Bruce K. Britton, Arthur Woodward, Marilyn Binkley

• Contents: A. Woodward, Introduction. B.K. Britton, S. Gulgoz, S. Glynn, Impact of Good and Poor Writing on Learners: Research and Theory. R.L. Allington, R-M. Weber, Questioning Questions in Teaching and Learning From Texts. B. Armbruster, J. Ostertag, Questions in Elementary Science and Social Studies Textbooks. J.R. Levin, R.E. Mayer, Understanding Illustrations in Text. A. Woodward, Do Illustrations Serve an Instructional Purpose in U.S. Textbooks? L.M. Anderson, Auxiliary Materials that Accompany Textbooks: Can They Promote "Higher-Order" Learning? J. Osborn, K. Decker, Ancillary Materials -- What's Out There?

"...provides valuable research and information on the design, quality, and use of textbooks....an excellent resource for curriculum directors, textbook adoption committees, teacher education faculty and students, and just about anyone interested in textbooks."—Journal of Business and Technical Communication"...provides a thoughtful examination of an issue that concerns many educators....The [chapter] authors provide needed background to reviewers of textbooks for school district adoption and also to individual teachers who want to be better prepared to mediate textbooks with students. Researchers and graduate students in literacy will find this work quite helpful."—CHOICE

Bruce K. Britton, Arthur Woodward, Marilyn Binkley

• Contents: A. Woodward, Introduction. B.K. Britton, S. Gulgoz, S. Glynn, Impact of Good and Poor Writing on Learners: Research and Theory. R.L. Allington, R-M. Weber, Questioning Questions in Teaching and Learning From Texts. B. Armbruster, J. Ostertag, Questions in Elementary Science and Social Studies Textbooks. J.R. Levin, R.E. Mayer, Understanding Illustrations in Text. A. Woodward, Do Illustrations Serve an Instructional Purpose in U.S. Textbooks? L.M. Anderson, Auxiliary Materials that Accompany Textbooks: Can They Promote "Higher-Order" Learning? J. Osborn, K. Decker, Ancillary Materials -- What's Out There?

"...provides valuable research and information on the design, quality, and use of textbooks....an excellent resource for curriculum directors, textbook adoption committees, teacher education faculty and students, and just about anyone interested in textbooks."—Journal of Business and Technical Communication"...provides a thoughtful examination of an issue that concerns many educators....The [chapter] authors provide needed background to reviewers of textbooks for school district adoption and also to individual teachers who want to be better prepared to mediate textbooks with students. Researchers and graduate students in literacy will find this work quite helpful."—CHOICE

Bruce K. Britton, Arthur Woodward, Marilyn Binkley

• Contents: A. Woodward, Introduction. B.K. Britton, S. Gulgoz, S. Glynn, Impact of Good and Poor Writing on Learners: Research and Theory. R.L. Allington, R-M. Weber, Questioning Questions in Teaching and Learning From Texts. B. Armbruster, J. Ostertag, Questions in Elementary Science and Social Studies Textbooks. J.R. Levin, R.E. Mayer, Understanding Illustrations in Text. A. Woodward, Do Illustrations Serve an Instructional Purpose in U.S. Textbooks? L.M. Anderson, Auxiliary Materials that Accompany Textbooks: Can They Promote "Higher-Order" Learning? J. Osborn, K. Decker, Ancillary Materials -- What's Out There?

"...provides valuable research and information on the design, quality, and use of textbooks....an excellent resource for curriculum directors, textbook adoption committees, teacher education faculty and students, and just about anyone interested in textbooks."—Journal of Business and Technical Communication"...provides a thoughtful examination of an issue that concerns many educators....The [chapter] authors provide needed background to reviewers of textbooks for school district adoption and also to individual teachers who want to be better prepared to mediate textbooks with students. Researchers and graduate students in literacy will find this work quite helpful."—CHOICE