Nancy Lee Cecil is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.Joan P. Gipe is Professor Emerita, University of New Orleans, and Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento, USA. Marcy E. Merrill is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.

• Preface Chapter One A Comprehensive Program for Grades 4-8 Chapter Two Assessment of Progress in Literacy Chapter Three Fostering Oral Language Chapter Four Vocabulary Instruction Chapter Five Reading Comprehension Chapter Six Writing Instruction Chapter Seven Literacy in the Content Areas Chapter Eight Fluency Chapter Nine Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Classrooms Chapter Ten Fostering Literacy in and Beyond the Classroom Chapter Eleven Connecting School and Home Chapter Twelve Literacy in Grades 4-8.

Nancy Lee Cecil is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.Joan P. Gipe is Professor Emerita, University of New Orleans, and Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento, USA. Marcy E. Merrill is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.

• Preface Chapter One A Comprehensive Program for Grades 4-8 Chapter Two Assessment of Progress in Literacy Chapter Three Fostering Oral Language Chapter Four Vocabulary Instruction Chapter Five Reading Comprehension Chapter Six Writing Instruction Chapter Seven Literacy in the Content Areas Chapter Eight Fluency Chapter Nine Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Classrooms Chapter Ten Fostering Literacy in and Beyond the Classroom Chapter Eleven Connecting School and Home Chapter Twelve Literacy in Grades 4-8.

Nancy Lee Cecil is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.Joan P. Gipe is Professor Emerita, University of New Orleans, and Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento, USA. Marcy E. Merrill is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.

• Preface Chapter One A Comprehensive Program for Grades 4-8 Chapter Two Assessment of Progress in Literacy Chapter Three Fostering Oral Language Chapter Four Vocabulary Instruction Chapter Five Reading Comprehension Chapter Six Writing Instruction Chapter Seven Literacy in the Content Areas Chapter Eight Fluency Chapter Nine Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Classrooms Chapter Ten Fostering Literacy in and Beyond the Classroom Chapter Eleven Connecting School and Home Chapter Twelve Literacy in Grades 4-8.