OCoLC)fst00992313
Literacy. (OCoLC)fst00999859
Literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary) (OCoLC)fst01000033
Reading (Elementary) (OCoLC)fst01090705
ISBN 0134090195 loose-leaf
9780134090191 loose-leaf
0134813103
9780134813103
Standard No. 99975165118
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