Handbook on the Science of Literacy in Grades 3-8

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Title: Handbook on the Science of Literacy in Grades 3-8
Language: English
Authors: Susan B. Neuman, Melanie R. Kuhn
Source: Guilford Press. 2025.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 464
Publication Date: 2025
Intended Audience: Teachers; Students; Policymakers
Document Type: Book
Collected Works - General
Education Level: Elementary Education
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Literacy, Literacy Education, Reading, Writing (Composition), Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Morphology (Languages), Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Writing Difficulties, Bilingual Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Problems, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Digital Literacy, Culturally Relevant Education
ISBN: 978-1-4625-5801-8
Abstract: From foremost authorities, this needed work demonstrates the importance of a science of literacy perspective for teaching and learning beyond the primary grades. Contributors present cutting-edge research on reading and writing development in grades 3-8 and review evidence-based classroom practices and professional learning frameworks. The "Handbook" explores how to support upper elementary and middle grades learners in improving morphological knowledge and vocabulary, understanding text complexity, and building comprehension. It describes effective ways to meet the instructional needs of struggling readers and writers, including multilingual students and those with learning disabilities. Timely topics include multi-tiered systems of support, student motivation and engagement, adaptive teaching, digital and multimodal literacies, and culturally responsive and sustaining practices.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Access URL: https://www.guilford.com/books/Handbook-Science-Literacy-Grades-3-8/Neuman-Kuhn/9781462558018
Accession Number: ED675152
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:From foremost authorities, this needed work demonstrates the importance of a science of literacy perspective for teaching and learning beyond the primary grades. Contributors present cutting-edge research on reading and writing development in grades 3-8 and review evidence-based classroom practices and professional learning frameworks. The "Handbook" explores how to support upper elementary and middle grades learners in improving morphological knowledge and vocabulary, understanding text complexity, and building comprehension. It describes effective ways to meet the instructional needs of struggling readers and writers, including multilingual students and those with learning disabilities. Timely topics include multi-tiered systems of support, student motivation and engagement, adaptive teaching, digital and multimodal literacies, and culturally responsive and sustaining practices.
ISBN:978-1-4625-5801-8