由在方法教育中最受尊敬的三人执笔，这部崭新著作富有切实可用的教学观点和第一线语言艺术教师的生动例证。以扎实的当代研究和最好的实践，本书向就业前教师表明儿童如何最好地学习语言艺术，如何使教育支持他们的学习。每一章联系到为有成效的教学所规定的特定标准——这易使本书与国家规定和课程大纲保持一致。杜萝茜·斯特里克兰特，丽·高尔达和伯尼丝·库里南三位作者也突出文学可利用为学习语言和通过语言学习的主要资源。

杜萝茜·斯特里克兰特，在美国纽瓦克州立学院获学士学位，在纽约大学获硕士和博士学位。曾任哥伦比亚大学教师学院教育学教授、新泽西州立大学Rutgers分校阅读和教授、Rutgers大学教育学讲座教授、Rutgers大学教育学美国早期教育研究院高级研究员。曾任美国国际英语阅读学会会长，并曾任多家专业杂志和学术团体的主编、编委和顾问，如学识公司、韦伯斯特新世纪词典和国际阅读学会等。斯特里克兰还曾参加卡特总统精神健康委员会、美国派往中国的阅读教学调查小组和编制幼童阅读困难防治的报告。在国内则担任过30多个学区和州的教育部门的顾问。

PART ONE Contexts for teaching and Learning the Language Arts
CHAPTER 1 Language Arts:Learnig and Teaching
Changing Views
Learning and Teaching as Processes
Strategies for Learning and Teaching
Involving Families and Communities
Summary
Activities
Further Reading
References
CHAPTER 2 Organizing and Manaing the Language Arts Program
Addressing Organization and Manaement Issues across Grade Levels
Establishing a Supportive Classroom
Environment
Providing a Balanced Language Arts
Program
Managing Time
Accommodating Learner Variability
Managing Materials in the Language Arts
Claaroom
Organizing for Thematic Instruction
Summary
Activities
Further Reading
References
Chapter 3 The Role of Literature in Language Arts Teaching And Learning
PART TWO Language Arts Processes
CHAPTER 4 Oral Language:Early and Later Development
CHAPTER 5 Orla Language:Supporting
CHAPTER 6 Reading:The Emergence of Literacy in the Early Years
CHAPTER 7 Reading:Responding to and Learning from Texts through the Grades
CHAPTER 8 Writing:Launching Children into Writing
CHAPTER 9 Writing:Writing across the Genres
CHAPTER 10 Word Study,Vocabulary,and Spelling Supprts for Literacy
CHAPTER 11 Written Language Conventions:Grammar,Punctuation,and Handwiting
CHAPTER 12 Linking Assessment and lnsturction
CHAPTER 13 Language Arts Learning and Teaching across the Curriculum
Teacher's Choices in Children's
Literature
Name Title Index
Subject Index