Explaining Reading: A Resource for Teaching Concepts, Skills and Strategies (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy) - Hardcover

Duffy, Gerald G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 160623076X ISBN 13: 9781606230763

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2009

Synopsis

This bestselling teacher resource and widely adopted text demonstrates the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of explicit reading instruction for struggling K–8 learners.

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About the Author

Gerald G. Duffy, EdD, is the William Moran Distinguished Professor of Literacy and Reading at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Duffy spent 25 years teaching teachers how to teach reading and conducting research on classroom reading instruction at Michigan State University, where he was a Senior Researcher in the Institute for Research on Teaching and where he holds the rank of Professor Emeritus. He is also a former elementary and middle school teacher. A past President of the National Reading Conference and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, Dr. Duffy has worked with teachers and children across the United States and overseas, has written and edited several books on reading instruction, and has published over 150 articles and research studies, with an emphasis on explicit teaching and teacher development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160623076X
• ISBN 13: 9781606230763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 244