Samuels and Farstrup 1992

Samuels, S. Jay, and Alan E. Farstrup (editors). 1992.What research has to say about reading instruction. 2nd edition. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 351pages. 0872074951. Location: Dallas SIL Library 372.4 W555w. Interest level: specialist.

Represents a number of diverse authors in 13 chapters. Each chapter gives a list of resource references. Discusses the following topics:

• A historical perspective on testing and describes alternatives for changing assessment practices
• A schema-interactive model of reading
• Decoding
• Home and school partnerships and special populations
• Metacognition and self-monitoring strategies
• Phonics from a whole language perspective
• Repeated reading
• Review of research on comprehension, content area reading, text structure, and metacognition
• Top-down, bottom-up, and interactive processes in reading in relation to ESL and adult learners

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