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Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction
Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions, Second Edition
8. Weaving Elements Together For A Lifetime Of Reading Appendix A: Quick Revealing Phoneme Awareness Tool (QRPAT) Appendix B: Acadience Reading CFOL Checklist
By Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University), & Deborah R. Glaser, Ed.D. (national education consultant, trainer, and author based in Boisie, Idaho)
After a universal screening assessment, how can K–6 educators translate the results into evidence-based instruction, targeted interventions, and improved reading outcomes? The timely new edition of this textbook has clear and practical answers for future teachers. Fully updated with the latest reading research and models, this teacher-friendly text matches the items of today’s most popular reading assessments with Tiers 1, 2, and 3 interventions, strategies, and activities that help struggling readers succeed.
Aligned with the science of reading and extensively field tested, this book is built around the National Reading Panel’s big five ideas: phoneme awareness, phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Tomorrow’s teachers will get a concise introduction to each component, assessment options for each, specific strategies for connecting assessment findings to lesson planning, and dozens of practice activities to incorporate into small-group and whole-group instruction.
Packed with strategies, scenarios, and planning worksheets, this book prepares classroom teachers and reading specialists to take action after assessments, make data-driven decisions, and plan differentiated instruction that makes a real difference for struggling readers.
WHAT’S NEW:
• New focus on today’s most widely used assessments: DIBELS 8th Edition, Acadience Reading K-6, easyCBM, and aimswebPlus
• Convenient charts with clear summaries of the assessments
• 90+ new and updated activities specially designed for use with struggling readers during whole-class or small-group instruction
• Practical guidance on implementing instruction and intervention within MTSS
• Explicit connections to the science of reading, Structured Literacy, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and Ehri’s phases of word reading development
• New online materials: a quick-reference Assessment Guide, a handy online resources list, and 20+ pages of downloadable worksheets, planning guides, and templates for classroom use
Biliterate Writing from the Start
The Literacy Squared Approach to Asset-Based Writing Instruction
By Sandra Butvilofsky, Ph.D., Kathy Escamilla, Ph.D., & Susan Hopewell, Ph.D. (all from the University of Colorado–Boulder)
Developed by highly respected experts through nearly two decades of research, this book prepares bilingual educators to use the Literacy Squared model to design effective writing instruction that places Spanish and English side by side. Focusing on emerging bilinguals in Grades K–5, this research-based textbook walks future educators through every step of planning and implementing biliterate writing instruction and monitoring student progress. Preservice educators will learn proven strategies for teaching writing in tandem with other language arts skills, and they’ll get an invaluable Literacy Squared Writing Rubric to help them assess children’s developing writing in both Spanish and English.
A must for all bilingual educators, this book prepares readers to deliver high-quality bilingual writing instruction—starting from the earliest years of school.
YOUR STUDENTS WILL:
• Discover how an asset-based approach to biliterate writing helps students’ skills flourish in both languages
• Make cross-language connections to help students connect what they know in one language with what they’re learning in another
• Learn how and why explicit teaching of oracy enhances writing development in both Spanish and English
• Learn about a highly effective strategy for helping students develop cross-language metalinguistic awareness
• Get practical, grade-specific guidance for nurturing biliterate writing in kindergarten, Grades 1–2, and Grades 3–5
• Link writing standards to Social Justice Standards to help students problem solve, think critically, and advocate for positive change
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: In each chapter, Key Terms, Guiding Questions, and Reflection and Action Questions help readers retain important points and put their new knowledge into practice. Educators will also get sample biliteracy units, student work examples, and lessons from real classrooms to guide their writing instruction.
US$39.95 Stock
1. Literacy Squared, and Why We Need to Focus on Biliterate Writing
2. The Role of Oracy and Writing in Teaching Foundational Skills
3. TheDictado Method for Writing Instruction
4. Nurturing Biliteracy in Emerging Writers in Kindergarten
5. Cultivating Biliterate Writing in Grades 1 and 2
6. Developing Biliteracy via Genre Studies in Grades 3–5: Biography
7. Furthering Biliteracy via Genre Studies in Grades 3–5: Social Justice
Questions for Reflection and Action
2.
The Writing Rope A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in
All Subjects
By Joan Sedita, M.Ed. (Founding Partner, Keys to Literacy)
I: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
1. Introduction to The Writing
Writing is a task as complex and multifaceted as reading—but it’s often taught as a single skill. Prepare educators to plan and deliver comprehensive, explicit, and evidence-based writing instruction with this groundbreaking text, an instant bestseller aligned with IDA’s Structured Literacy approach and based on the latest research.
