Dr. Edward Polloway, EdD, is Rosel H. Schewel Distinguished Professor of Education at Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, Virginia). He is also editor of the Lynchburg College Journal of Special Education.
I read the fourth edition (2012) for a college class. Very comprehensive, research-based information on language development and instruction pre-K through adolescence, covering reading, writing, listening, speaking, and spelling.