Brookline Books/Lumen Editions

Language And Reading Success 

by Andrew Biemiller 

Andrew Biemiller's Language and Reading Success brings to teachers the important research, theories, and effective practices on the nature of this relationship. He highlights how the relationship changes from preschool through the elementary grades and how the teacher can enhance the growth of each, and hence, the development of the other.

In this short, readable book, he provides valuable information on such topics as vocabulary development for reading and language, readability standards that are most useful for language and reading development, and how to assess vocabulary difficulty in books.