Striking a Balance: A Comprehensive Approach to Early Literacy, 6th Edition

.Now in its sixth edition, Striking a Balance clearly illustrates how to create a comprehensive early literacy program that places direct skills instruction within the context of rich and varied reading and writing experiences. Text discussions, dynamic activities, and valuable appendices provide a variety of effective instructional resources, selected based on research and teacher testimonials. The sixth edition incorporates recent updates to national and state standards, as well as expanded sections on working with English language learners and students with special needs, while maintaining the book’s essential features: classroom vignettes, discussion questions, field-based activities, a student website, and study guide. An essential resource for early literacy instructors, this textbook’s practical approach fundamentally demonstrates how children develop authentic literacy skills through a combination of direct strategy instruction and motivating contexts.Striking a Balance: A Comprehensive Approach to Early Literacy 6th Edition is written by Nancy L. Cecil; Albert Lozano; Mae Chaplin and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Striking a Balance are 9780429810305, 042981030X and the print ISBNs are 9781138336773, 1138336777. Additional ISBNs include 9781138336780, 9780429442841, 9780429810282, 9780429810299.