A new edition of the education text focusing on teaching strategies in reading and writing on a primary school level. The volume covers language development, the reading and writing process, emerging literacy, assessment, special needs, the cueing system, basal reading, literature in a reading and writing program, content reading, curriculum planning, and using technology. The appendices provide instructions for projects. Revisions to the text reflect changes in teaching writing and assessing literacy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.