Literacy for the 21st century
Subtitle: a balanced approach
By: Gail E. Tompkins.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Education/Merrill/Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9780131190764
Subjects: Language arts (Elementary); Literature -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Reading (Elementary); Literacy
Other titles: Literacy for the twenty-first century
Description: Shows how to teach reading and writing effectively, how to create a classroom climate where literacy flourishes, and how to empower a diverse array of students. CD-ROM contains a compendium of classroom-proven instructional procedures to engage students' learning in reading and writing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

System requirements for accompaning CD-ROM: Windows 95 or higher/Macintosh.
Table of contents: title: Pt.1. What is a balanced approach to literacy instruction; title: Becoming an effective teacher of reading; title: Teaching the reading and writing processes; title: Pt. 2. How do children learn to read and write?; title: Working with young readers and writers; title: Cracking the alphabetic code; title: Developing fluent readers and writers; title: Expanding students' knowledge of words; title: Facilitating students' comprehension: reader factors; title: Facilitating students' comprehension: text factors; title: Assessing students' literacy development; title: Pt. 3. How do teachers organize literacy instruction?; title: Teaching with basal reading textbooks; title: Teaching literature focus units; title: Orchestrating literature circles; title: Implementing reading and writing workshop; title: Reading and writing in the content areas; title: Pt. 4. Compendium of instructional procedures.