Engaging Young Readers: Promoting Achievement and Motivation. Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy.

Blending research evidence with practical recommendations, this book demonstrates how promoting children's engagement with reading can greatly enhance reading achievement. A collection of articles from leading literacy researchers and educators, the book illuminates what a child needs to become an engaged reader and presents a set of instructional principles designed to facilitate this goal. Following a Preface, articles in the collection are: (1) "Why Teachers Should Promote Reading Engagement" (Linda Baker; Mariam Jean Dreher; John T. Guthrie); (2) "Building the Word-Level Foundation for Engaged Reading" (Linda Baker); (3) "Helping Children Who Experience Reading Difficulties: Prevention and Intervention" (Steve Graham and Karen R. Harris); (4) "Fostering Reading for Learning" (Mariam Jean Dreher); (5) "Creating a Print- and Technology-Rich Classroom Library to Entice Children to Read" (Marilyn J. Chambliss and Ann Margaret McKillop); (6) "Promoting Collaboration, Social Interaction, and Engagement with Text" (Linda B. Gambrell; Susan Anders Mazzoni; Janice F. Almasi); (7) "Facilitating Children's Reading Motivation" (Allan Wigfield); (8) "Determining the Suitability of Assessments: Using the CURRV Framework" (Diane Henry Leipzig and Peter Afflerbach); (9) "Using Instructional Time Effectively" (James P. Byrnes); (10) "Building toward Coherent Instruction" (John T. Guthrie; Kathleen E. Cox; Kaeli T. Knowles; Michelle Buehl; Susan Anders Mazzoni; Liz Fasulo); (11) "Facilitating Reading Instruction through School-Wide Coordination" (Linda Valli); (12) "Fostering Home and Community Connections to Support Children's Reading" (Susan Sonnenschein and Diane Schmidt); (13) "Achieving Expertise in Teaching Reading" (Patricia A. Alexander and Helenrose Fives); and (14) "Why Teacher Engagement Is Important to Student Achievement" (John T. Guthrie; Mariam Jean Dreher; Linda Baker). Each article contains references. (NKA)