The authors' clear and friendly writing style emphasizes the importance of promoting the integration of phonics and literature-based process writing and reading instruction to enhance ALL students' learning and reading skills. In this new edition, comprehension and writing lesson frameworks are illustrated with sample lessons, which incorporate the gradual release of Responsibility Model. A practical Word Detectives lesson framework teaches students how to use all of the clues in the text to figure out word meaning, and three new chapters cover reading informational text, integrating writing with science and social studies, and diagnostic procedures for targeting Tier 2 interventions for struggling readers who are not making adequate progress.   KEY TOPICS: Comprehension, meaning, vocabulary, fluency, phonics, differentiation, common core, phonemic awareness, spelling, writing, assessment, reading   MARKET: Elementary School Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Literacy Specialists.