Breakthrough in Beginning Reading and Writing: The Evidence-Based Approach to Pinpointing Students' Needs and Delivering Targeted Instruction

Gentry, J Richard

ISBN 10: 0545007259 / ISBN 13: 9780545007252

Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources (T, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Breakthrough in Beginning Reading and Writing: The Evidence-Based Approach to Pinpointing Students' Needs and Delivering Targeted Instruction
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (T
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545007259
• ISBN 13: 9780545007252
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In this groundbreaking new book, Richard Gentry clears the fog that has long shrouded early literacy development and illuminates beginning reading instruction with major new insights from decades of research. Gentry's unifying, comprehensive theory shows how reading and writing develop in fi ve phases:

About the Author

RICHARD GENTRY earned his Elementary Education degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in Reading Education from the University of Virginia in 1977. For sixteen years, he taught Reading Education at Western Carolina University, where he directed the Reading Center. He is well known for his research and writing in literacy education and is currently an independent researcher, author, and educational consultant. His published books include Breaking the Code: The New Science of Beginning Reading and Writing and The Science of Spelling.