Press would like to thank the following reviewers:
Sandy Jameson
English Teacher
Nazareth Area High School
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Melissa Kaasa
Kindergarten Teacher
Roy Elementary School
Yelm, Washington
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Table of Contents
The Massive Literacy Challenge Nobody’s Talking About
A Distillation of Reading Comprehension
The Overskillification of Reading
1 The Sound of Reading—Decoding and Phonics
Phonics: How to Teach It Effectively
Best Practice: Reading to Students—Crucial, but Often Neglected
Classroom Applications for Teachers
2 The Look of Reading—Vocabulary
Reading: The Brain’s Letterbox
Methods: How Students Can Do All This Reading
Vocabulary: The Building Blocks of Conceptual Knowledge
Classroom Applications for Teachers
3 The Knowingness of Reading—Background Knowledge
Knowledge: A Million Miles Wide, Inches Deep
Baseball and Background Knowledge
What Baffles Teachers About Curriculum
Writing: The Litmus Paper of Thought
Classroom Applications for Teachers
Classroom Applications for Teachers
Conclusion: The Promise of Literacy Reframed
The Many Gifts of Literacy Reframed
One More Glimpse Into a Literacy Reframed Classroom
About the Authors
Robin
