Literacy Trends And Issues

This issues reader presents current information on critical trends and developments in literacy education to help teachers choose and articulate their own informed approach to reading education. Now in its Fourth Edition,Issues and Trends in Literacy Educationcontinues to present a wide variety of opinions and positions in all crucial aspects of reading and writing education. This new edition includes up-to-date discussions on current topics such as fluency, the use of technology in reading, and multicultural literacy, among others. Renowned authors Dick Robinson, Mike McKenna, and Judy Wedman gear students to success by presenting scrupulously researched material that meets the NCATE/International Reading Association requirements for accreditation of graduate reading programs. A Letter to Students from the Authors Dear Reader, The authors of this literacy education textbook welcome you to the study of this important aspect of instruction. You are probably quite aware of the many current controversial topics in literacy such as assessment, the use of technology, and approaches to the teaching of reading skills. This new edition ofIssues and Trends in Literacy Educationwas organized around a number of the most critical questions in the current field. Articles in each of these areas were selected primarily on the basis of providing you, the reader, with the latest information as well as varying opinions on a wide variety of literacy topics. One of the primary goals of this book is for you to use these readings as a “springboard” for further investigation in topics that interest you related to effective literacy instruction. Each of the chapters includes a selection of related readings for additional study in a particular area of reading education. These can be used for in-depth study as well as a basis for personal research and writing of related class papers and presentations. The field of literacy education is a rapidly expanding and changing area in education. We hope you find the materials in this book to be both challenging and interest as you continue your study of this field. Thank you, Dick Robinson Mike McKenna

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This issues text presents current information on critical trends and developments in literacy education to help students choose and articulate their own informed approach to reading education. Issues and Trends in Literacy Education, Third Edition, continues to present a wide variety of opinions and positions in all crucial aspects of reading and writing education. This new edition includes up-to-date discussions on current topics such as reading assessment, the use of technology in reading, and adolescent literacy, among others. Renowned authors Dick Robinson, Mike McKenna, and Judy Wedman gear students to success by presenting scrupulously researched material that meets the NCATE/International Reading Association requirements for accreditation of graduate reading programs.

The primary purpose of this book is to help you better study and understand the field of literacy education.

Issues and Trends in Literacy Education, Second Edition , is a unique, friendly reference designed to provide necessary information needed by both pre-service and in-service educators to better understand the various viewpoints in the ever-changing field of literacy education. Current topics of interest are identified with articles, related references, discussion questions, application ideas and an annotated bibliography of related resources. After using this book, students will be well versed in reading education and will be able to decide upon and articulate their own informed approach to reading education. For readers interested in literacy education.

Well-respected authors Dick Robinson, Mike McKenna, and Kristin Conradi have compiled the opinions and positions of today's leading researchers and writers on many crucial aspects of reading and writing education-in a new edition that presents the most current information available. In the 5th Edition of this widely popular book, pre-service and graduate in-service teachers at both the elementary and high school levels get the most up-to-date information available on all crucial aspects of reading and writing education from the expert educators at the forefront of the field. Dick Robinson, Mike McKenna, and Kristin Conradi have masterfully pulled together an all-new group of scrupulously researched articles on the topics of word recognition, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, English learners, literacy coaching, adolescent literacy, technology and literacy, writing, and response to intervention. Robinson, McKenna, and Conradi start each chapter with an introduction to the leading issues currently being addressed by literacy educators at all levels of instruction and practice and then present the wide variety of opinions and positions drawn from some of today's leading researchers and writers in the field of literacy.

Organized into 10 thematic sections, the 30 carefully selected articles and accompanying pedagogical features enable students to gain an in-depth understanding of and practical ideas about current trends and issues in literacy teaching and learning. This text is a must-read for preservice teachers, in-service teachers, graduate students of literacy and related fields, and alternative teaching candidates seeking reading endorsement or certification."--Jacket.