Lacina, Jan creator Silva, Cecilia text xx United States SAGE 2011 monographic und

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xv, 226 p.: ill. 24 cm. "Using teaching vignettes, cases for exploration, and research in the field, this text provides teachers with effective, research-based literacy strategies they can use to improve their practice with students from diverse backgrounds. The cases - drawn from urban, rural, and suburban settings - allow teachers to make connections between classroom challenges and the research literature that can help them become problem solvers and reflective practitioners."--BOOK JACKET. Introduction: Learning from successful literacy teachers -- Guiding students` literacy success / Cynthia M. Schmidt and Catherine McMillan -- Oral language development / Sandra Mercuri -- Early literacy development / James Salzman, Robyn Knicely, and Jeanne Schrumm -- Vocabulary development / Patience Sowa -- Comprehending text / Donna Witherspoon and Julie Ankrum -- Writing development -- Literacy across the curriculum: strategic instruction in the content areas / Theresa Harris-Tig Jan Lacina. Includes bibliographic references and index English Language arts (Elementary) Case studies Language arts teachers Case studies 372.6 L11c 978-1-4129-5643-7 251212 20260803094100.0