Handbook of research on teaching the English language arts
By: edited by Diane Lapp, Douglas Fisher
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780415877350; 9780415877367; 9780203839713
Subjects: Study and teaching; Language arts; English language
Description: "Now in its third edition, the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts offers an integrated perspective on the teaching of the English language arts and a comprehensive overview of research in the field. Prominent scholars, researchers, and professional leaders: provide historical and theoretical perspectives about teaching the language arts; focus on bodies of research that influence decision-making within the teaching of the language arts; explore the environments for language arts teaching; and reflect on the methods and materials for instruction. The third edition is restructured, updated, and includes many new contributors. More emphasis is given to the learner, multiple texts, learning, and sharing one's knowledge. A Companion Website, new for this edition, includes among other features interactive tools, PowerPoint slides, and several videos. This Handbook is an essential resource for all professional educators, researchers, curriculum designers, students, and prospective and practicing teachers across the field of the English language arts." --Publisher description.
Notes: "Sponored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English."--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.