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Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms
Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

History of Reading and Writing

Quick Check

QUICK-CHECK! Can You...



1

Identify the stages of spelling of children? (Hint: see Table 2.1!)
2

Identify the International Reading Association's three broad categories of standards? (Hint: see pages 71-72!)
3

Describe the main ideas of the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2002? (Hint: see page 75!)
4

Outline the timeline of important events in the evolution of writing tools? (Hint: see pages 50-51!)
5

Describe the main tenets of the Common School Movement? (Hint: see pages 52-55!)