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Best Practices in Literacy Instruction

by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Ernest Morrell, Heather Kenyon Casey

7th Edition

Publisher: The Guilford Press

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Book Details

Print ISBN9781462552238
eText ISBN9781462552269
PublisherThe Guilford Press
Publishing Year2023
Edition7th Edition
LanguageEnglish
Pages496

The textbook Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, 7th Edition, edited by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Ernest Morrell, and Heather Kenyon Casey, provides teachers, practitioners, and education students with evidence-based frameworks for teaching reading and writing. The text addresses essential curricular needs by establishing clear guidance for designing instruction across varied classroom environments.

The thematic coverage guides readers through core instructional components, including phonological awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary development, and genre-specific comprehension. Additional chapters explore strategies for reading nonfiction, methods for teaching writers, approaches to increasing student reading motivation, and digital literacy integration, detailing how each element functions within a balanced program.

This seventh edition includes 80% new material that emphasizes inclusive and equitable instruction, accompanied by a foreword written by Gholnecsar (Gholdy) E. Muhammad and an afterword by Cornelius Minor. The text supports teacher preparation programs and advanced literacy courses seeking grounded academic research alongside practical teaching strategies.

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter I: Situating Best Practices: Comprehensive and Culturally, Responsive Literacy Instruction

  2. Chapter 1: Current Issues and Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, P. David Pearson, Christina L. Madda, & Taffy E. Raphael

  3. Chapter 2: Best Practices to Promote Social Justice and Equity in the Literacy Classroom, Ernest Morrell

  4. Chapter 3: Best Practices for Motivating Students to Read, Ana Taboada Barber & John T. Guthrie

  5. Chapter II: Best Practices throughout the Grades

  6. Chapter 4: Best Practices in Early Literacy, Lesley Mandel Morrow, Susan Dougherty, & Diane Tracey

  7. Chapter 5: Best Practices for Literacy in the Intermediate and Middle Grades, Heather Kenyon Casey

  8. Chapter 6: Best Practices for Literacy in High School, Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey

  9. Chapter 7: Best Practices for Integrating Children’s Literature into the Life of the Classroom, Kathy G. Short

  10. Chapter 8: Best Practices for Organizing and Differentiating for Equitable Literacy Instruction, D. Ray Reutzel & Parker C. Fawson

  11. Chapter III: Evidence-Based Practices for Literacy Teaching and Learning

  12. Chapter 9: Best Practices for Developing Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Word Study to Support Fluent Reading, Donald R. Bear

  13. Chapter 10: Best Practices in Fluency Instruction, Melanie Kuhn, Timothy Rasinski, & Chase Young

  14. Chapter 11: Best Practices in Vocabulary Instruction, Kathy Ganske

  15. Chapter 12: Best Practices for Developing Comprehension across Genres, Nell K. Duke & Nicole M. Martin

  16. Chapter 13: Best Practices in Teaching Writers, Kelly Gallagher & Penny Kittle

  17. Chapter 14: Best Practices in Reading Nonfiction: Understanding the Possibilities and Problems, Robert Probst & Kylene Beers

  18. Chapter 15: Best Practices in Digital Literacy, Troy Hicks

  19. Chapter IV: Best Practices to Meet Targeted Needs

  20. Chapter 16: Best Practices to Support the Literacy Development of Bilingual Learners, Ofelia García & Claudia Cervantes-Soon

  21. Chapter 17: Best Practices to Change the Trajectory of Students Experiencing Reading Difficulties, Victoria J. Risko & Doris Walker-Dalhouse

  22. Chapter 18: Best Practices to Support Achieving Yet “Invisible” Literacy Learners, Diane Lapp, Toni Faddis, & Alejandro Gonzalez Ojeda

  23. Chapter 19: Best Practices in Literacy Assessment, Nancy Frey, Alejandro Gonzalez Ojeda, & Douglas Fisher

  24. Chapter V: Sustaining Best Practices: The Importance of Building Connections

  25. Chapter 20: Best Practices Linking Professional Learning, Literacy Coaching, and Equity, Sharon Walpole, Faith Muirhead, & Jaime True Daley

  26. Chapter 21: Best Practices for Home, School, and Community Partnerships: Collaborating for Social Justice and Equity, Patricia A. Edwards & Jacquelyn S. Sweeney

  27. Chapter Epilogue: Literacy Practicing: Repositioning Teachers as Cultural Workers and Ecopedagogues toward Creating Learning Cultures, Robert J. Tierney & P. David Pearson

  28. Chapter Afterword: Teaching Literacy in the Dystopia of Now: A Call to Action, Cornelius Minor

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