Joan Sedita’s innovative Writing Rope weaves multiple skills and strategies into five fundamentals of a comprehensive writing curriculum: critical thinking, syntax (sentence structures), text structure, writing craft, and transcription (spelling and handwriting). Future teachers of Grades 4–8 will get crystal-clear guidelines that demystify the process of helping students learn to write and write to learn across academic content areas. And with dozens of included templates, handouts, and other resources—available for download online—teachers will have all the tools they need to design and deliver explicit, high-quality writing instruction.
FUTURE EDUCATORS WILL:
• Learn the fundamentals of effective writing instruction. Get research-based background knowledge about writing development, the five components of the Writing Rope framework, and proven teaching strategies.
• See how to apply evidence-based practices in the classroom. Get ready to teach essential skills all students must learn to become proficient writers, focusing on critical thinking strategies for generating ideas and gathering information before writing, strategies for each stage of the writing process, syntactic awareness and sentence writing, paragraph writing, and skillful structuring of different types of text.
• Prepare to help students “write to learn.” Learn how to plan effective writing assignments in different content areas, and explicitly teach students skills for summarizing texts and writing about narrative and expository text.
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Classroom activities, Connect to Your Classroom questions, suggestions for scaffolding, a Writing Assignment Guide to use with any grade or content area, and 40+ reproducible instructional resources for students and teachers.
Speech to Print
Language Essentials
for Teachers, Third Edition
BOOK by Louisa Cook Moats, Ed.D. (Moats Associates Consulting, Inc.)
WORKBOOK by Louisa Cook Moats, Ed.D., & Bruce Lyons Rosow, Ed.D. (Windham Central Supervisory Union)
For two decades, the Speech to Print book and workbook have been bestselling resources on explicit, high-quality literacy instruction. Now the third editions are here, updated for today’s K–12 educators.
THE BOOK: Filling a critical gap in teacher preparation courses, Speech to Print supplies in-depth knowledge of the structure and function of language— fundamentals your students will need to deliver successful structured literacy instruction. Renowned literacy expert Louisa Cook Moats gives future teachers comprehensive and accessible information on the underpinnings of language instruction, plus case studies, activities, recommended teaching principles, and analysis of real-world student work samples.
WHAT’S NEW:
• New and expanded practical content on the how of language and reading instruction
• New and updated chapter exercises
• New faculty support materials, including chapter quizzes, a sample syllabus/course outline, PowerPoints, and PDF handouts for selected concepts
• More on key topics like program and curricula selection, frameworks for instructional planning, and problem solving when students are slow to respond to intervention
• More accessible, undergraduate-friendly tone and structure
THE WORKBOOK: The ideal companion to the third edition of the bestselling Speech to Print text, this workbook helps teachers practice their skills and prepare to deliver high-quality reading instruction.
WHAT’S NEW:
• More than 30 new exercises not found in the Speech to Print textbook
• Extensive new content and exercises addressing syntax and semantics
• New chapter quizzes to reinforce teachers’ knowledge of language building blocks
• Exercises that provide models and tips for teaching select concepts to students
• A new final course exam
I: THE NATURE OF READING COMPREHENSION
1. Dimensions of Skilled Reading: Connecting to Educators’ Critical Background Knowledge
2. Viewpoints on Reading Comprehension
II: THE BLUEPRINT
3. The Blueprint for Reading Comprehension Instruction
4. The Blueprint for Vocabulary
5. The Blueprint for Syntax and Sentence Comprehension
6. The Blueprint for Text Structures
7. The Blueprint for Background Knowledge
8. The Blueprint for Levels of Understanding and Inference
IMPLEMENTATION
9. The Blueprint: Making It Work
Appendix: Instructional Tools and Templates
The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Helping Students Make Meaning from Text
By Nancy Hennessy, M.Ed. (The Consulting Network, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina)
Comprehension is a primary ingredient of reading success—but most educators aren’t taught how to deliver structured comprehension instruction in their classrooms. Future K–8 teachers will find the guidance they need in this groundbreaking text from Nancy Hennessy, former IDA President and an expert on reading comprehension.
Meticulously researched and masterfully organized, this book offers a clear blueprint for understanding the complexities of reading comprehension and delivering high-quality, evidence-based instruction that helps students construct meaning from challenging texts. Aligned with the science of reading and IDA’s Structured Literacy approach, this book is an ideal supplement to pair with core literacy textbooks.
