TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lacina, Jan
AU  - Silva, Cecilia
TI  - Cases of Successful Literacy teachers
SN  - 978-1-4129-5643-7
AV  - 372.6 L11c 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - United States
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Language arts (Elementary)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Language arts teachers
N1  - Includes bibliographic references and index; 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
N2  - "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
ER  -