Literacy for the 21st century : a balanced approach / Gail E. Tompkins, California State University, Fresno, emerita.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Literacy for the 21st Century -- 1. Becoming an effective literacy teacher -- 2. The reading and writing processes -- 3. Assessing literacy development -- Part 2. Components of Literacy Development -- 4. The youngest readers and writers -- 5. Cracking the alphabetic code -- 6. Developing fluent readers and writers -- 7. Expanding academic vocabulary -- 8. Promoting comprehension: reading factors -- 9. Promoting comprehension: text factors -- Part 3. Organising for Literacy Instruction -- 10. Organizing for instruction -- 11. Differentiating for success -- 12. Reading and writing across the curriculum -- Part 4. Compendium of instructional procedures.

"Integrating the best of what we currently know about teaching reading and writing, as well as ideas that will lead us into the future, Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, provides the balance of pedagogy and application that teachers need to be successful in the classroom. It covers the fundamental components of literacy, illustrates how to teach skills and strategies, identifies how to differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students today, and supports digital teaching and learning."--Publisher's website.