Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education: Null (Contemporary Reading Series)

The latest research on literacy education―made more accessible!

To help students and beginning teachers understand contemporary issues in literacy education, this book provides a collection of edited readings and accompanying strategies. The articles have been selected to provide a balance between readings that focus on key theoretical concerns and others that suggest classroom applications of those guiding principles.

Key Features

• The text is organized into sections representing today′s most important literacy concerns.

• The readings are contextualized with section introductions by the editors that provide an overview of each topic.

• Section introductions also include hands-on instructional strategies to help students negotiate the articles, promote overall comprehension, and apply the material in practice.

• Articles have been edited to be accessible and relevant to students, and they provide a variety of viewpoints on the issues raised.

This text will help instructors integrate the latest research into their courses in a meaningful way and show students how to apply research and theory to practice.

Includes Articles From the Following Journals:

American Educational Research Journal

American Educator

California Reader

Educational Leadership

Educational Policy

Education and Urban Society

English Education

English Journal

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Intervention in School and Clinic

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Journal of Educational Psychology

Language Arts

Reading Psychology

Reading Research Quarterly

The Reading Teacher

RELC Journal

Remedial and Special Education

Review of Research in Education

Written Communication