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Suggested Citation: "Front Matter." Dorothy Strickland, et al. 2002. Preparing Our Teachers: Opportunities for Better Reading Instruction. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press. doi: 10.17226/10130.

PREPARING OUR TEACHERS

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PREPARING OUR TEACHERS

Opportunities for Better Reading Instruction

The New Brunswick Group

Dorothy Strickland

Catherine Snow

Peg Griffin

M.Susan Burns

Peggy McNamara

JOSEPH HENRY PRESS
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Joseph Henry Press
500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001

The Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academies Press, was created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public. Joseph Henry was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences and a leader in early American science.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this volume are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Academy of Sciences or its affiliated institutions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Preparing our teachers: opportunities for better reading instruction/Dorothy Strickland…[et al.] (the New Brunswick Group).

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-309-07445-2 (pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Reading teachers—Training of—United States. 2. Reading. I. Strickland, Dorothy S. II. New Brunswick Group.

LB2844.1.R4 P74 2002

428.4'071–dc21

2002151774

Printed in the United States of America

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	Introduction Teachers of Young Children: The Agents and Champions of Literacy	1
	How This Book Came to Be	6
	What’s at Stake	12
	What Are Teacher Education and Professional Development?	13
	A Firm Footing for Learning to Teach Reading in the Early Grades	17
	Who This Book Is For	20
	We Must Do It, and We Can	21
	Notes	23
	Resources	24
Chapter 1	From Shopping Lists to Poetry: Forms and Functions of Written Language	29
	Playing with Symbols	31
	The Workings of Print	34
	How Texts Vary	36
	Oral and Written Language	37
	Writing—When Children Control the Symbols	38
	Sample Activities for Teacher Learning	41
	Resources	52

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Chapter 2	Making Meaning: Language Development and Comprehension	55
	Spoken Language—a Link to literacy	58
	Speaking of and in Multilingual Classrooms	60
	Vocabulary Words—and the Ideas That Go With Them	62
	Comprehension and Metacognition	66
	Sample Activities for Teacher Learning	70
	Resources	76
Chapter 3	Sounds, Letters, and Words: How Print Works	81
	Facts About Sounds and Spoken Words	83
	Penetrating Words—Phonemic Awareness	92
	Corresponding with Letters—Phonics	98
	Fast, Easy, Complete Reading—Fluency	101
	Sample Activities for Teacher Learning	104
	Resources	114
Chapter 4	Moving to Success: Motivating Children to Read	119
	Grown-ups Have Fickle Motivations	119
	Impressions of Children’s Motivations	120
	Concepts Essential to Motivating Children	123
	Good Reading Instruction Raises the Bar for Motivating Students	126

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	The Matter of Materials to Motivate Reading	127
	Can the Routine Aspects of Reading Be Interesting?	129
	Writing Motivates Reading	129
	Teaching Directly About Motivation to Read	131
	Enlisting Families to Motivate Readers	132
	Culture and Motivation	133
	Sample Activities for Teacher Learning	134
	Resources	142
Chapter 5	Anticipating Challenges: Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention	147
	Prepared to Know When to Intervene	148
	Prepared to Assess All Aspects of Skilled Reading	151
	Prepared to Provide Interventions	153
	Instructional Groupings in Interventions	155
	Computers in Interventions	155
	Professional Development and Assessment	157
	Sample Activities for Teacher Learning	160
	Resources	167
	About the Authors	175
	Index	177
	Credits	183

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PREPARING OUR TEACHERS

Contents