{"product_id":"knowledge-to-support-the-teaching-of-reading-preparing-teachers-for-a-changing-world-hardcover","title":"Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading: Preparing Teachers for a Changing World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Snow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePeg Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eM. Susan Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasic reading proficiency is key to success in all content areas, but attending to students' literacy development remains a challenge for many teachers, especially after the primary grades. \u003ci\u003eKnowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e presents recommendations for the essential knowledge about the development, acquisition, and teaching of language and literacy skills that teachers need to master and use. This important book is one result of an initiative of the National Academy of Education's Committee on Teacher Education, whose members have been charged with the task of creating a core knowledge base for teacher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKNOWLEDGE to SUPPORT the TEACHING of READING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is generally accepted that reading with comprehension is key to success in all academic domains. This means that every teacher must be able to help students deepen their reading and writing skills. What is the core knowledge base teachers need for this task? \u003ci\u003eKnowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e offers a definitive guide to reading and literacy preparation in teacher education and professional development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the current obsession with improving national educational standards for our children, an alarming number of teachers lack grounding in the fundamentals of theory and practice of reading and literacy. This book is a part of a major initiative of the National Academy of Education's Committee on Teacher Education, whose members have been charged with the task of creating a core knowledge base for teacher education. A subcommittee of experts on language and literacy developed \u003ci\u003eKnowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e to delineate the essential knowledge about the development, acquisition, and teaching of language and literacy that all teachers need. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book links evidence about student accomplishments and effective instructional practices to teacher knowledge and teacher preparation. The editors include information for meeting the more challenging situations teachers may encounter when teaching reading. Written for teacher educators, the book defines teacher preparation as a developmental process that evolves from recurring cycles of learning, enactment, assessment, and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EDITORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATHERINE E. SNOW\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She conducts research on first and second language acquisition and literacy development in monolingual and bilingual children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEG GRIFFIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a research affiliate of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition of the University of California at San Diego. She studies language and literacy in various school subjects and in preschools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. SUSAN BURNS\u003c\/b\u003e is co-coordinator of the Early Childhood Education Program in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. She studies cognition, language, and literacy in the early childhood education of culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse children. In addition to the editors, the subcommittee includes Gina Cervetti, Claude Goldenberg, Louisa Moats, Annemarie Palincsar, P. David Pearson, Dorothy Strickland, and MaryEllen Vogt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.56 x 7.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723068674111,"sku":"9780787974657","price":84.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/587e8f9b7154d7cb1f1569ca2d3b7861.webp?v=1765097905","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/knowledge-to-support-the-teaching-of-reading-preparing-teachers-for-a-changing-world-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}