Stop the pendulum : public policy and personal experience in reading instruction and reform / William D. Bursuck and Craig Peck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bursuck, William D., author.

Peck, Craig, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--United States--History.

Reading.

Literacy--Study and teaching--United States.

Literacy.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

Literacy--Study and teaching.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 112 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

Summary:

"This is a book about the struggles over reforming reading instruction and the corresponding effort to improve reading achievement in the United States over the last seven decades"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Teaching Reading 1955-1983: Instructional Disputes, Federal Involvement, and the Roots of Reform

3. Experiences: Teaching Reading in Urban and Rural Settings 1968-1978

4. Teaching Reading 1983-2008: Reading Policy Takes Center Stage

5. Experiences: A Thirty-Year Career in Teacher Education 1983-2013

6. Policy and the Personal: What We Learned from Seven Decades of Reading Instruction and Reform.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Bursuck, William D. Stop the pendulum

ISBN:

9781475863918

1475863918

9781475863925

1475863926

OCLC:

1275367992