Explaining Reading, Second Edition: A Resource for Teaching Concepts, Skills, and Strategies (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy) - Softcover

Gerald G. Duffy, EdD, is the William Moran Distinguished Professor of Literacy and Reading at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Duffy spent 25 years teaching teachers how to teach reading and conducting research on classroom reading instruction at Michigan State University, where he was a Senior Researcher in the Institute for Research on Teaching and where he holds the rank of Professor Emeritus. He is also a former elementary and middle school teacher. A past President of the National Reading Conference and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, Dr. Duffy has worked with teachers and children across the United States and overseas, has written and edited several books on reading instruction, and has published over 150 articles and research studies, with an emphasis on explicit teaching and teacher development.

"Explaining Reading is the perfect resource for preservice and inservice teachers as they attend to the most important classroom activity--teaching children to read. Our teacher candidates and cooperating teachers appreciated the clear explanations, strategies, and lessons provided by the first edition. They will be pleased to see that the second edition is even better, giving increased attention to vocabulary, teacher vision, and the purpose for reading."--Jean Rattigan-Rohr, PhD, School of Education, Elon University