Presents a balanced, valid strategy by providing specific assessment, instructional and management procedures cutting through the maze of controversy in beginning reading!
- Appeals to teachers working directly with children and administrators looking for strategic answers to complex questions about beginning reading instruction.
- Includes a list of specific issues that the first grade teacher must address regardless of the reading program used
- Succinctly defines the problem of early reading failure in both human and statistical terms.
After defining the problem of early reading failure in our schools, renowned authors Robert Slavin and Darrell Morris include chapters on effective classroom reading instruction for kindergarten and first grade, one-on-one tutorial instruction, and reading instruction strategically organized on a school-wide basis. Taking a developmental position, the authors describe specific assessment, instructional, and management procedures that will be useful to both in-service and pre-service teachers. The information is practical and detailed, blending classroom-tested pedagogical knowledge with the latest research findings. This text appeals to both teachers working directly with children and administrators who are looking for strategic answers to complex questions about beginning reading instruction.
Darrell Morris is a Professor of Language, Reading and Exceptionalities and Director of the Reading Clinic at the Appalachian State University. His areas of expertise are clinical teaching and beginning reading. Robert E. Slavin, is co-director of the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR), a collaboration between Johns Hopkins and Howard Universities. CRESPAR is the largest of the OERI research centers.
