Literacy In The Early Grades

Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start for PreK-4 Readers and Writers, 4/e has been written to help teachers get every child off to a successful start in literacy. In this text, Gail Tompkins, a long-recognized leader in the field of literacy education, focuses her attention exclusively on the developmental needs of children in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 4, and on the skills and strategies teachers need to guide young children to become fluent readers and writers. With oodles of classroom applications--authentic classroom vignettes, student work samples, minilessons, assessment tools, video case studies, and a Compendium of Instructional Procedures--this fourth edition conscientiously presents research-based and practical directives for sound literacy instruction and assessment. Through the use of this text, new and experienced teachers will be well-prepared to pass licensure exams and teach reading and writing confidently and effectively.--Publisher's description.