Essentials of Teaching Children to Read, The: The Teacher Makes the Difference, 2/E by D. Ray Reutzel and Robert D. Cooter	List Price: $28.08
Why is preparation so critical for reading teachers?  Because research tells us that it’s the teacher who makes the difference in effective reading instruction.  Capable literacy teachers think about their teaching decisions, and they understand and meet the needs of individual students.  The new edition of The Essentials of Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference emphasizes the teacher’s role in literacy development, pointing out the five pillars of effective reading instruction—teacher knowledge, assessment, effective practice, differentiated instruction and family/home connections. Chapters on phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, assessment, and programs and standards are organized around these pillars for a concise look at the teacher’s role in the most important aspects of literacy education.  Chapters scaffold the five pillars of effective instruction. Introduced in chapter one, the balance of the chapters are organized and color coded to cover these five pillars; teacher knowledge, classroom assessment , effective practice and strategies, differentiating instruction and family-home connections.  Teacher knowledge sections share evidence- based research teachers should know about reading instruction.    Briefer and less expensive text. Provides core content knowledge necessary for teachers but shorter text allows it to be used in 10 week quarter courses, alt cert, or use with key reading supplements. Chapter 1    Effective Reading Instruction: The Teacher Makes the Difference Chapter 2    Phonics and Word Identification Chapter 3    Developing Children's Reading Fluency Chapter 4    Increasing Reading Vocabulary Chapter 5    Teaching Reading Comprehension Chapter 6    Assessment Chapter 7    Programs and Standards for Reading Instruction
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