Reading Research at Work: Foundations of Effective PracticeKatherine A. Dougherty Stahl, Michael C. McKenna This book presents state-of-the-science research on the components of successful literacy learning and how to target them in contemporary classrooms. The volume builds on and extends the work of Steven Stahl, whose pioneering contributions encompassed the key areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and assessment. Ten classic papers by Stahl are accompanied by 16 new chapters by other leading experts, who highlight Stahl's theoretical, methodological, and instructional innovations; describe how knowledge about each domain continues to evolve; and discuss implications for helping all children become better readers. |
Contents
The Legacy of Steven A Stahl | 3 |
Fostering the Scientific Study of Reading Instruction by Example 36 | 36 |
Understanding Shifts in Reading and Its Instruction | 45 |
Relying on Research | 76 |
Phonics and Phonemic Awareness | 85 |
Defining Phonological Awareness and Its Relationship to Early Reading | 92 |
A PhonemeDirect Model | 114 |
Everything You Wanted to Know about Phonics but Were Afraid to Ask | 126 |
The State of Vocabulary Research in the Mid1980s | 217 |
A ModelBased MetaAnalysis | 226 |
Comprehension Research over the Past Three Decades | 275 |
Prior Knowledge and Difficult Vocabulary in the Comprehension | 284 |
Improving Students Reading Comprehension | 303 |
What Happens When Students Read Multiple Source Documents in History? | 316 |
Evolution of a Teaching Strategy | 351 |
An Educational Model of Assessment and Targeted Instruction for Children | 373 |
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