By the year 2000, nearly 40 percent of the children in America's classrooms will be African American, Hispanic, Asian American, or Native American, yet most of those children's teachers will be white.
Phonemic awareness is the first step in any child's journey to literacy, and more than 25% of all children don't master it by third grade.
While most children learn to read fairly well, there remain many young Americans whose futures are imperiled because they do not read well enough to meet the demands of our competitive, technology-driven society.
"Questioning the Author" (QtA) is an interactive teaching strategy that helps students comprehend what they are reading.
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide is a vital book for parents.
This accessible and informative guidebook to reading aloud includes sensible advice and important tips on: when to start reading to your children, how to use television and computers wisely, how to make a reader out of your child, how to make a writer out
This new edition continues to focus on informal, teacher-led assessment and correction of reading difficulties using regular classroom reading materials.
Since the initial publication of this important text, the research support for balanced literacy instruction has continued to grow.
This handbook is designed to provide volunteer tutors with specific hands-on information about the tutoring process.
Reading implies thinking and understanding, and teachers can help children develop strategies for comprehension.