FUTURE EDUCATORS WILL:
• Get critical background knowledge. Synthesizing decades of research on reading comprehension, this book provides educators with all the fundamentals they need to teach this key component of reading proficiency.
• Master the blueprint. Preservice teachers will get a complete framework for organizing instruction, aligned with the language comprehension strands of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. In-depth chapters are devoted to each facet of reading comprehension, including vocabulary, syntax and sentence comprehension, text structures, background knowledge, and levels of understanding and inference.
• Make it work in the classroom. The text offers practical guidance and tools for planning their units and lessons, adapting to the needs of individual students, and assessing student progress.
Developed by Nancy Hennessy and Julia Salamone, this practical field guide gives your students clear guidance, tips, activities, and sample lesson plans for each critical area covered in the Blueprint. An essential resource they’ll use in their future classrooms for years to come!
US$34.95 Stock #: 57624 2024 240 pages | ISBN 978-1-68125-762-4
Literacy Foundations for English Learners
A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction
Edited by Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, CDT, CALT, QI (University of Houston)
More than 5 million English learners attend U.S. public schools—and yet fewer than 3% of teachers are certified to work with them.* Fill that gap in teacher education with this comprehensive textbook, an evidence-based guide to providing English learners in Pre-K–Grade 6 with explicit, systematic instruction on language and literacy fundamentals.
Aligned with IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards, this book prepares current and future educators to teach English learners the key components on language and literacy, as described in the Report of the National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth. For each component, teachers will get a dedicated chapter with research-based insights on how to teach English learners, guidance on making connections across languages when teaching that component, and ready-to-use principles and strategies for instruction. Learning objectives, study questions, and extended application activities help educators grow their knowledge and apply it in their classrooms.
PREPARE TEACHERS TO:
• Enter their classroom with a full understanding of the language and literacy development of English learners
• Teach English learners key components of language and literacy: phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, spelling, and writing skills
• Apply insights from current, reliable research on how best to teach English learners
• Use specific, evidence-based principles, strategies, activities, and sample teacher–student dialogues to guide and strengthen instruction
• Leverage technology to adapt and enhance instruction for English learners
ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS INCLUDED: Faculty will get helpful PowerPoint slides for each chapter, plus a sample syllabus that shows how to use this book in your course.
CONTENTS
I: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LEARNERS, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY
1. Teaching Literacy Skills to English Learners
2. Language and Literacy Development
3. Components of Literacy Instruction for English Learners
II: THE COMPONENTS OF LITERACY AND ENGLISH LEARNERS
4. Phonological Awareness Development Among English Learners
5. Phonics Development among English Learners
6. Reading Fluency among English Learners
7. Vocabulary Instruction among English Learners
8. Reading Comprehension among English Learners
9. Spelling Development among English Learners
10. Written Language among English Learners
Appendix: Using Technology to Adapt and Enhance Instruction for English Learners
CONTENTS
Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment
Pre-K–6, Second Edition
Edited by Martha C. Hougen, Ph.D. (Consultant and Author, Woodland Hills, CA), & Susan M. Smartt, Ph.D. (former Senior Research Associate, Vanderbilt University), with invited contributors
Understand the science of reading and how to implement evidence-based instruction to increase the reading and writing achievement of pre-K–6 students. Fully revised and updated, this core text covers the research base for structured literacy instruction and practical guidance on the essential components of literacy instruction.
I: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY INSTRUCTION
Listed by the 2020 National Council on Teacher Quality’s Teacher Prep Review as
Woven throughout this new edition are proven strategies for effective explicit, systematic instruction. Instructional activities, scripted demonstrations of lessons, and online resources give readers examples to apply the research into classroom instruction. Engaging, pragmatic, and accessible, this book is an essential text for preservice teacher candidates.
WITH ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS: Online Resource Appendix addressing each topic, PowerPoint slides, answer keys for the Knowledge Assessment questions, sample lesson plans and syllabi.
