
The Texts in Elementary Classrooms
ISBN-13: 9780805843897 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 06/30/2004 Series: Center for Improvement of Early Reading Pages: 264 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) This CIERA sponsored book is based on the premise that high-quality texts of all kinds are essential to good teaching in elementary classrooms. Experts on a variety of text-related topics were asked to summarize existing research and then apply it to literacy development in an "ideal" classroom. The most comprehensive and up-to-date book in its field, it moves progressively from an examination of discrete literacy processes and forms to a holistic overview and assessment of the classroom literacy environment. Content coverage in this outstanding new book includes: *Literacy Processes—Part I examines basic reading processes (instruction, comprehension, word recognition, fluency, and motivation) as they relate to text features.*Forms of Texts—Part II examines the wide variety of text types (fiction, non