Teaching Reading and Writing The Developmental Approach

Teaching Reading and Writing: The Developmental Approach is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to the tools and knowledge pre-service and experienced teachers need to teach literacy in a developmentally-responsive and integrated way?while meeting the diverse needs of students in today?s classrooms. Using a conversational tone to present a wealth of critical content, the book helps readers connect theory to practice through vignettes and sample lessons from real classrooms; authentic student work samples; ideas for using and integrating print-based and digital texts across the curriculum; and tools for organizing and managing a comprehensive, developmentally-responsive literacy program.

Chapter 1: The Foundations of Literacy Instruction 1

Chapter 2: Language, Thought, and Literacy Development 32

Chapter 3: Effective Literacy Instruction: Principles and Practices 71

Chapter 4: Prioritizing Student-Centered Assessment and Instruction 112

Chapter 5: Foundations of Language and Literacy Instruction for English Learners 153

Chapter 6: Emergent Literacy: Engaging the World of Print, Developing Oral Language, and Vocabulary 173

Chapter 7: Beginning Conventional Reading and Writing 219

Chapter 8: Transitional Reading and Writing 270

Chapter 9: Intermediate Reading and Writing 315

Chapter 10: Skillful Literacy 364

Chapter 11: Response to Instruction: Intervention and Acceleration for Readers Who Struggle 414

Shane Templeton is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. A former classroom teacher at the primary and secondary levels, he has focused his research on the development of orthographic and vocabulary knowledge. He has written several books on the teaching and learning of reading and language arts and is a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary.

Kristin M. Gehsmann is Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Master’s in Reading Concentration at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. A former elementary school teacher and preK-12 literacy consultant, she conducts research on narrowing the achievement gap in high poverty communities and bringing research-based practices to scale through ongoing professional development.

Written in an accessible, conversational tone and focused on both print-based and digital literacy, this new book has a number of outstanding features, including:

• The foundational chapters introduce readers to the developmental model, literacy essentials, historical trends in the field, and the current policy environment in which the Common Core State Standards and RtI figure prominently.
• Developmental chapters covering each stage of literacy development—Emergent, Beginning, Transitional, Intermediate, and Skillful—help readers learn how to differentiate instruction for students at each stage, meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, accommodate English Learners, collaborate with other professionals, and build home-school connections. (Chs. 6–11)
• Authentic classroom vignettes  engage readers in the material and immediately help them see the relevance and application of each chapter.
• Sample Lessons bring content to life and align to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Sample lessons help put theory and research into practice by providing accessible ways to teach real students in real classrooms. (These lessons are in all chapters, but particularly Chs. 1,2,5, and 6-11)
• Teachers see how to integrate word-level instruction with comprehension instruction, including critical engagements with texts in print and digital environments. (These lessons are in all chapters, but particularly Chs. 1,2,5, and 6-11)
• Readers learn to teach academic language and select general academic vocabulary and domain-specific vocabulary to teach as a foundation for critical thinking. Wor