Issues and Trends in Literacy Education - Softcover

Robinson, Richard; McKenna, Michael; Conradi, Kristin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132316412 ISBN 13: 9780132316415

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

In Issues and Trends in Literacy Education, 5/e, well-respected authors Dick Robinson  Mike McKenna, and Kristin Conradi pull together the research and opinions of some of today’s leading literacy educators to give readers an authoritative look at all crucial aspects of reading and writing education. This edition is completely revised to include all new, current articles and readings, including new chapters on English language learners and technology, and the scrupulously researched material meets the NCATE/International Reading Association requirements for accreditation of graduate reading programs.

About this title

From the Back Cover

In the new Fifth Edition of this widely popular book, well-respected authors Dick Robinson, Mike McKenna, and Kristin Conradi have masterfully compiled the opinions and positions of today’s leading researchers and writers on many crucial aspects of reading and writing education–presenting the most current information available.

 

The scrupulously researched articles and readings cover the topics of word recognition, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, English learners, literacy coaching, adolescent literacy, technology and literacy, writing, and response to intervention. At the beginning of each chapter, the authors provide an introduction to the leading issues currently being addressed and then present the wide variety of opinions and positions drawn from some of today’s leading researchers and writers in the field of literacy.

 

This new edition . . .

 

·         Is completely revised to include all new, current articles.

 

·         Includes references to the latest literacy research.

 

·         Provides references to the latest teaching practices and procedures.

 

·         Features the work of the most respected authors in the field of literacy.

 

·         Includes a new chapter featuring the latest information on English as a second language.

 

·         Includes a new chapter presenting the latest thinking on technology and literacy education.

About the Author

Richard D. Robinson is Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Missouri—Columbia. He is the author of 10 books and numerous articles on many areas of literacy development. His national prominence in the field of literacy has been acknowledged through many awards, such as the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award..

Michael C. McKenna is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading at the University of Virginia.  He has authored, coauthored, or edited 21 books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports on a range of literacy topics.

Kristin Conradi is a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia. She has taught literacy in kindergarten, second, and fourth grades in high-poverty, inner city schools, and she has worked as a reading specialist in grades K-3. She has served as a clinician in the McGuffey Reading Clinic, where she has worked extensively with young children who suffer from severe reading problems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0132316412
• ISBN 13: 9780132316415
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 312