Over the past decade, fluent reading has come to be seen as a central component of skilled
reading and a driving force in the literacy curriculum. However, much of this focus has …

Electronic books (e-books) are a prevalent method for integrating technology in preschool
and elementary classrooms; however, there is a lack of consensus concerning the extent to …

Reading in a Second Language: Moving from Theory to Practice Bill Grabe Table of
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This lively collection of over 100 classroom activities allows teachers to exploit fully the
language learning potential of extensive reading. The activities, contributed by teachers who …

Informed by theories of reading comprehension and prior reviews of reading comprehension
intervention, this meta-analysis uniquely contributes to the literature because it describes the …

Three important international assessment initiatives, the Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA), the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) …

This indispensable book gives preservice and practicing literacy coaches the tools they
need to build a successful schoolwide reading program. The authors, well-known experts in …

What should reading professionals know and be able to do? The fully updated and revised
Standards 2010 identifies the performance criteria necessary to assess competence of …

Now in its fourth edition, ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction combines a comprehensive scope
with practical, research-based tools and applications for reading instruction. Designed for …

In this intervention study, teachers tried to implement four instructional principles derived
from the literature on research-based, explicit reading comprehension instruction in their fifth …