Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Downloads
About the Authors
Foreword - David E. Yoder
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Section I Core Understandings
Chapter 1 All Children Can Learn to Read and Write: A Theoretical Rationale
Chapter 2 Establishing the Environment for Successful Literacy Learning
Section II Building a Foundation
Chapter 3 Alphabet Knowledge and Phonological Awareness
Chapter 4 Emergent Reading
Chapter 5 Emergent Writing
Section III Learning to Read and Write
Chapter 6 Comprehensive Literacy Instruction: A Research-Based Framework
Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Instruction
Chapter 8 Self-Directed Reading: Supporting Motivation and Fluency
Chapter 9 Writing
Chapter 10 Decoding, Word Identification, and Spelling
Section IV Implementation
Chapter 11 Using Assistive Technology Effectively to Support Literacy
Chapter 12 Organizing and Delivering Effective Instruction
References
Index

"Grounded in the belief that all students can learn to read and write print, this book is a thorough yet practical guide for teaching students with significant disabilities. It explains how to provide comprehensive literacy instruction addressing these students' needs, whether they are emergent readers and writers or students acquiring conventional literacy skills. General and special educators, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals will find concise research synopses and theoretical frameworks, practical lesson formats, guidance on incorporating assessment and using assistive technology, and more"-- Provided by publisher.