Comprehensive Literacy Instruction in Today's Classrooms The Whole, the Parts, and the Heart

Giving teachers the confidence they need to teach reading in today's classrooms, Diane Nettles takes students on a journey of understanding reading as a social endeavor (the whole), of learning to teach the skills children need to be successful readers, and finally, of motivating children to read a lot--the "heart" of learning to read. In this no-nonsense textbook, preservice teachers are reflective as they learn scientifically-based strategies for teaching the "whole," the "parts," and the "heart" of literacy. The interactive approach of "Literacy Instruction in Today's Classrooms: The Whole, the Parts, and the Heart" uses interesting and engaging in-class examples and vignettes to motivate teachers to learn reading theory and its application in the classroom. Readers come away with a thorough understanding of comprehensive literacy instruction that is the most current in the field and of the reality of learning to read.Nettles, Diane Hood is the author of 'Comprehensive Literacy Instruction in Today's Classrooms The Whole, the Parts, and the Heart', published 2006 under ISBN 9780205458271 and ISBN 0205458270.