Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-4 Readers and Writers, 5th edition

For emergent literacy courses.

A practical, balanced approach to helping young students become fluent readers and writers

Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-4 Readers & Writers presents a balanced approach to literacy instruction to help students make a successful start in reading and writing. Effective teachers know their students' individual needs, and use their understanding of literacy development to guide their teaching.

The 5th Edition includes new class vignettes, student work samples, mini lessons, assessment tools and a Compendium of Instructional Procedures. With these, readers can meet grade standards and lead students to become fluent readers and writers.

Hallmark features of this title

• Authentic classroom vignettes illustrate stories of teachers and the instructional routines and strategies they use to integrate the teaching of reading and writing.
• Mini Lessons show how real teachers teach concepts and strategies to K - 8 students.
• A Compendium of Step-by-Step Procedures prepares teachers to hit the ground running in their own classrooms.
• Booklists identify grade-appropriate literature to support students' development.
• A Developmental Continuum looks at the expectations of student development and lets teachers practice applying developmental knowledge for students.
• Assessment Tools identify assessments to monitor student progress or evaluate learning. They're helpful for designing lessons and planning for instruction.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW: My Teaching To-Do Checklists help teachers verify that they've covered key elements for each reading and writing component in their classrooms.
• EXPANDED: Teaching English Learners sections provide in-depth guidance for planning instruction that addresses the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students.
• REVISED: Clarity of concepts about assessment now identifies the differences between assessment and evaluation while better explaining the use and value of running records.
• REVISED: Oral language concepts and phonological awareness concepts are now introduced first. The text then helps readers develop their understanding of phonemic awareness and the strategies needed to engage students in manipulating sounds.