NEW CHAPTERS ON: assessment basics • standards to guide instruction • development of social-emotional skills and early language • advanced word study • English learners • supportive technology • role of reflection in planning instruction
REVISED CHAPTERS ON: instruction to develop phonological/ phonemic awareness • handwriting, spelling, writing and spelling • fluency • vocabulary • comprehension • disciplinary literacy • integrated lesson plans
UPDATED INFORMATION ON: structured literacy • data-based decision making • MTSS • metacognitive awareness • formal and informal assessments to guide instruction • standards-based instruction including the Common Core State Standards and the Knowledge & Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading
NEW FEATURES: reflections to encourage critical thought • knowledge assessment questions • application activities • vignettes, case studies, highlighted text boxes, and sample activities and scripts
Comprehensive Literacy for All
Teaching Children with Significant Disabilities to Read and Write
By Karen Erickson, Ph.D. (University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), &
David Koppenhaver, Ph.D. (Appalachian State University)
Literacy improves lives—and with the right instruction and supports, all students can learn to read and write. That’s the core belief behind this student-friendly textbook, an essential guide to providing comprehensive, high-quality literacy instruction to students with significant disabilities.
Drawing on decades of classroom experience, the authors present their own innovative model for teaching students with a wide range of significant disabilities to read and write print in grades preK–12 and beyond. Foundational teaching principles blend with concrete strategies, step-by-step guidance, and specific activities, making this textbook a complete blueprint for helping students acquire critical literacy skills they’ll use inside and outside the classroom.
An ideal text for courses that cover literacy and significant disabilities, this book will help future educators ensure that all students have the reading and writing skills they need to unlock new opportunities and reach their potential.
PRESERVICE EDUCATORS WILL:
• Discover 10 success factors for helping students with significant disabilities become literate
• Prepare to teach emergent readers and writers skillfully, with evidence-based strategies for shared and independent reading, early writing instruction, and alphabetic and phonological awareness
• Learn how to help students acquire conventional literacy skills, with adaptable strategies for teaching reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, decoding, and spelling
• Get ready to organize and deliver comprehensive literacy instruction in a variety of settings, both inside and outside of school
• See how to use assistive technology effectively to support reading, writing, and communication
• Learn tips on how to engage and motivate students and make literacy instruction meaningful to their everyday lives
PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Sample teaching scenarios and dialogues, how-to strategies, and downloadable resources, including sample lessons, a quick-guide to key literacy terms, lesson sequences, and flowcharts to guide instruction.
I. CORE UNDERSTANDINGS
CONTENTS
1. All Children Can Learn to Read and Write: A Theoretical Rationale
2. Establishing the Environment for Successful Literacy Learning
II. BUILDING A FOUNDATION
3. Alphabet Knowledge and Phonological Awareness
4. Emergent Reading
5. Emergent Writing
III. LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE
6. Comprehensive Literacy Instruction: A ResearchBased Framework
7. Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Instruction
8. Self-Directed Reading: Supporting Motivation and Fluency
9. Writing
10. Decoding, Word Identification, and Spelling
IV. IMPLEMENTATION
11. Using Assistive Technology Effectively to Support Literacy
12. Organizing and Delivering Effective Instruction
Teaching Reading Sourcebook
Third Edition
By Bill Honig (President, Consortium on Reading Excellence), Linda Diamond (Chief Executive Officer, Consortium on Reading Excellence), & Linda Gutlohn (reading program consultant and editor)
“I’ve used the Sourcebook for my courses on early reading and reading intervention. My students have always commented on its usefulness for understanding the science of reading development and its application to effective teaching.”
—David Chard, President, Wheelock College
Listed by the 2020 National Council on Teacher Quality’s Teacher Prep Review as an exemplary text covering all five elements of effective reading instruction.
A bestselling, research-based text on effective reading instruction, the Teaching Reading Sourcebook helps future educators bridge the gap between evidence-based reading research and actionable instruction strategies. Organized according to the guiding questions behind explicit instruction (what?, why?, when?, and how?), this third edition includes both a researchinformed knowledge base and practical sample lesson models that teachers can use in their classrooms. Preservice educators will learn about five key elements of an effective reading program—phonemic awareness, decoding, vocabulary development, fluency, and comprehension—and they’ll get teaching tips and intervention strategies to help them put principles into practice.
An essential, hands-on text for professional preparation, this book is a must-have for educators at every level.
IN THIS EDITION:
• A new chapter on MTSS and its 4 key components of implementation
• Revised assessment table aligned to MTSS chapter
• Updated research references throughout
• Common profiles of reading difficulties
• Updated NAEP results
• New statistics about English learners
• Newest Hasbrouck and Tindal Oral Reading Fluency Norms FOR MORE
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Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills
Fourth
Edition
BOOK edited by Judith R. Birsh, Ed.D., CALT-QI (independent literacy consultant), & Suzanne Carreker, Ph.D., CALT-QI (Lexia Learning Systems)
ACTIVITY BOOK by Suzanne Carreker, Ph.D., CALT-QI, & Judith R. Birsh, Ed.D., CALT-QI
Listed by the 2020 National Council on Teacher Quality’s Teacher Prep Review as an exemplary text covering all five elements of effective reading instruction.
