In helping others understand how reading and writing flourish in whole language classrooms, have you ever wished for materials that clearly convey what we know about the effective teaching and learning of literacy? This indispensable resource provides just about everything you need, including numerous transparencies, brochures, and fact sheets.

It's been proven that when reading and writing are treated as gradually emerging processes rather than skills to be taught and mastered in isolation, children not only become proficient, they also develop a lifetime love of reading and writing. But when parents and administrators hear about "literacy activities" without details on how teachers "teach" children to read and write, they understandably become concerned. "What about phonics and spelling?" they ask. This book addresses the need, then, to help others understand the nature of learning and the processes of language and literacy development, as well as some of the specific ways teachers nurture independent and competent readers and writers.

Though designed primarily for workshops, Creating Support for Effective Literacy Education is also appropriate for college courses focusing on professional development and inservice teacher training.
306 pp. 1996. Heinemann. Grades K–6. ISBN 0-435-08894-7.
No. 08849