Reading First and Beyond: The Complete Guide for Teachers and Literacy Coaches [Paperback]

Cathy Collins Block (Editor), Susan E. Israel (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1412914973 | ISBN-13: 978-1412914970 | Publication Date: April 7, 2005 | Edition: 1

Packed with enriching ideas for all educators, this guide summarizes the key areas of the Reading First program to provide a comprehensive understanding of its components.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The wealth of this information is like finding a chest of jewels you always knew was under the ocean but now here it is--a wonderful discovery that validates everything I knew was right about teaching to the needs of the individual learner." (Leslie Morris, Reading First Coach )

About the Author

Susan E. Israel is an independent researcher, writer, and literacy consultant and currently serves as President and Director of Reading Alliance for Catholic Education in Indiana, where she works with small and large corporations to enhance literacy products. Her special research interests are in the areas of reading comprehension, writing, and child-mind development as it relates to literacy processes. Israel served as assistant professor at the University of Dayton, and in 2005 she was awarded the University’s Panhellenic Council Outstanding Professor Award. She has also served on the national faculty at the University of Notre Dame Summer Program, where she taught reading and language arts methods. A former elementary teacher, she was awarded the 1998 teacher-researcher grant from the International Reading Association (IRA). Having been an active member of the IRA for over a decade, she has served on a number of IRA committees and interest groups and recently was president of the History of Literacy Special Interest Group. In addition, she has been active with the National Reading Conference. Israel has authored, coauthored, or edited over 15 books and volumes and is the senior editor of the recently published comprehensive volume, Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension (Israel & Duffy, 2008). Other recent publications include Teachers Taking Action: A Comprehensive Guide to Teacher Research (with Cynthia Lassonde, 2008), Reading First and Beyond (with Cathy Collins Block, 2005), Collaborative Literacy (2006), Shaping the Reading Field (2007), Poetic Possibilities (2006), and Quotes to Inspire Great Reading Teachers (2006).

Cathy Collins Block is a Professor of Education at Texas Christian University. She has taught every grade level from preschool to graduate school, and was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2002-2005. She has served or is presently serving on the Board of Directors of the National Reading Conference. Nobel Learning Communities, IBM Educational Board of Directors, and the National Center for Learning Disabilities. She presently serves on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Educational Psychology, Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, National Reading Conference Yearbook, and America Tomorrow. She has written more than 30 books and 80 research-based articles relative to literacy instruction and teacher education. She has also served or is serving on several elementary/middle school authorial writing teams for public/private school textbooks and literacy curriculum materials. She has written for Walt Disney Corporation, PBS Television Stations and other national media companies. She has received numerous honors as a teacher, including Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and Who’s Who in the World.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press; 1 edition (April 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412914973
• ISBN-13: 978-1412914970
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,032,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars What else is new in the literacy comprehension>, July 8, 2009

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Monique Richard (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reading First and Beyond: The Complete Guide for Teachers and Literacy Coaches (Paperback)

Overall the book presents some valuable applied materials for beginners. But the theoretical information is too slim. Considering the abundance of new research on the topic of comprehension and the difficulty for many teachers to adapt their teaching methods, publications such as these must be very current and advocate the highest standards. Half the book presents black line visual organizers that can be found in many other sources for free. The lesson plans do not inform the readers on the complexities of providing explicit instruction. Inquisitive and dedicated teachers who are looking for the best professional development materials dAlso, the book does not provide sufficient materials for kindergarten teachers. I would like to refer th reader to Leslie Morrow's book called "Using Children's Literature in Preschool to develop Comprehension". Unfortunately this book is not at the level of many other publications of the International Reading Association.
Monique Richard
Toronto

4.0 out of 5 stars Reading First, January 15, 2009

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Rica Web "raspberry8" (Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reading First and Beyond: The Complete Guide for Teachers and Literacy Coaches (Paperback)

Good reference about Reading. It discusses NCLB and contains materials that are very useful for today's Reading teacher. Another resource for those taking the Reading certification exams.