Striking a Balance: A Comprehensive Approach to Early Literacy - Hardcover

Cecil, Nancy L.; Lozano, Albert; Chaplin, Mae

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138336777 ISBN 13: 9781138336773

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Now in its sixth edition, Striking a Balance clearly illustrates how to create a comprehensive early literacy program that places direct skills instruction within the context of rich and varied reading and writing experiences.

Text discussions, dynamic activities, and valuable appendices provide a variety of effective instructional resources, selected based on research and teacher testimonials. The sixth edition incorporates recent updates to national and state standards, as well as expanded sections on working with English language learners and students with special needs, while maintaining the book’s essential features: classroom vignettes, discussion questions, field-based activities, a student website, and study guide.

An essential resource for early literacy instructors, this textbook’s practical approach fundamentally demonstrates how children develop authentic literacy skills through a combination of direct strategy instruction and motivating contexts.

Robust student and instructor materials can be found online here: https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138336780/

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Lee Cecil is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.

Albert S. Lozano is Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.

Mae Chaplin is Associate Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138336777
• ISBN 13: 9781138336773
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 520