The purpose of this book is to communicate findings of a research synthesis investigating the bases of reading failure and the curricular and instructional basics to help guide the design and advancement of children's reading performance. The synthesis--completed by the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE) and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs--was conducted as part of NCITE's mission to improve the quality of educational tools that largely shape practice in American schools.

Deborah C. Simmons, Edward J. Kameenui

Contents: D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Introduction. B.K. Gunn, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Emergent Literacy: Research Bases. B.K. Gunn, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Emergent Literacy: Instructional and Curricular Basics and Implications. S.B. Smith, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Phonological Awareness: Research Bases. S.B. Smith, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Phonological Awareness: Instructional and Curricular Basics and Implications. D.J. Chard, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Word Recognition: Research Bases. D.J. Chard, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Word Recognition: Instructional and Curricular Basics and Implications. S.K. Baker, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Vocabulary Acquisition: Research Bases. S.K. Baker, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Vocabulary Acquisition: Instructional and Curricular Basics and Implications. S.V. Dickson, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Text Organization: Research Bases. S.V. Dickson, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Text Organization: Instructional and Curricular Basics and Implications. S.V. Dickson, V.L. Collins, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Metacognitive Strategies: Research Bases. S.V. Dickson, V.L. Collins, D.C. Simmons, E.J. Kameenui, Metacognitive Strategies: Instructional and Curricular Basics and Implications.