Overview

For all levels of Bachelor and Masters Education courses Literacy for the 21st Century supports the development of knowledge, understanding and skills in teaching literacy to children from the Foundation Year to Year 6. The book emphasises that successful teaching involves knowing the students, the content and associated curriculum requirements, and understanding how to apply this knowledge in different ways to meet individual students' literacy learning needs. Samples Download the detailed table of contents > Preview a sample chapter from Literacy for the 21st Century >

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Author:   Gail Tompkins ,  Carol Smith ,  Rod Campbell ,  David Green
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 26.10cm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9781488615719

ISBN 10:   1488615713
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   23 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780655704744
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART 1 Literacy for the 21st century 1 Becoming an effective teacher of language, literature and literacy 2 Teaching the reading and writing processes 3 Assessing students' literacy development PART 2 Components of literacy development 4 Working with the youngest readers and writers 5 Cracking the alphabet code 6 Teaching English grammar: the language code for reading and writing 7 Developing fluent readers and writers 8 Expanding academic vocabulary 9 Promoting comprehension: reader factors and text factors PART 3 Organising for literacy instruction 10 Organising for instruction 11 Differentiating for success 12 Reading and writing in the content areas PART 4 Compendium of teaching strategies Professional references Children's book references Glossary Author and title index Subject index Download the detailed table of contents >

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