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Inquiries in Literacy Learning and Instruction: The Fifteenth Yearbook of the College Reading Association by Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed, Padak, Nancy D., Ed

“…This 1993 yearbook presents 20 papers and summaries of the dissertation award winner "Content Literacy in High School Social Studies: A Focus on One Teacher's…”
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Developing Reading-Writing Connections: Strategies from "The Reading Teacher." by Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed, Padak, Nancy D., Ed, Church, Brenda Weible, Ed, Fawcett, Gay, Ed, Hendershot, Judith, Ed, Henry, Justina M., Ed, Moss, Barbara G., Ed, Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed, Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed, Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed

“…Using literature in the classroom yields rewards. Literature for children is being recognized as increasingly important in children's literacy development. The…”
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Is Reading Fluency a Key for Successful High School Reading? by Rasinski, Timothy V., Padak, Nancy D., McKeon, Christine A., Wilfong, Lori G., Friedauer, Julie A., Heim, Patricia

“…Fluency has traditionally been viewed as a goal of reading taught and mastered in the elementary grades. This article challenges that notion by exploring…”
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Engaging Readers and Writers in Adult Education Contexts by Padak, Nancy D., Bardine, Bryan A.

“…A comprehensive definition of literacy embraces abilities, choices, and attitudes. Literate people not only know how to read and write but also choose to do…”
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Fluency beyond the Primary Grades: Helping Adolescent Struggling Readers by Rasinski, Timothy, Padak, Nancy D

“…The authors outline a research study that explores the plight of students who direct so much effort into decoding that comprehension suffers. They make the…”
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Teaching Word Recognition, Spelling, and Vocabulary: Strategies from "The Reading Teacher." by Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed, Padak, Nancy D., Ed, Church, Brenda Weible, Ed, Fawcett, Gay, Ed, Hendershot, Judith, Ed, Henry, Justina M., Ed, Moss, Barbara G., Ed, Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed, Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed, Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed

“…This book, one of four in the Teaching Reading Collection, presents the "best of the best" classroom-tested ideas, approaches, and practical applications for…”
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Teaching Comprehension and Exploring Multiple Literacies: Strategies from "The Reading Teacher." by Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed, Padak, Nancy D., Ed, Church, Brenda Weible, Ed, Fawcett, Gay, Ed, Hendershot, Judith, Ed, Henry, Justina M., Ed, Moss, Barbara G., Ed, Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed, Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed, Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed

“…Whatever grade level, content, or texts that educators teach, their ultimate goal is to develop their students' understanding of what they read. The 29…”
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Motivating Recreational Reading and Promoting Home-School Connections: Strategies from "The Reading Teacher." by Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed, Padak, Nancy D., Ed, Church, Brenda Weible, Ed, Fawcett, Gay, Ed, Hendershot, Judith, Ed, Henry, Justina M., Ed, Moss, Barbara G., Ed, Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed, Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed, Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed

“…Most educators recognize the importance of home-school connections, especially for the development of engaged and enthusiastic readers. This collection of 33…”
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Distinguished Educators on Reading: Contributions That Have Shaped Effective Literacy Instruction by Padak, Nancy D., Ed, Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed, Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed, Church, Brenda Weible, Ed, Fawcett, Gay, Ed, Hendershot, Judith M., Ed, Henry, Justina M., Ed, Moss, Barbara G., Ed, Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed, Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed, Baumann, James F., Ed, Dillon, Deborah R., Ed, Hopkins, Carol J., Ed, Humphrey, Jack W., Ed, O'Brien, David G., Ed

“…Drawing from the popular "Distinguished Educator" series of articles in the journal "The Reading Teacher," this book presents 33 essays by respected scholars…”
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HOW ELEMENTARY STUDENTS REFERRED FOR COMPENSATORY READING INSTRUCTION PERFORM ON SCHOOL-BASED MEASURES OF WORD RECOGNITION, FLUENCY, AND COMPREHENSION by Rasinski, Timothy V., Padak, Nancy D.

“…The purpose of the present study was to examine how elementary students referred for compensatory remedial reading services performed on several key reading…”
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Picture Books, Young Adult Books, and Adult Literacy Learners by Bloem, Patricia L., Padak, Nancy D.

“…Answers teachers' questions about using children's literature and young adult literature with adult students. Offers suggestions for using these books in the…”
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Rethinking Reading for Children at Risk by Padak, Nancy D

“…Notes that at-risk readers often have narrow notions about reading processes and their roles as readers. Discusses research related to at-risk readers'…”
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Developmental Spelling Strategies of Hearing-Impaired Children by Johnson, Harold A

“…Finds that the strategies used by children with hearing impairments to invent spellings were developmentally and phonologically similar to those used by…”
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Mentoring with Future Urban Teachers by Padak, Nancy D

“…Summarizes the mentoring component of a large federally funded partnership project, the Urban Teachers Project, which is designed to support future urban…”
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MULTICULTURAL LEARNING THROUGH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE by RASINSKI, TIMOTHY V., PADAK, NANCY D.

“…Presents a theoretical framework for using children's literature in dealing with cultural differences. Suggests classroom approaches that capitalize on the…”
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The Language and Educational Needs of Children Who Speak Black English by Padak, Nancy D.

“…Rather complete descriptions of the features of adult Black Eng (BE) are readily available; studies of child BE, however, have sparked considerable theoretical…”
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Educational Partnerships: Gifted Program Advocacy in Action by Shaklee, Beverly D

“…This article discusses the critical elements of educational partnerships including leadership, communication, and planning for program development. The…”
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Engaging readers and writers in adult education contexts: the projects described here were designed to help teachers offer adult students opportunities to become engaged readers and writers by Padak, Nancy D, Bardine, Bryan A

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The Reading Road to Writing by Mavrogenes, Nancy A., Padak, Nancy D.

“…This study reports a 24-week experiment testing the effects of a program in language development, including both reading while listening and lessons in…”
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What Works: Adult Literacy Program Evaluation by Padak, Nancy D., Padak, Gary M.

“…Reviews research that presents the criteria by which adult literacy program effectiveness can be assessed. (MG)…”
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