What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Reading, Sep/2012
| Author(s) | Patricia M. Cunningham , James W. Cunningham |
| ISBN10 | 1936765535 |
| ISBN13 | 9781936765539 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 128 |
| Year Publish | 2012 September |
Synopsis
Principals will discover practical strategies for strengthening and improving reading programs using the foundation established by the authors' six truths of reading instruction. Explore comprehensive, multifaceted instruction techniques, as well as additional steps you can take to support students directly. Identify and troubleshoot problems your teachers may face, and gain valuable approaches to topics such as reading comprehension, vocabulary and literacy, and phonics and fluency.
- Find practical, research-based strategies to strengthen or improve the effectiveness of school reading programs.
- Access free, downloadable reproducibles and suggested resources to support efforts to transform school reading programs.
- Understand the obstacles that impede effective reading instruction, and obtain recommendations for overcoming them.
- Receive tips for creating master schedules that prioritize student and teacher needs first.
- Gain strategies for supporting struggling readers and English learners.
About The Authors:
Patricia M. Cunningham, PhD, is a professor of education at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. She has been an elementary school teacher, a reading specialist, and director of reading for a county school system.
Dr. Cunningham specializes is in finding alternative ways help struggling readers. She is author of Phonics They Use, What Really Matters in Spelling, What Really Matters in Writing, and What Really Matters in Vocabulary. She is coauthor of Classrooms That Work and Schools That Work.
She earned a master's degree in reading from Florida State University and a PhD in reading from the University of Georgia.
James W. Cunningham, PhD, a professor emeritus of literacy studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has taught at the elementary and secondary levels and served as a consultant with schools, districts, and other education agencies in 25 states.
Dr. Cunningham has written books, book chapters, research articles, professional articles, and scholarly reviews. He has spoken at many national and international conferences. He was a member of the Text Complexity Committee for the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts. He is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
He earned an MA and PhD in reading education from University of Georgia.
