Reading Instruction That Works: The Case for Balanced Teaching (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy) - Hardcover

Pressley, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593852290 ISBN 13: 9781593852290

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2006

Synopsis

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text provides a comprehensive guide to effective literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Distinguished scholar and educator Michael Pressley presents research-based, classroom-tested best practices for combining skills-based and whole language approaches in the context of a highly motivating environment. Updated throughout with the latest data, the book explains the theoretical underpinnings of recommended strategies and techniques and shows how exemplary teachers actually put them into practice. Three all-new chapters provide state-of-the-science coverage of fluency, vocabulary, and writing.

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About the Authors

Michael Pressley is University Distinguished Professor in Teacher Education, as well as Counselling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, at Michigan State University.

Michael Pressley, PhD, was University Distinguished Professor, Director of the Doctoral Program in Teacher Education, and Director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center at Michigan State University. An expert on effective elementary literacy instruction, he was the author or editor of more than 300 journal articles, chapters, and books. Dr. Pressley was the recipient of the 2004 E. L. Thorndike Award (American Psychological Association, Division 15), the highest award given for career research accomplishment in educational psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1593852290
• ISBN 13: 9781593852290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 469