Most reading texts explain what to do and why, but very few demonstrate how that information actually works in the classroom. Reading in Elementary Classrooms: Strategies and Observations is a unique, two-in-one book: Part One, a comprehensive discussion of the reading process, is filled with practical strategies for classroom use; and Part Two, a series of "teachers' diaries," demonstrates how theory-based strategies can be adapted to a variety of instructional settings and teaching styles.
The second edition of this popular, readable text includes:
• an entirely new overview chapter
• completely revised and expanded chapters on word identification and comprehension
• a new section on emergent literacy, shared reading, and predictable books
• more about integrating reading and writing
• updated references, additional activities, and expanded cross-referencing between Parts One and Two