Teaching Reading in the 21st Century: Motivating All Learners / Edition 5

ISBN-13: 9780132092258 Publisher: Pearson Publication date: 11/25/2010 Series: MyEducationLab Series Edition description: Older Edition Pages: 648 Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.10(d) Informed by the latest research on topics ranging from phonemic awareness and phonics to teaching comprehension strategies, motivation, and assessment, this text provides the knowledge base, skills, and research-based strategies that you need to guide K-8 students successfully toward literacy for the 21st century—using reading and writing for thinking, problem solving, and communicating. Principal themes include balancing phonemic skills with more holistic approaches; fostering the love of reading; and successfully teaching all students to become able and eager readers. Motivating Struggling Readers features provide real-life examples of research-based strategies in action that help make reading exciting for all learners. Motivating Children with Technology features provide access to techno