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Cassano, Christina M., Ed.; Dougherty, Susan M., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2018
This reader-friendly text examines the key foundational studies in early literacy. It addresses such essential questions as how research informs current practices and where the field still needs to go to provide the best learning opportunities for all children. Each chapter describes the methods and findings of one to five seminal studies,…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
Simmons, Deborah C., Ed.; Kameenui, Edward J., Ed. – 1998
This book is designed to communicate findings of a research synthesis investigating the bases of reading failure and the curricular and instructional basics to help guide the design and advancement of children's reading performance. It provides in-depth analyses and discussion of six areas of reading, summarizing what the research tells about…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Metacognition, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Fountas, Irene C., Ed.; Pinnell, Gay Su, Ed. – 1999
Extending the editors' system for word study, this book presents essays by scholars and practitioners who explore letter and word learning in a variety of reading, writing, and language contexts in the primary classroom, with articles that range from detailed observations of individual readers and writers to full-scale analyses of classroom…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Evaluation Methods, Phonics, Primary Education
Haskins Labs., New Haven, CT. – 1981
Research reports on the nature of speech, instrumentation for the investigation of speech, and practical applications of speech research are included in this status report for the April 1-June 30, 1981, period. The 14 reports deal with the following topics: (1) electromyography as a technique for laryngeal investigation, (2) the phonatory…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Beginning Reading
Robinson, Richard D., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2006
This collection of articles from The Reading Teacher offers indispensable insight on issues, problems, and innovative solutions in literacy education. A wide spectrum of authors--ranging from successful classroom teachers to noted researchers and teacher educators--weigh in on language theories, relevant research, effective instructional…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Beginning Reading, Literacy Education, Guidelines
Farstrup, Alan E., Ed.; Samuels, S. Jay, Ed. – 2002
Maintaining a balance among theory, research, and effective classroom practice without presenting a formulaic view of good instruction or overly theoretical discussions in which practical applications of research findings are not adequately explored, the 17 chapters in this book capture the best evidence-based thinking of experienced researchers…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Constructivism (Learning), Content Area Reading, Early Intervention
Ruddell, Robert B., Ed.; Unrau, Norman J., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2004
For years this landmark book has helped educators, graduate students, and researchers shape their curriculum and stay informed about the latest developments in literacy research and instruction. This fifth edition continues the book's tradition of exemplary scholarship and remains a resource for the most innovative thinking in the field. Although…
Descriptors: Reading, Models, Reading Instruction, Reading Research