ED428322 CS013445
Title: Becoming a Reader: A Developmental Approach to Reading
Instruction. Second Edition.
Author(s): O'Donnell, Michael P.; Wood, Margo
Pages: 386
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0-205-27901-5
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Allyn and Bacon, 160 Gould St, Needham Heights,
MA 02494; Tel: 800-666-9433 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.abacon.com
($53).
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Massachusetts
Journal Announcement: RIEAUG1999
Target Audience: Teachers
Providing
a developmental perspective of literacy learning as a way to understand
the literacy process, this book describes how children become skilled
readers through the following five stages of the literacy growth
process: emergent reading, initial reading, transitional, basic
literacy, and refinement. Unlike most other literacy books which
are organized by topic, this book addresses such specific topics
like word identification and comprehension within the larger framework
of literacy development. Additionally, it emphasizes helping teachers
foster positive attitudes towards reading, promoting extensive reading
experiences, and reading for meaning; these instructional goals
transcend and bind the stages into an integrated process. Each chapter
includes structured overviews, key terms, and summaries. A new prologue
focuses on "reading wars," the current conflicts about
reading instruction. Chapters in the book are: (1) Emergent Reading
Stage; (2) Initial Reading Stage; (3) Transitional Stage; (4) Basic
Literacy Stage; (5) Vocabulary Development; (6) Effective Reading
of Texts; (7) Study Strategies; (8) Refinement Stage; (9) Refinement
Stage: Content Area Reading; (10) Assessment; (11) Organization
and Management; (12) Ms. Stein's First Grade: A Literature-Based
Program; (13) Mr. Gordon's Fourth Grade: Using Basal Readers; and
(14) Instructing Readers with Differences. Appendixes contain an
informal assessment of study strategies; the O'Donnell/Wood Informal
Assessment of Elementary Reading; and the Gorham (ME) Schools' Literacy
Guide. (RS)
Descriptors: *Beginning Reading; Classroom Techniques; *Developmental
Stages; Elementary Education; Emergent Literacy; Gifted; Reading
Comprehension; Reading Difficulties; *Reading Instruction; Student
Evaluation; Study Skills; *Vocabulary Development
