Language and literacy series

Addresses why traditional schooling, reading instruction and literary instruction deters engaged reading, and examines various methods that can be used within the classroom to benefit all students.

Contains strategies and tips to help teachers bring poetry into their kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms.

Nine essays discuss the strengthening of reading comprehension in the middle grades, covering such topics as explicit and implicit instruction, peer-assisted reading activities, vocabulary, and supports for teachers.

Examines theories and approaches to how children learn to read and come to appreciate literature, discussing the relationship between literacy and social backgrounds, phonemic awareness, self-discovery of letter-sound relations, and related topics. Includes study and discussion questions at the close of each chapter.

Offers teachers, principals, administrators, and policymakers an overview of proven models, programs, and strategies for improving student literacy.

A collection of essays focusing on the writing of history for young people and on how the subject should be taught in the classroom.