This book illustrates the latest developments in literacy and language assessment in the digital context, and subsequently presents a rigorous validation study on a newly proposed form of assessment (scenario-based assessment, SBA) that seeks to respond to the contextual change …
"Timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports pre-service and in-service teachers in developing curriculum and instruction that both addresses and exceeds the requirements of English language arts standards. It demonstrates how the Common Core State Standar…
"This edited volume provides a single coherent overview of vocabulary teaching and learning in relation to each of the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking). Each of the four sections presents a skill area with two chapters presented by two leading experts in the f…
"By adopting a postcolonial theoretical perspective, the text interrogates the logic behind policy changes which have prioritized English, local-language, or biliteracy. It draws on data from interviews with teachers and researcher observation to demonstrate how policies have in…
"Schools around the world use online programs like Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts to improve students' reading comprehension of real books, but how can such software be used most effectively? In this unique resource, researcher Keith Topping analyzes independent research …
Lingstica cognitiva y espaol LE/L2 constituye una valiosa aportacin al estudio de la adquisicin y la enseanza del espaol LE/L2 desde la perspectiva terica de la lingstica cognitiva. Se trata de la primera obra escrita en espaol en la que se ofrece una introduccin a la lingstica …
"Teaching grammar can be overwhelming and is often an overlooked part of effective instruction. The Middle School Grammar Toolkit to the rescue! Now in its second edition, this comprehensive guide makes grammar instruction fun and meaningful. You will learn how to... Teach gramm…
Handbook of reading research
"The Handbook of Reading Research is the research handbook for the field. Each volume has come to define the field for the period of time it covers. Volume IV follows in this tradition. To identify the dominant themes, topics, and developments in the field, the editors surveyed …