Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: A Student-Centered Classroom - Tapa dura

"Gunning's Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties provides instructors and students with a comprehensive tool for understanding the intricacies of corrective instruction. The models of assessment provide a winning framework for the interrelationships of assessment and instruction." - Anita Gail Choice, Stetson University "Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties is a comprehensive text that equips teachers with the knowledge and resources to understand assessing and correcting reading and writing difficulties. The text offers solid research to support the methods and techniques to help children. Enhanced with technology and video resources. A must read!" - Dr. Wendy A Ellis, Harding University "The manuscript text is comprehensive. It contains essential information for preservice teachers to possess in order to support the reading and writing of students with mild disabilities. It is written in a manner that provides definition and examples with research to support. Students may use the text as a resource of information after graduation." - Mary C. Provost, College of Charleston

Pre- and in-service teachers turn to this book for a comprehensive, well-grounded look at theory and research, balanced with a practical approach to reading assessment, diagnosis, and remediation that includes 46 sample lessons covering virtually every major skill or strategy. The lessons are described in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step manner, and the emphasis is on strategies that teachers can use independently for developing skills in word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension, reading in the content areas, writing, spelling, and studying. This new Fifth Edition of Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties includes coverage of the critical areas of Response to Intervention and the impact of the Common Core State Standards.