Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (May 7, 2024) © 2025
Thomas G. Gunning

Title overview

Key featyres

  • The Academic Word list specifies words that occur with high frequency in elementary and middle school. Words are listed by difficulty so teachers can easily pick words that are most appropriate.
  • Student Reading Lists in every instructional chapter suggest books that reinforce the literacy skills being discussed. Student Strategies outline specific steps that help students become independent learners.
  • Model Lessons cover nearly every area of literacy instruction.
  • Exemplary Teaching features and Case Studies offer real-life perspectives and examples of good teaching practices.
  • Reinforcement Activities and Extending & Applying summaries provide suggestions and opportunities for practical application.

New to this edition

  • Focus on diversity, equity and inclusion emphasises the need to provide more equitable opportunities for underserved students and to provide a curriculum that is responsive to students' cultures.
  • Examples explore evidence-based programs designed to provide more equitable access to literacy resources; assist students who have intellectual disabilities; support parental involvement; build background knowledge; and more.
  • Technology resources present high-quality, low-cost methods to enrich the curriculum. New examples show effective ways to make use of emerging chatbot technology.
  • Research and data keep readers current on state and national literacy standards; the nature of dyslexia and approaches to intervention; attention deficit hyperactivity and autism spectrum disorder; and more.
  • Coverage of issues and controversies in teaching includes discussions of phonemic proficiency theory; approaches to teaching letter names and sounds; a balanced literacy approach; and more.

Key features

Features of Pearson+ eTextbook for the 11th Edition

  • Video Examples, including authentic classroom videos and interviews with experts in the field, expand on principles or concepts in each chapter, helping put the reading into context.
  • The Interactive Glossary lets students quickly build their professional vocabulary as they read.

Table of contents

  1. The Nature of Literacy
  2. Teaching All Students
  3. Assessing for Learning
  4. Fostering Emergent/Early Literacy
  5. Teaching Phonics and High-Frequency Words
  6. Teaching Syllabic and Morphemic Analysis and Fluency
  7. Building Vocabulary
  8. Comprehension: Theory and Strategies
  9. Comprehension: Text Structures and Teaching Procedures
  10. Reading and Writing in the Content Areas and Study Skills
  11. Reading Literature
  12. Approaches to Teaching Reading
  13. Writing and Reading
  14. Creating and Managing a Literacy Program
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