Breakthrough in Beginning Reading and Writing: The Evidence-Based Approach to Pinpointing Students' Needs and Delivering Targeted Instruction

by J. Richard Gentry

In this groundbreaking new book, Richard Gentry clears the fog that has long shrouded early literacy development and illuminates beginning reading instruction with major new insights from decades of research. Gentry's unifying, comprehensive theory shows how reading and writing develop in fi ve

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Aimeebrown]

The DVD that accompanies this book is very helpful for understanding Gentry's techniques. There is a chapter about changes needed in Reading Recovery that I found very refreshing - why wait until 1st grade to give help to struggling readers? Kindergarten is a great opportunity for that. Gentry's techniques are very child-centered and developmentally appropriate - things that any adult spending quality time with a child can do. Most important point of the book: teach reading and writing together, beginning with the child's own ideas.