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EDU 6524: Teaching Skills of Reading & Comprehension: Course Bibliography

Instructional Materials and Bibliography

Contemporary References:

Borich, G. (2004). Effective teaching methods. Columbus: Pearson Publishing Co.

Burden, P. & Byrd, D. (2003). Methods for effective teaching (3rd ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Cooper, J. (2003). Classroom teaching skills (7th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Jensen, R. & Kiley, T. (2000). Teaching, leading, and learning: Becoming caring professionals. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Orlich, D., Harder, R., Callahan, R., Trevisan, M., & Brown, A. (2004). Teaching strategies: A guide to effective instruction. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Classic References:

Berger, E. H. & Pullmon, M. J. (1996). Multiple intelligences: Enabling diverse learning. Early Childhood Education Journal, 23(4), 249-253.

Bryan, D. (1993). Learning to teach/teaching to learn. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Homan Publishers.

Cruickshank, D. R., Bainer, D. & Metcalf, K. (1995). The act of teaching. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Danielson, C. (1996). Enhancing professional practice: A framework for teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Duthie, C. (1996). True stories: Nonfiction literacy in the primary classroom. York, MC: Stenhouse Publishers.

Gardner, H. (1995). “Multiple intelligences” as a catalyst. English Journal, 12, 16-18.

Hill, S. & Hill, T. (1990). The collaborative classroom: A guide to cooperative learning. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Hurwitz, A. & Day, M. (1991). Children and their art: methods for the elementary school (5th ed.). Sand Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace. (Newer edition also available)

Jovanovich, Manzo, A. V. & Manzo, U. (1997). Content area literacy: Interactive teaching and learning (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Ornstein, A. C. (1995). Teaching: Theory into practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Post, T. R., Ellis, A. K., Humphreys, A. H. & Buggey, L. J. (1997). Interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum: Themes for teaching. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Reinhartz, J. & Beach, D. M. (1997). Teaching and learning in the elementary school: Focus on curriculum. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.

Rhodes, J. & Beach, D. M. (1992). The cooperative classroom, social and academic activities. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service.

Schroeter, A. (1995). A group for every purpose: How I organize my students for reading, math, social studies, and more. Instructor, 7, 37-40.

Serim, F. & Koch, M. (1996). Netlearning: Why teachers use the internet. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly.

Tishman, S., Perkins, D. N. & Jay, E. (1995). The thinking classroom: Learning and teaching in a culture of thinking. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Tucker, B. (1995). Minds of their own: Visualizers compose. English Journal, 12, 27-31.

Wolfinger, D. M. & Stockard, J. W. (1997). Elementary methods: An integrated curriculum. New York: Longham.