Robinson, Richard D., Mckenna, M.C. and Wedman, J.M. <br/><br/>
Issues and Trends in Literacy Education 

 - Boston  Allyn and Bacon 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/>Preface<br/>1 Introduction to the Field of Literacy Education<br/>2 Whole Language 9<br/>Blending Whole Language and Systematic Direct Instruction<br/>Dixie Lee Spiegel<br/>Realities of "Whole Language"<br/>Sean A. Walmsley and Ellen L. Adams<br/>3 Phonics <br/>Saying the "p" Word: Nine Guidelines for Exemplary Phonics<br/>Instruction 52 Steven A. Stahl<br/>Acquiring Literacy Is Natural: Who Skilled Cock Robin?<br/>Kenneth S. Goodman<br/>What Kind of Phonics Instruction Will We Have? Patricia M. Cunningham<br/>4 Literacy Materials 96<br/>Basal Readers and the State of American Reading instruction:<br/>A Call for Action 102<br/>The Commission on Reading, National Council of Teachers of English<br/>The Basalization of America: A Cause for Concern Constance Weaver<br/>An Attack on Basal Readers for the Wrong Reasons Patrick Groff<br/>5 Emergent Literacy 124<br/>Emergent Literacy: New Perspectives William H. Teale and Elizabeth Sulzby<br/>From: A Talk with Marilyn Adams 145<br/>6 Spelling 152<br/>Toward an Embedded Model of Spelling Instruction for Emergent<br/>Literates 158<br/>John F. O'Flahavan and Renée Blassberg<br/>From Teaching Spelling 171<br/>Edmund H. Henderson<br/>From: Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print<br/>Marilyn J. Adams<br/>Summary by Steven A. Stahl, Jean Osborn, and Fran Lehr A<br/>7 Assessment 190<br/>Putting It All Together: Solving the Reading Assessment<br/>Puzzle 198<br/>Roger Farr<br/>Research Currents: What is and What Might Be in<br/>Evaluation 215<br/>Marie M. Clay<br/>8 Content Literacy 230<br/>From Teaching Content Reading and Writing Martha Rapp Ruddell 234<br/>Content Literacy: A Definition and Implications<br/>Michael C. McKenna and Richard D. Robinson<br/>9 Vocabulary Instruction 252<br/>Incidental vs. Instructional Approaches to Increasing Reading<br/>Vocabulary 257<br/>William E. Nagy and Patricia A. Herman<br/>Vocabulary Development in the Whole Literacy Classroom<br/>Camille L. Z. Blachowicz and John J. Lee<br/>10 National Standards<br/>Developing Democratic Voices 287<br/>Patrick Shannon<br/>Launching a Revolution in Standards and Assessments<br/>Diane Ravitch<br/>11 Technology 312<br/>Issues in Technology and Literacy Education<br/>Jay S. Blanchard<br/>Index 333<br/>