Multiple Paths to Literacy: Assessment and Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners, K-12

by Joan P. Gipe

Founded on the premise that education, especially literacy, should be accessible to all students in a democratic society; the seventh edition of Multiple Paths to Literacy is written to help teachers address the literacy needs of the diverse learners that populate today's K-12 classrooms. To meet every student's literacy needs, teachers must learn to differentiate classroom instruction. According to Joan Gipe, differentiating instruction requires knowing where students are in their literacy development and using multiple forms of literacy to meet those needs - including text-based materials, technology, visual literacy, and the performing arts. Multiple Paths to Literacy provides teachers with an analytical approach and practical strategies to recognize learners ' literacy strengths and needs, identify any students with special needs, and plan and differentiate instruction that takes into account each student's talents and

Genres: Education

466 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2005

Reviews

[Sarah Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this textbook to be extremely dull and a bit hypocritical. Most of the text is about how to make reading and literacy engaging, but the textbook itself was the exact opposite of engaging. I found a few useful tips for the classroom, but overall I really dragged through most of the chapters. I liked the discussion of word clouds and maps, but other than that I can't think of anything particularly noteworthy.

[Justin · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book on reading assessments and interventions it is very hands-on and full of strategies and ready-to-use forms. I felt that this would've been a book I should've had in my education classes. It comes across as being written by a teacher for a teacher.

[Justin Ferguson · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book on reading assessments and interventions it is very hands-on and full of strategies and ready-to-use forms. I felt that this would've been a book I should've had in my education classes. It comes across as being written by a teacher for a teacher.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book and am using as a basis for a training.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource for ant reading class! Definitely a textbook I will be hanging on too!

[Chelsea · Rating 1 out of 5]

So boring.

[Paula Boyce]

I think this is a very comprehensive, user-friendly textbook for preparing educators for real world teaching. Gipe and Richards provide lots of strategies, classroom examples, and a plethora of useful resources at the end of each chapter. Teachers--both new to the profession as well as experienced--will find ideas and activities for assessment, instruction, differentiation and the current research behind these best practices. Readers will find everything from beginning literacy instruction to teaching content area reading and writing in this one book. It's well worth the time, effort, and cost. I will be using it in my upcoming foundational class for new teachers.