Language and literacy learning in schools

Abstract

Part I:Challenges and Choices in the New Educational Landscape. Silliman, Wilkinson, Collaboration for Language and Literacy Learning: Three Challenges. Wallach, Ehren, Collaborative Models of Instruction and Intervention: Choices, Decisions, and Implementation. Part II: Word Recognition and Reading Comprehension: Perspectives on Instructional and Intervention Practices. Gillam, Gorman, Language and Discourse Contributions to Word Recognition and Text Interpretation: Implications of a Dynamic Systems Perspective. Troia, Building Word Recognition Skills through Empirically Validated Instructional Practices: Collaborative Efforts of Speech-Language Pathologists and Teachers. Whitaker, Gambrell, Morrow, Reading Comprehension Instruction for All Students. Pressley, Hilden, Toward More Ambitious Comprehension Instruction. Donahue, Foster, Integration of Language and Discourse Components with Reading Comprehension: It's All About Relationships. Part III: Writing and Spelling: Perspectives on Instructional and Intervention Practices. Englert, Dunsmore, The Role of Dialogue in Constructing Effective Literacy Settings for Students with Language and Learning Disabilities. Singer, Bashir, EmPOWER: A Strategy for Teaching Students with Language Learning Disabilities How to Write Expository Text. Templeton, Instructional Approaches to Spelling: The Window on Students' Word Knowledge in Reading and Writing. Apel, Masterson, Hart, Integration of Language Components in Spelling Instruction: Instruction That Maximizes Students' Learning. Part IV: Integrating Education and Clinical Practices. Silliman, Wilkinson, Danzak, Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again: What's Right with Betsy.