Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write - Softcover

Morrow, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1292020091 ISBN 13: 9781292020099

Publisher: Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

An integrated language arts approach to literacy development, by renowned author Lesley Mandel Morrow, Literacy Development in the Early Years, 8/e integrates perspectives about how children learn literacy skills in grades pre-K through three that gives pre-service and in-service teachers a wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development.

Now in print for 25 years, this widely popular text was one of the first books on the topic of early literacy. Author Lesley Mandel Morrow utilizes her own research and the research of others as well as her experiences as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, mother, and grandmother to consider historical theories and philosophies about how children learn, policy changes in teaching reading, new laws and challenges in the area of testing and assessment, the place of diversity in today’s classrooms, teaching English language learners, and more. The text has a wealth of valuable information for both pre- and in-service teachers, prompting them to involve children as active participants in the process of their literacy development. The book discusses constructivist problem-solving teaching and more explicit systematic instruction, encouraging teaching reading, writing, listening, thinking, and viewing at the same time while using each skill to develop the others.

About this title

From the Back Cover

With its wealth of valuable information for making children active participants in the process of literacy development, this integrated language arts approach brings early childhood perspectives on how children learn together with the literacy skills and strategies teachers need to make it all happen. Here, renowned author Leslie Morrow presents both theoretical and research-based rationales, plus extensive practical applications to show how literacy development is an active process between children and adults–and helps pre- and in-service teachers grasp the scope and complexity of early literacy development. Comprehensive and balanced, the book covers problem solving, comprehension, and phonics and phonemic awareness, giving readers a complete picture of emergent literacy.

 

In this new seventh edition . . .

 

·         The use of the National Core Standards in Language Arts/Literacy is introduced.

 

·         Response to Intervention is thoroughly explained and illustrated.

 

·         More information on key topics introduced in previous editions:

 

·         More information on English Language Learners

 

·         More information on technology

 

·         More information on motivating children to read.

 

·         More information on Content Oriented Reading Instruction.

 

·         A new Integrated Language Arts Unit appears in an Appendix.

 

·         Activities have been moved from the end of the book to the chapters they belong with for easy access.

 

·         Marginal A+RISE® Teaching Strategies alignwith relevant concepts in the main body of the text and give teachers in grades K-12 quick, research-based strategies to get to the “how” of targeting their instruction and making content accessible for all students, including English language learners.

About the Author

Lesley Mandel Morrow is Professor of Literacy at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1292020091
• ISBN 13: 9781292020099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 558