TY - BOOK AU - Robinson, Richard D., Mckenna, M.C. and Wedman, J.M. TI - Issues and Trends in Literacy Education CY - Boston PB - Allyn and Bacon N1 - Contents Preface 1 Introduction to the Field of Literacy Education 2 Whole Language 9 Blending Whole Language and Systematic Direct Instruction Dixie Lee Spiegel Realities of "Whole Language" Sean A. Walmsley and Ellen L. Adams 3 Phonics Saying the "p" Word: Nine Guidelines for Exemplary Phonics Instruction 52 Steven A. Stahl Acquiring Literacy Is Natural: Who Skilled Cock Robin? Kenneth S. Goodman What Kind of Phonics Instruction Will We Have? Patricia M. Cunningham 4 Literacy Materials 96 Basal Readers and the State of American Reading instruction: A Call for Action 102 The Commission on Reading, National Council of Teachers of English The Basalization of America: A Cause for Concern Constance Weaver An Attack on Basal Readers for the Wrong Reasons Patrick Groff 5 Emergent Literacy 124 Emergent Literacy: New Perspectives William H. Teale and Elizabeth Sulzby From: A Talk with Marilyn Adams 145 6 Spelling 152 Toward an Embedded Model of Spelling Instruction for Emergent Literates 158 John F. O'Flahavan and Renée Blassberg From Teaching Spelling 171 Edmund H. Henderson From: Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print Marilyn J. Adams Summary by Steven A. Stahl, Jean Osborn, and Fran Lehr A 7 Assessment 190 Putting It All Together: Solving the Reading Assessment Puzzle 198 Roger Farr Research Currents: What is and What Might Be in Evaluation 215 Marie M. Clay 8 Content Literacy 230 From Teaching Content Reading and Writing Martha Rapp Ruddell 234 Content Literacy: A Definition and Implications Michael C. McKenna and Richard D. Robinson 9 Vocabulary Instruction 252 Incidental vs. Instructional Approaches to Increasing Reading Vocabulary 257 William E. Nagy and Patricia A. Herman Vocabulary Development in the Whole Literacy Classroom Camille L. Z. Blachowicz and John J. Lee 10 National Standards Developing Democratic Voices 287 Patrick Shannon Launching a Revolution in Standards and Assessments Diane Ravitch 11 Technology 312 Issues in Technology and Literacy Education Jay S. Blanchard Index 333 ER -