Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5

By Nell K. Duke | Publisher: Guilford Publications

About the book

What are the principles that every elementary teacher must learn in order to plan and adapt successful literacy instruction? This concise course text and practitioner resource brings together leading experts to explain the guiding ideas that underlie effective instructional practice. Each chapter reviews one or more key principles and highlights ways to apply them flexibly in diverse classrooms and across grade levels and content areas. Chapters cover core instructional topics (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension); high-quality learning environments; major issues such as assessment, differentiation, explicit instruction, equity, and culturally relevant pedagogy; and the importance of teachers’ reflective practice and lifelong learning. 

Editions of Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5

Paperback
ISBN 9781462546046
EBook
ISBN 9781462546213

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What are the principles that every elementary teacher must learn in order to plan and adapt successful literacy instruction? This concise course text and practitioner resource brings together leading experts to explain the guiding ideas that underlie effective instructional practice. Each chapter reviews one or more key principles and highlights ways to apply them flexibly in diverse classrooms and across grade levels and content areas. Chapters cover core instructional topics (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension); high-quality learning environments; major issues such as assessment, differentiation, explicit instruction, equity, and culturally relevant pedagogy; and the importance of teachers’ reflective practice and lifelong learning. 

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What is Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5 about?

What are the principles that every elementary teacher must learn in order to plan and adapt successful literacy instruction? This concise course text and practitioner resource brings together leading experts to explain the guiding ideas that underlie effective instructional practice. Each chapter reviews one or more key principles and highlights ways to apply them flexibly in diverse classrooms and across grade levels and content areas. Chapters cover core instructional topics (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension); high-quality learning environments; major issues such as assessment, differentiation, explicit instruction, equity, and culturally relevant pedagogy; and the importance of teachers’ reflective practice and lifelong learning. 

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Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Teaching skills and techniques > Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5?

Nell K. Duke

Who is the Publisher of the book Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5?

Guilford Publications

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Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5 is available as paperback(ISBN 9781462546046) and ebook(ISBN 9781462546213)

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