Teaching Children to Read: From Basals to Books (Hardcover) by Robert B Cooter, D Ray Reutzel

For Courses In Reading Methods In Elementary School.This Elementary Reading Methods Text Is The Only One On The Market That Offers A Transitional Perspective To Teach Reading In A Balanced Way. It Provides Theoretical Guidelines And Methodology To Combine Both The Use Of Basals And Skills Based Instruction With A More Balanced Approach To Teaching Reading. The Authors Introduce Seven Principles That Support Literacy Development And Examine Them Closely Throughout The Text. These Principles Undergird The Philosophical Methodology Pre-Service Teachers Use To Develop Their Own Model Of Balanced Literacy Instruction.