Creating Literacy Instruction for All Children in Grades Pre-K to 4

in Response To Today's Needs To Tailor Instruction For The Lower Grades (pre-k-4), This New Text Features Sample Lessons For Virtually Every Major Literacy Skill/strategy And Offers Numerous Reinforcement Suggestions And Generous Listings Of Materials Appropriate For The Lower Grades. The Methods Emphasized Are Those That Have Been Validated By Research And/or Practice. Extensive Coverage Is Provided For Areas Of Instruction Mandated By Federal Programs Such As Reading First: Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, And Comprehension. However, The Text Also Presents The Theories Behind The Methods, So Readers Will Be Free To Choose, Adapt, And/or Construct Their Own Approaches As They Create A Balanced Program Of Literacy Instruction.