Reading more, reading better / edited by Elfrieda H. Hiebert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hiebert, Elfrieda H.

Series:

Solving problems in the teaching of literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--United States.

Reading.

Literacy--Study and teaching.

Literacy.

United States.

Literacy--Study and teaching--United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 273 pages ; 17 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2009]

Summary:

Teaching Students Specific Literacy Skills is Important-But Equally Critical, and Often overlooked, is giving them the time and opportunity to read actual texts. Bringing together leading scholars, this book focuses on how teachers can improve both the quality and quantity of reading experiences in K-12 classrooms. Essential topics include factors that make reading tasks more or less productive for different types of learners, ways to balance independent reading with whole-class and small-group instruction, how to choose appropriate texts, and the connections between reading engagement and proficiency. The relevant research literature is reviewed, and exemplary practices and programs are described.

Contents:

I Frameworks On Reading More and Better

1 Opportunity to Read: A Critical but Neglected Construct in Reading Instruction / Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Leigh Ann Martin 3

2 If They Don't Read Much... 30 Years Later / Richard L. Allington 30

3 Promoting Reasons for Reading: Teacher Practices That Impact Motivation / Angela McRae, John T. Guthrie 55

II Instruction That Supports More and Better Reading

4 Increasing Opportunities to Acquire Knowledge through Reading / Gina N. Cervetti, Carolyn A. Jaynes, Elfrieda H. Hiebert 79

5 Series Books, Graphic Novels, Comics, and Magazines: Unauthorized Texts, Authorized Literacy Practices / Anne McGill-Franzen, Stergios Botzakis 101

6 How Much and What Are Third Graders Reading?: Reading in Core Programs / Devon Brenner, Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Renarta Tompkins 118

7 Time, Engagement, and Support: Lessons from a 4-Year Fluency Intervention / Melanie R. Kuhn, Paula J. Schwanenflugel 141

III Critical Factors in Supporting More and Better Reading

8 The Challenge of Advanced Texts: The Interdependence of Reading and Learning / Marilyn Jager Adams 163

9 Increasing Reading Opportunities for English Language Learners / Elizabeth Bernhardt 190

10 Text Reading and Students with Learning Difficulties / Elizabeth A. Swanson, Jade Wexler, Sharon Vaughn 210

11 Text Difficulty in Reading Assessment / Barbara R. Foorman 231

IV Summary

12 Creating Opportunities to Read More So That Students Read Better / Linda B. Gambrell 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781606232859

1606232851

9781606232866

160623286X

OCLC:

276822458