How to end the reading war and serve the literacy needs of all students : a primer for parents, policy makers, and people who care

The twenty-first century Reading War is, in fact, nothing new, but some of the details are unique to our current culture driven by social media. This volume seeks to examine the current Reading War in the context of the historical recurrence of public and political debates around student reading abi...

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Main Author Thomas, P. L. 1961- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2022.
EditionSecond edition.
Subjects
Reading (Elementary)
Reading > Phonetic method.
Reading > Ability testing.
Educational equalization.
Education > Learning Styles.
Educational strategies and policy.
Educational psychology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806602759
DOI10.1108/979-8-88730-035-1
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 169 pages) : illustrations (black & white)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Parent advocacy and the new (but still misguided) phonics assault on reading
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. A historical perspective of the reading war: 1940s and 1990s editions
  • Chapter 2. The 21st century reading war: The science of reading, dyslexia, and misguided reading policy
  • Chapter 3. Misreading reading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
  • Chapter 4. How to end the reading war and serve the literacy needs of all students: Shifting our deficit gaze, asking different questions about literacy
  • Chapter 5. The science of reading in 2022, and beyond: Not simple, not settled
  • Chapter 6. Conclusion: The science of literacy--a 5-decades journey and counting
  • Appendix a: Recommended reading
  • Appendix b: Fact checking the science of reading--a quick guide for teachers.

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