Speech to Print by Louisa Cook Moats
Why study language? Because learning the basics of language helps you understand your students' needs and to teach reading, spelling, and writing explicitly and systematically. In this thorough and well-written book, you'll understand the organization of written and spoken English, discover the connection between language structure and how individuals learn to read, find helpful chapter exercises and self-tests to ensure you master the language skills presented, get examples of students' writing to help you interpret children's mistakes, encounter sample lesson plans and adaptations that apply the concepts of language you are learning, All of this will enable you to recognize, understand, and solve the problems individuals with or without disabilities may encounter when learning to read and write.Louisa Cook Moats, Ed.D., has authored numerous book chapters, journal articles, and policy papers on the subject of reading education. Dr. Moats is presently an independent consultant and writer who specializes in the professional development of reading and writing instructors. He was previously Project Director at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Interventions Project site in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Dr. Moats was a visiting scholar at the Sacramento County Office of Education during the 1996-1997 school year, where she wrote and presented leadership training materials on early reading for the California State Board of Education. These items are now required content in all professional development programs performed in California as a result of Assembly Bill 1086. Dr. Moats earned a bachelor's degree in English from Wellesley College, a master's degree in English from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, and a doctorate in education in reading and human development from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Prior to pursuing her doctorate, she worked as a teacher, neuropsychology technician, and learning difficulties expert. She was a certified psychologist in private practice in Vermont for 15 years and a graduate instructor at Harvard and St. John's Universities. She designed new courses for teachers at St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vermont, where she linked the sciences of linguistics and reading instruction. She has published and lectured extensively throughout the United States and overseas on reading development, reading problems, spelling, and written language.
She has taught teacher education courses at the Greenwood Institute in Vermont and Simmons College in Boston. She is the author of the companion workbook to this text, Speech to Print Workbook: Language Exercises for Teachers (Paul H. Journal articles; book chapters; a classroom basal spelling program; a book titled Spelling: Development, Disability, and Teaching (York Press, 1995); and a book for parents, co-authored with Susan L. Brookes (Brookes Publishing Co., 2003). Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference in the Early Years (Contemporary Books, 1999). Hall, Straight Talk About Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference in the Early Years (Contemporary Books, 1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781598570502 |
| ISBN 10 | 1598570501 |
| Title | Speech to Print |
| Author | Louisa Cook Moats |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Brookes Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2010-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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