Building a Knowledge Base in Reading, Second Edition
Description
This popular publication of the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English provides preservice and inservice teachers with the latest findings about evidence-based literacy instruction.
The authors explore 13 core understandings about how students learn to read and what teachers can do to help them.
This second edition features new research and expanded coverage of literacy practices for middle and high school learners. Coauthor Jane Braunger is a Senior Research Associate in WestEd’s Strategic Literacy Initiative.
Resource Details
Product Information
ISBN: 978-0-87207-575-7Copyright: 2006
Format: Trade Paper
Pages: 216
Publisher: International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English
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