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Reading Instruction That Works

The Case for Balanced Teaching

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  • Hardback: pages
  • Published: May 2002
  • ISBN: 978-1-57230-734-6
  • Publisher: Guilford Press

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Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text provides a comprehensive guide to effective literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Distinguished scholar and educator Michael Pressley presents research-based, classroom-tested best practices for combining skills-based and whole language approaches in the context of a highly motivating environment. Updated throughout with the latest data, the book explains the theoretical underpinnings of recommended strategies and techniques and shows how exemplary teachers actually put them into practice. Three all-new chapters provide state-of-the-science coverage of fluency, vocabulary, and writing.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Whole Language. Skilled Reading. Children Who Experience Problems in Learning to Read. Before Reading Words Begins. Learning to Recognize Words. Fluency, with Lauren Fingeret. Vocabulary, with Laurel Disney and Kendra Anderson. Expert Primary-Level Teaching of Literacy Is Balanced Teaching, with Ruth Wharton-McDonald and Jennifer Mistretta Hampston. The Need for Increased Comprehension Instruction, with Ruth Wharton-McDonald. Writing, with Mary M. Juzwik. Motivation and Literacy. Concluding Reflections… for the Time Being.

Reviews

'No one does a better job of describing a truly balanced approach to reading instruction than Michael Pressley, particularly with the new chapters on fluency, vocabulary, and writing. If I had only ten books on reading on my bookshelves, this would be one of them.' - Michael F. Graves, PhD, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

'After reading the third edition of this book, I knew that I had another valuable resource for my classroom. I was encouraged to find coverage of new aspects of reading instruction, including new research that is relevant to my students. Current instructional standards are reflected in the new chapters on fluency, vocabulary, and writing. I highly recommend this book to elementary teachers and special educators.' - Sheri Louis, MA, Special Education Teacher, Westcott Junior High School, Westbrook, Maine