Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems: Pearson New International Edition - Softcover

Mccormick, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292021977 ISBN 13: 9781292021973

Publisher: Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems has long been valued because it covers both assessment and instructional strategies in a sound, research-based format.

It reflects a balanced view of literacy instruction, comprehensively examining both word study and comprehension. It is the definitive research-based book on assessment and instruction of struggling readers. Four complete chapters on formal and informal assessment, plus chapters on instructional interventions, including reading instruction for special populations, allow professors the option of using the book for one inclusive course, or, using it across two courses in those universities where diagnosis and instruction are taught separately. Many case studies of students, as well as vignettes of teachers in action, illustrate real-world applications of the textbook content.

There are practical strategies suggested in the text for both elementary and secondary students and for students from a variety of language backgrounds. This valuable book will successfully guide teachers so they can best help students who have reading difficulties – difficulties of all types and at all levels of severity.

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Review

This textbook provides the basic foundational knowledge necessary to understand teaching literacy. It is a valuable resource because it can be used for all grade levels. It provides a wealth of knowledge on the foundations of literacy, current issues in education, and a refined focus on assessment and instruction, going in depth with what many feel to be a very intimidating process.

 

The textbook lays out activities and strategies that are considered top-down and bottom-up, therefore covering the whole spectrum to help teachers choose methods for a balanced approach. -- Shawn Lee Coskey, East Stroudsburg University

 

This book is easy to read, comprehend, and apply.  It has a very good overview of assessment, basic reading problems, and adaptive measures.  The authors have done an excellent job including the most important topics for an assessment/clinical experience course.  Although challenging, it is simplistic in format.  Many students would appreciate this as it appears to be the essential “capsule” for intervention. -- Patricia J. Pollifrone, Ph.D., Gannon University

 

A comprehensive textbook about assessing and working with literacy in the classroom. The text provides wonderful, concrete examples for the classroom, and has quite a few research-to-practice materials for future teachers. The strategies incorporated into this text were very engaging and would help future teachers set up lesson plans for their students. -- Dr. Patricia L. Jones, Tennessee Wesleyan College

From the Back Cover

Long valued for its coverage of both assessment and instructional strategies, this widely popular reading diagnosis text presents a balanced view of literacy instruction, thoroughly examining interventions for students having difficulties with word study and reading comprehension. Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems, 7/e incorporates chapters on both formal and informal assessment with instructional interventions, allowing instructors to use this versatile text for one inclusive course or for two separate courses on diagnosis and instruction. Student case studies, as well as vignettes of teachers in action, illustrate real-world applications based on extensive research and the theoretical foundations of reading intervention.

 

McCormick and Zutell introduce practical strategies for both elementary and secondary students, including English language learners and students from a variety of cultural backgrounds. This valuable assessment, diagnosis, and remediation text will guide teachers to help students with literacy difficulties of all types become successful, capable readers. New to this edition are:

 

• NEW! Suggestions for using technology to teach struggling readers.
• NEW! Addresses the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in each chapter, particularly how they apply to less-able readers.
• NEW! The Teacher’s Lesson Plan Book feature includes representative pages from a lesson plan book frequently used by teachers.
• NEW! Numerous comprehensive instructional procedures for delayed readers.
• NEW! Several new assessment procedures that help teachers make decisions about instruction are described.
• NEW! An extensive section on matching text to readers addresses the renewed interest in text readability and complexity generated by the Common Core State Standards.
• NEW! A Lesson Plan Format for Assessment Sessions helps teachers manage assessment and analyze results
• NEW! Seventeen new figures and six new tables help to clarify information for students, provide examples, and offer actual teaching and testing materials for use in future classrooms.
• NEW! Learning Outcomes at the beginning of each chapter.
• NEW! A section on the emerging body of neuroscience research.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1292021977
• ISBN 13: 9781292021973
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 522