Language and literacy learning in schools / edited by Elaine R. Silliman, Louise C. Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Silliman, Elaine R.

Wilkinson, Louise Cherry.

Series:

Challenges in language and literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts.

Literacy.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

Physical Description:

xvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2004]

Summary:

Accessible and user-friendly, this volume presents evidence-based practices for integrating language and literacy knowledge to enhance children's learning in today's standards-based classrooms. While grounded in theory and research, the book focuses on day-to-day concerns in instruction and intervention. Identified are models for effective collaboration among speech-language pathologists, general and special educators, and reading specialists, in the contexts of No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Chapters cover a range of approaches to targeting core areas of literacy--word recognition, reading comprehension, writing, and spelling. Particular attention is given to meeting the learning needs of children most at risk for being "left behind," including those with language learning difficulties. Throughout, case examples and practice recommendations enhance the utility of the volume as a professional resource and text.

Contents:

Collaboration for language and literacy learning: three challenges / Elaine R. Silliman and Louise C. Wilkinson

Collaborative models of instruction and intervention: choices, decisions, and implementation / Geraldine P. Wallach and Barbara J. Ehren

Language and discourse contributions to word recognition and text interpretation: implications of a dynamic systems perspective / Ronald B. Gillam and Brenda K. Gorman

Building word recognition skills through empirically validated instructional practices: collaborative efforts of speech-language pathologists and teachers / Gary A. Troia

Reading comprehension instruction for all students / Christina Pennington Whitaker, Linda B. Gambrell, and Lesley Mandel Morrow

Toward more ambitious comprehension instruction / Michael Pressley and Katie Hilden

Integration of language and discourse components with reading comprehension: it's all about relationships / Mavis L. Donahue and Sharon K. Foster

The role of dialogue in constructing effective literacy settings for students with language and learning disabilities / Carol Sue Englert and Kailonnie Dunsmore

EmPOWER: a strategy for teaching students with language learning disabilities how to write expository text / Bonnie Singer and Anthony Bashir

Instructional approaches to spelling: the window on students' word knowledge in reading and writing / Shane Templeton

Integration of language components in spelling instruction: instruction that maximizes students' learning / Kenn Apel, Julie J. Masterson, and Pam Hart

Putting Humpty Dumpty together again: what's right with Betsy / Elaine R. Silliman, Louise C. Wilkinson, and Robin L. Danzak.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1593850654

OCLC:

55682208