Reading and Learning to Read

by Jo Anne L. Vacca, Richard Vacca, Mary Gove

With a focus on helping elementary reading teachers master teaching skills that will help all children succeed, Reading and Learning to Read includes philosophies, teaching strategies, and assessment practices reflecting and underscoring the concepts of evidence-based reading research and data-driven decision-making. The new 10th Edition is completely up to date; integrates the 2017 ILA Standards and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative throughout the text; features the English Language Arts (ELA) standards respectively as they relate to the content in each chapter; and continues the focus on the applications of technology to literacy instruction, including new coverage of how transliteracies are transforming the way children comprehend and express their understanding of the world.
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Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Read For School, School

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finally made my way to the end! I was just reading for fun, so there was no hurry to finish this textbook that is a bit obsolete. It was interesting seeing the wheels inside what teachers are doing, some of which I knew from observation as a student or a parent volunteer.

Reading is fascinating, and I love to watch it happen.

[Shanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a voracious reader to the umpteenth degree, but I'll be honest with you: this book bored me to death. I understand the importance of teaching children to read (it is one of my passions as an aspiring elementary educator) but this text could not have made it more dry. The information in and of itself is solid, but I wish the author had made it a bit more engaging. Aside from the introductory anecdotes heralding each chapter and the fact that I built my knowledge base on how to teach reading, I did not gain much from this textbook.

[Sean Kottke]

The primary book I am teaching from this semester.

[Jacki Couture de Hernández · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a textbook....but I did read most of it, and many, many hours of my weeks went into it. Some of it was useful.

[Christy George · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting, useful information. Lots of filler.

[Jordan :)]

Textbook for class

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have to label this textbook "awesome". (If a textbook can be labeled "awesome".) This is a book that I foresee reading over and over and over again throughout my career as a teacher. I learned so much in this class, and this textbook will be a staple and a necessity for me for many years to come. I should also mention that the teacher for this class was absolutely amazing and she showed my class how to absorb every valuable piece of information from this book.

[Kitchengrrl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Few useful bits. This was your typical textbook with snippets of information about a vast swath of theories and methods. Not enough information about any one thing to be more useful than a web search. I did like the vignettes that had snapshots of ACTUAL CLASSROOMS, since mostly this book is a paeon to theory.

[Valerie Zink · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great resource for any teacher at all, but for me as a new reading teacher it is invaluable! Many specific ideas and ways to implement those ideas. Many great resources and supporting details. I read this for a class and I am glad I found it!

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was very informative, but most of the information I already knew so for me it was repetitive and kind of boring. It would probably be good for someone who knows nothing about language development.

[Cara · Rating 3 out of 5]

How do rate a book that's required reading?!
It was as good as an informational text can be... :)