Teaching Our Children to Read

The Components of an Effective, Comprehensive Reading Program
Second Edition
Louis William (Bill) Honig - Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE)
Teaching Our Children to Read
December 2000 | 176 pages | Corwin
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Updated Edition of Bestseller

The return of a classic on reading and learning, with all-new insights! How can educators implement the best research-based practices into classroom activities, reading materials, training, and leadership? The answer: Teaching Our Children to Read, Second Edition. This new edition of Bill Honig's classic on reading and teaching grows out of the experiences of scores of dedicated teachers and their successes in the classroom. Here, the former California State Superintendent of Schools provides an updated overview of important research and instructional strategies that can bring all students to higher levels of literacy. You'll find expanded sections on: - Phonics instruction - Fluency - Spelling - Strategic reading - Book discussion - Connected practices with decodable text - Multisyllabic word instruction - Vocabulary and concept development - Text organization - Literacy benchmarks, including assessment and intervention.

Contents

The Case for a Balanced Approach

The Case for a Balanced Approach

What Skilled Readers Do

What Skilled Readers Do

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Early First Grade

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Early First Grade

Reading Instruction for Middle First Grade to Upper Elementary Grades

Reading Instruction for Middle First Grade to Upper Elementary Grades

Spelling, Beginning Writing and Vocabulary

Spelling, Beginning Writing and Vocabulary

Comprehension and Assessment

Comprehension and Assessment

Writing and Speaking

Writing and Speaking

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusions

Conclusions

Description

Updated Edition of Bestseller

The return of a classic on reading and learning, with all-new insights! How can educators implement the best research-based practices into classroom activities, reading materials, training, and leadership? The answer: Teaching Our Children to Read, Second Edition. This new edition of Bill Honig's classic on reading and teaching grows out of the experiences of scores of dedicated teachers and their successes in the classroom. Here, the former California State Superintendent of Schools provides an updated overview of important research and instructional strategies that can bring all students to higher levels of literacy. You'll find expanded sections on: - Phonics instruction - Fluency - Spelling - Strategic reading - Book discussion - Connected practices with decodable text - Multisyllabic word instruction - Vocabulary and concept development - Text organization - Literacy benchmarks, including assessment and intervention.

Contents

The Case for a Balanced Approach

The Case for a Balanced Approach

What Skilled Readers Do

What Skilled Readers Do

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Early First Grade

Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Early First Grade

Reading Instruction for Middle First Grade to Upper Elementary Grades

Reading Instruction for Middle First Grade to Upper Elementary Grades

Spelling, Beginning Writing and Vocabulary

Spelling, Beginning Writing and Vocabulary

Comprehension and Assessment

Comprehension and Assessment

Writing and Speaking

Writing and Speaking

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusions

Conclusions

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Teaching Our Children to Read

The Components of an Effective, Comprehensive Reading Program


December 2000 | 176 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9780761975304 $37.95

Updated Edition of Bestseller

The return of a classic on reading and learning, with all-new insights! How can educators implement the best research-based practices into classroom activities, reading materials, training, and leadership? The answer: Teaching Our Children to Read, Second Edition. This new edition of Bill Honig's classic on reading and teaching grows out of the experiences of scores of dedicated teachers and their successes in the classroom. Here, the former California State Superintendent of Schools provides an updated overview of important research and instructional strategies that can bring all students to higher levels of literacy. You'll find expanded sections on: - Phonics instruction - Fluency - Spelling - Strategic reading - Book discussion - Connected practices with decodable text - Multisyllabic word instruction - Vocabulary and concept development - Text organization - Literacy benchmarks, including assessment and intervention.


Table Of Contents:

  • The Case for a Balanced Approach
  • What Skilled Readers Do
  • Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Preschool and Kindergarten
  • Beginning-to-Read Instruction for Early First Grade
  • Reading Instruction for Middle First Grade to Upper Elementary Grades
  • Spelling, Beginning Writing and Vocabulary
  • Comprehension and Assessment
  • Writing and Speaking
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Conclusions

Recent Product Reviews:

"This is a wonderful book. It is not only scientifically responsible, but altogether readable. I hope it will find its way into the hands and minds of every parent, educator, and policymaker in America."
Marilyn Jager Adams, BBN Systems and Technologies, Cambridge, MA
"Honig’s book takes a fresh, ‘roll up your sleeves, let’s solve this problem’ approach. That’s exactly what we in urban public schools need to realize success with our biggest challenge -- teaching kids to become successful and voracious readers early in their school careers."
Carl A. Cohn, Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District
"Teaching Our Children to Read is an outstanding contribution to the debate in California and in the nation on optimal teaching strategies for reading."
Robert E. Slavin, Center for Research on the Education of Students at Risk, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
"This current, practical resource offers a no-nonsense approach to the whole issue of effective reading instruction."
Staff Avon Maitland District School Board, Seafoth, Ontario Canada

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