Comprehensive Literacy for All

David A. Koppenhaver, Ph.D., is Professor in the Reading Education and Special Education Department at Appalachian State University. His research focuses on literacy in individuals with significant disabilities, including those with complex communication needs. He and David Yoder cofounded the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990. Karen A. Erickson, Ph.D., is Yoder Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A former teacher of children with significant disabilities, Dr. Erickson's current research addresses literacy and communication assessment and intervention for students with a range of disabilities, including significant disabilities. Dr. Erickson is codeveloper of the Tar Heel Reader online library of accessible books for beginning readers as well as several other assistive, learning, and communication technologies.

About the Downloads
About the Authors
Foreword — David E. Yoder
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Section I Core Understandings
Chapter 1 All Children Can Learn to Read and Write: A Theoretical Rationale
Chapter 2 Establishing the Environment for Successful Literacy Learning
Section II Building a Foundation
Chapter 3 Alphabet Knowledge and Phonological Awareness
Chapter 4 Emergent Reading
Chapter 5 Emergent Writing
Section III Learning to Read and Write
Chapter 6 Comprehensive Literacy Instruction: A Research-Based Framework
Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Instruction
Chapter 8 Self-Directed Reading: Supporting Motivation and Fluency
Chapter 9 Writing
Chapter 10 Decoding, Word Identification, and Spelling
Section IV Implementation
Chapter 11 Using Assistive Technology Effectively to Support Literacy
Chapter 12 Organizing and Delivering Effective Instruction
References
Index