Book Title: Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice

Author: Edited by Kristen A. Munger

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Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice introduces instructional strategies linked to the most current research-supported practices in the field of literacy. The book includes chapters related to scientifically-based literacy research, early literacy development, literacy assessment, digital age influences on children’s literature, literacy development in underserved student groups, secondary literacy instructional strategies, literacy and modern language, and critical discourse analysis. Chapters are written by authors with expertise in both college teaching and the delivery of research-supported literacy practices in schools. The book features detailed explanations of a wide variety of literacy strategies that can be implemented by both beginning and expert practitioners. Readers will gain knowledge about topics frequently covered in college literacy courses, along with guided practice for applying this knowledge in their future or current classrooms. The book’s success-oriented framework helps guide educators toward improving their own practices and is designed to foster the literacy development of students of all ages.

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Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice introduces instructional strategies linked to the most current research-supported practices in the field of literacy. The book includes chapters related to scientifically-based literacy research, early literacy development, literacy assessment, digital age influences on children’s literature, literacy development in underserved student groups, secondary literacy instructional strategies, literacy and modern language, and critical discourse analysis. Chapters are written by authors with expertise in both college teaching and the delivery of research-supported literacy practices in schools. The book features detailed explanations of a wide variety of literacy strategies that can be implemented by both beginning and expert practitioners. Readers will gain knowledge about topics frequently covered in college literacy courses, along with guided practice for applying this knowledge in their future or current classrooms. The book’s success-oriented framework helps guide educators toward improving their own practices and is designed to foster the literacy development of students of all ages.

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Edited by Kristen A. Munger

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Literacy

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Title
Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice
Author
Edited by Kristen A. Munger
Contributors
Bryan Ripley Crandall; Kathleen A. Cullen; Michelle A. Duffy; Tess M. Dussling; Elizabeth C. Lewis; Vicki McQuitty; Kristen A. Munger; Maria S. Murray; Joanne E. O’Toole; Joanna M. Robertson; and Elizabeth Y. Stevens
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© 2016 Kristen A. Munger. Some rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-942341-22-2 ebook

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This publication was made possible by a SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant (IITG). IITG is a competitive grants program open to SUNY faculty and support staff across all disciplines. IITG encourages development of innovations that meet the Power of SUNY’s transformative vision.

Published by Open SUNY Textbooks, Milne Library
State University of New York at Geneseo,
Geneseo, NY 14454

Primary Subject
Literacy
Additional Subject(s)
Educational: Language, literature and literacy
Publisher
Open SUNY Textbooks
Ebook ISBN
978-1-942341-22-2