Ch. 1. Becoming an Effective and Influential Literacy Teacher -- Ch. 2. Understanding Meaning Making and the Reading and Writing Process -- Ch. 3. Understanding Early Reading and Writing Development -- Ch. 4. Using Instructional Strategies to Develop Reading Comprehension -- Ch. 5. Building Vocabulary and Comprehension Connections -- Ch. 6. Building Word Analysis Strategies and Skills -- Ch. 7. Using Literature and Reader Response to Enhance Motivation and Comprehension -- Ch. 8. Developing Children's Reading and Writing in Content Areas -- Ch. 9. Instructing Delayed Readers in a Regular Classroom Setting -- Ch. 10. Understanding Language and Cultural Diversity and Special Needs -- Ch. 11. Assessing Children's Progress in Literacy Development -- Ch. 12. Examining Instructional Approaches to Literacy Learning -- Ch. 13. Continuing Your Professional Growth as an Effective and Influential Literacy Teacher -- App. A. Newbery Medal Books -- App. B. Caldecott Medal Books
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-558) and indexes