Reading instruction in America / Barbara Ruth Peltzman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peltzman, Barbara R., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--United States.

Reading.

History.

United States.

Reading--United States--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

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) 7

William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) 17

The Joplin Plan 24

Grouping for Instruction 29

Basal Readers 41

Arthur Irving Gates (1890-1972) 50

William Scott Gray, Jr. (1885-1960) 56

Fernald Technique 62

The Gillingham-Stillman Approach and the Orton-Gillingham Approach 83

The Language Experience Approach 97

The Individualized Reading Approach 108

Readability 117

Oral Reading 129

Miscue Analysis 135

Initial Teaching Alphabet-ITA 144

Words in Color 147

The Linguistic Approach 155

Emergent Literacy 164

Story Grammar 168

Reading Recovery Program 175

Phonemic Awareness 183

The Whole Language Approach 188

Literature Circles 196

Literature-Based Reading Approaches 202

Readers' Theater 225

The Four Blocks Framework 231

Cloze Procedure 246

Question-Answer Relationship Strategy 254

Alternative Assessment Techniques 259

Reading-Writing Workshop 266.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786435241

0786435240

147662013X

9781476620138

OCLC:

898167537