The voice of evidence in reading research
Peggy D. McCardle (Editor), Vinita Chhabra (Editor)
"The book's first section sets the stage for the rest of the book by outlining the importance of using research evidence to guide practice. Section II clarifies the definition of scientific research, examines three types of research studies (longitudinal research, meta-analysis, and clinical trials), and provides simple guidelines for determining the quality of a study. Section III takes a fresh look at the milestone National Reading Panel report on teaching children to read (April 2000) and introduces important additional findings on phonemic awareness and phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. In Section IV, the focus is on classroom issues educators face every day, such as professional development, student motivation, time allocation during literacy instruction, and interventions for students who struggle with reading. Section V explores neuro-imaging's role in revealing the relationship between brain function and reading ability. The final section turns the spotlight on educational policy-how it develops, how reading research has affected it, and where reading research is headed"--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2004
P.H. Brookes Pub., Baltimore, Md., ©2004