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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450312303321

Autore

Hoffman James V.

Titolo

The Texts in Elementary Classrooms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, Aug. 2004

Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]

ISBN

1-135-62890-4

1-282-37506-7

9786612375064

1-4106-1108-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement

Disciplina

372.4

Soggetti

Reading (Primary)

Reading (Elementary)

Education, Primary - Curricula

Education, Elementary - Curricula

Children - Books and reading

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Part I: Basic Processes and Text Features; Part II: Considering the Forms of Texts in Classrooms; Part III: Some Issues Surrounding Text Selection; Part IV: Assessing the Text Environment; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This CIERA sponsored book is based on the premise that high-quality texts of all kinds are essential to good teaching in elementary classrooms. Experts on a variety of text-related topics were asked to summarize existing research and then apply it to literacy development in an "ideal" classroom. The most comprehensive and up-to-date book in its field, it moves progressively from an examination of discrete literacy processes and forms to a holistic overview and assessment of the classroom literacy environment. Content coverage in this outstanding new book includes: *Literacy Processes--Part I examines basic reading processes (instruction, comprehension, word recognition,



fluency, and motivation) as they relate to text features. *Forms of Texts--Part II examines the wide variety of text types (fiction, nonfiction, leveled, local, and electronic) that comprise an effective classroom literacy program. Discussions include the nature of these texts, their qualities and quantities, how they fit into an instructional plan, and how a teacher might assess their effectiveness. *Text Selection--Part III examines special issues (linguistic diversity and teachers as censors) related to the selection of classroom texts. *Personal Applications--The final, hands-on chapter synthesizes the book's ideas and offers practical tools (checklists and inventories) whereby teachers can self-assess the literacy environment of their own classrooms. This book is suitable for anyone (graduate students, in-service reading specialists and curriculum directors, college faculty, and researchers) who deal directly with issues of classroom literacy.