Teaching Them to Read

Book excerpt: Reissued as part of the Allyn & Bacon Classics in Education series, Durkin's landmark text on balanced reading instruction where reading equates with comprehension features a new Foreword by Dick Allington. As we begin the 21st Century, Allyn & Bacon joins with renowned scholars to recognize the contributions its texts have made to the field of education. Allyn & Bacon Classics in Education honors those authors and books that have made significant advancements in student understanding and appreciation of the discipline. Each title in the series begins with a new, in-depth Foreword, written by one of today's top scholars, which contains a brief biography of the text's author and analyzes the text's historical and enduring contributions. Cohesive, engaging, and generous with carefully selected content, Teaching Them to Read, Sixth Edition, is a modern classic in the field. Grounded in solid research and practice, this outstanding text gives your students specific suggestions on how to promote literacy in ways that are interesting and meaningful for students. The content covered is comprehensive but not overwhelmingit shows, with some deliberate repetition and periodic summaries, what is most important. This Classics Edition features a new Foreword by renowned scholar Dick Allington of The University of Florida at Gainesville.