With the fourth editions of this bestselling textbook and activity book, you’ll fully prepare a new generation of educators to use the highly respected multisensory teaching approach to literacy.
In the textbook—the most comprehensive text available on multisensory teaching— your students will get timely new information on using multisensory literacy approaches effectively with K–12 students who have dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Updates include:
• New chapters on prekindergarten literacy, executive function, and math learning disabilities
• Content aligned with the 2018 IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading; prepares students for the IDA certification exam
• The latest research in the field
• New insights and guidance on technology
• Online companion materials and resources
• More student-friendly features, including learning objectives, reflection questions, and new case studies
In the activity book, your students will get more than 100 activities that boost their knowledge in all the areas covered in the textbook. The updated edition includes NEW activities on executive function, prekindergarten literacy, and math learning disabilities.
Book—US$84.95 Stock #: 52261 | 2019 920 pages 7 x 10 hardcover ISBN 978-1-68125-226-1
1. Connecting Research and Practice
2. Structured Literacy Instruction
3. Oral Language Development and Its Relationship to Literacy
4. Pre-Kindergarten Literacy
5. Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Recognition, Letter Naming, and Letter Sequencing
6. Teaching Phonemic Awareness
7. Assessment of Reading Skills: A Review of Select Key Ideas and Best Practices
8. The Role of Executive Function in Literacy Instruction
9. Teaching Reading: Accurate Decoding
10. Teaching Spelling
11. Multi-Modal Handwriting Instruction for Pencil and Technology Tools
12. Fluency in Learning to Read: Conceptions, Misconceptions, Learning Disabilities, and Instructional Moves
13. Math Learning Disabilities
14. The History and Structure of Written English
15. Working with Word Meaning: Vocabulary Instruction
16. Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension in the Multisensory Classroom
17. Composition: Evidence-Based Instruction
18. Designing the Learning Environment and Planning Multisensory Structured Literacy Lessons
19. Language and Literacy Development Among English Language Learners
Activity book—US$34.95 Stock #: 53084 2019 | 192 pages 8 ½ x 11 | layflat paperback ISBN 978-1-68125-308-4 BOOK CONTENTS
20. Instruction for Older Students with a Word-Level Reading Disability
21. Working with High-Functioning Adults with Dyslexia and Other Academic Challenges
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Effective Literacy Instruction for Learners with Complex Support Needs
Second Edition
Edited
by Susan R. Copeland, Ph.D., BCBAD (University of New Mexico), & Elizabeth B. Keefe, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico)
What are today’s best methods for teaching literacy skills to students with complex support needs—including autism, intellectual disability, and multiple disabilities? This comprehensive guidebook has up-todate, evidence-based answers for pre- and in-service educators.
I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF LITERACY AS A HUMAN RIGHT 1. Literacy for All
Developing Language and Communication
3. Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Language and Literacy Instruction
4. Inclusive Literacy Instruction: State and National Standards and Beyond
5. Creating Accessible, Rich and Engaging Literacy Environments
II. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION
Developed by Copeland and Keefe, the experts behind the landmark book Effective Literacy Instruction for Students with Moderate or Severe Disabilities, this thoroughly reimagined follow-up reflects 10 years of ground-breaking research and advances in the field. You’ll discover current recommended practices on critical topics, including how to build vocabulary, increase word recognition, enhance fluency, address cultural and linguistic diversity, and use academic standards when designing instruction. You’ll also get the guidance you need to put theory into practice: lesson planning strategies, practical examples, and case studies that bring key principles of instruction to life.
Whether used as a text for teachers in training or a guide for practicing educators, this book will help teachers of Grades K–12 increase access to literacy and prepare all learners for successful communication, employment, and community life.
IN THIS EDITION:
• New section on literacy as a human right for all learners (the “why” of instruction)
• Chapters on how to design engaging learning environments
• Cutting-edge guidance on today’s assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication
• A dedicated chapter on how to use national and state standards in designing instruction
• Recommendations for adapting books and other materials to increase all learners’ access
• Chapters on combining literacy and the arts to enhance student engagement
• More on literacy beyond high school, including community-based learning opportunities
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