Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum

Big Brother and the National Reading Curriculum
Author: Richard L. Allington
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN:

In this timely and important book, nationally-recognized reading researcher Richard Allington tracks and questions the 30-year campaign that has focused on testing, accountability, and federalization of education.

Big Brother

Big Brother
Author: Lionel Shriver
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062199269

Big Brother is a striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity from Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed author the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. For Pandora, cooking is a form of love. Alas, her husband, Fletcher, a self-employed high-end cabinetmaker, now spurns the “toxic” dishes that he’d savored through their courtship, and spends hours each day to manic cycling. Then, when Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the airport, she doesn’t recognize him. In the years since they’ve seen one another, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? After Edison has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: It’s him or me. Rich with Shriver’s distinctive wit and ferocious energy, Big Brother is about fat: an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. It asks just how much sacrifice we'll make to save single members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.

Reading Process and Practice

Reading Process and Practice
Author: Constance Weaver
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Total Pages: 744
Release: 1994
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Updated and revised, this text begins with a discussion of the reading process. New to this edition are chapters on characterizing whole language principles and practices and growing into whole language teaching of writing, reading, literature, and theme study.

Misreading Reading

Misreading Reading
Author: Gerald Coles
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Coles rejects the "skills-emphasis" approach to teaching early readers and learners, and leans toward a whole-language technique.

Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts, Volume II

Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts, Volume II
Author: James Flood
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 959
Release: 2015-04-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317639693

The Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts, Volume II brings together state-of-the-art research and practice on the evolving view of literacy as encompassing not only reading, writing, speaking, and listening, but also the multiple ways through which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. It forefronts as central to literacy education the visual, communicative, and performative arts, and the extent to which all of the technologies that have vastly expanded the meanings and uses of literacy originate and evolve through the skills and interests of the young. A project of the International Reading Association, published and distributed by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Visit http://www.reading.org for more information about Internationl Reading Associationbooks, membership, and other services.

Shaping Literacy Achievement

Shaping Literacy Achievement
Author: Michael Pressley
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462524966

In the era of No Child Left Behind, what literacy research is still needed? How should it be conducted? And what role does research play in determining the kinds of literacy experiences that actually take place in classrooms? This forward-thinking book brings together leading authorities to address these vital and hotly debated questions. Contributors analyze the existing knowledge on core aspects of literacy education, describe how science is currently informing practice, and identify important methodological challenges and research directions. A highlight of the book is a chapter in which Michael Pressley offers an insightful critique of Reading First as well as practical recommendations for improving future policies.

Confronting Intolerance

Confronting Intolerance
Author: Stephen G. Mogge
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9087904894

Confronting Intolerance: Critical, Responsive Literacy Instruction with Adult Immigrants captures the experience of adult immigrants who are improving their English literacy while confronting an intolerant political culture. It examines recent immigration policy and the anti-immigrant fervor that has gripped the United States and describes the perseverance and struggles of immigrant students to pursue their goals through literacy education.

Curriculum Leadership

Curriculum Leadership
Author: Allan A. Glatthorn
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412992192

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation, Third Edition is a one-of-a-kind resource written for educational leaders, teachers, and administrators. Responding to the need for globally connected classrooms and innovative leadership, this unique text provides a rich and inclusive foundation of curriculum. The authors draw upon a wide range of research and experience to provide readers with creative, up-to-date curriculum strategies and ideas. In sharing innovative programs, learning experiences, and new approaches, they build a solid connection for curriculum development from theory to practice, helping future leaders in education meet the global challenges of our time.

RTI

RTI
Author: Daryl F. Mellard
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452295263

"Mellard and Johnson not only help us understand what RTI is and why we need it, they go the next step and tell us how to make it happen." —Joseph Jenkins, Professor of Special Education University of Washington "This is a richly informative book on a most important and timely topic to hundreds of thousands of practitioners, parents, and policy makers." —Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development Vanderbilt University The nuts-and-bolts handbook for implementing RTI schoolwide! Written by leading special education researchers with the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and the University of Kansas, this comprehensive yet accessible reference provides administrators with practical guidelines for launching RTI in their schools. Highlighting the powerful role that RTI can play in prevention, early intervention, and determining eligibility for special services, the authors cover the three tiers of RTI, schoolwide screening, progress monitoring, and changes in school structures and individual staff roles. The text includes: Site-based examples and student case studies A discussion of the challenges to successful implementation A section on frequently asked questions RTI: A Practitioner′s Guide to Implementing Response to Intervention is an invaluable resource that helps administrators increase the likelihood of success for students at risk and meet the requirements of NCLB, Reading First, and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004.

Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies

Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies
Author: Craig Kridel
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1065
Release: 2010-02-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412958830

The Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies provides a comprehensive introduction to the academic field of curriculum studies for the scholar, student, teacher, and administrator. The study of curriculum, beginning in the early 20th century, served primarily the areas of school administration and teaching and was seen as a method to design and develop programs of study. The field subsequently expanded to draw upon disciplines from the arts, humanities, and social sciences and to examine larger educational forces and their effects upon the individual, society, and conceptions of knowledge. Curriculum studies has now emerged to embrace an expansive and contested conception of academic scholarship while focusing upon a diverse and complex dynamic among educational experiences, practices, settings, actions, and theories in relation to personal and institutional needs and interests. The Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies serves to inform and to introduce terms, events, documents, biographies, and concepts to assist the reader in understanding aspects of this rapidly changing field of study. Representative topics include: Origins, definitions, dimensions, and variations on Curriculum Studies Curriculum development and design for schools Curricular purpose, implementation, and evaluation Contemporary issues, e.g., standards, tests, and accountability Curricular dimensions of teaching and teacher education Interdisciplinary perspectives on institutionalized curriculum Informal curricula of homes, mass media, workplaces, organizations, and relationships Impact of race, class, gender, health, belief, appearance, place, ethnicity, language Relationships of curriculum and poverty, wealth, and related factors Modes of curriculum inquiry and research Curriculum as cultural studies, exploring the formation of identities and possibilities Corporate, state, church, and military influence as curriculum Global and international perspectives on curriculum Curriculum organizations, journals, and resources Summaries of books and articles on curriculum studies Biographic vignettes of key persons in curriculum studies Relevant photographs