Background
Goodman, Yetta M. was born on March 10, 1931 in Cleveland. Daughter of William and Dora (Shapiro) Trachtman.
("Reading Strategies: Focus on Comprehension applies socio...)
"Reading Strategies: Focus on Comprehension applies sociopsycholinguistic concepts to specific reading strategy lessons within a whole language curriculum. It documents how reading lessons are a part of a school reading curriculum that is part of reading in the larger world. This book is written for classroom and resource teachers and those planning to teach who want to keep reading embedded in a whole language context rather than focused on isolated skills. It is particularly well suited to the development of whole language reading programs that make use of a wide range of trade books and authentic reading experiences. It is appropriate for use in graduate and undergraduate courses in reading assessment, informed and authentic assessment, special education, miscue analysis, reading comprehension, and reading instruction....." from the book preface by Yatta M. Goodman, Dorothy J. Watson, Carolyn L. Burke "Yetta Goodman is Regents Professor of Education at the University of Arizona - Tuscon, College of Education, Department of Language, Reading, and Culture. She has been researching miscue analysis, early literacy process, and kid watching for many years. In addition to her leadership roles in many professional organizations, she has authored and coauthored many books and articles, including Reading Miscue Inventory: Alternative Procedures, Retrospective Miscue Analysis: Revaluing and Reading, and the first edition of Reading Strategies: Focus on Comprehension." "Dorothy Watson is Professor of Education at the University of Missouri - Columbia, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education and is Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. A leader of many professional organizations, Dorothy has been involved in research, curriculum development, writing, and presentations in the fields of reading and language development. She is coauthor of Reading Miscue Inventory: Alternative......" from the back cover
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Goodman, Yetta M. was born on March 10, 1931 in Cleveland. Daughter of William and Dora (Shapiro) Trachtman.
Bachelor in History, Los Angeles State College, 1952. Master of Arts in Elementary Education, Los Angeles State College, 1956. Doctor of Education in Curriculum Development, Wayne State University, 1967.
Elementary and secondary teacher, public schools, Los Angeles, 1952-1963. Supervisor pre-service teaching experiences Wayne State University, 1963-1967. Assistant.to professor University of Michigan, Dearborn, 1967-1975.
Professor education, co-director program inlang. and literacy U. Arizona, 1975.
Regents professor, U. Arizona, 1990. Speaker, consultant language and literature development Active in organizations concerned with censorship and children"s rights.
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(YETTA M. GOODMAN/CAROLYN BURKE)
Active in organizations concerned with censorship and children's rights. Member of Association Childhood Education International (board directors international center for study literacy processes since 1988), American Educational Research Association, International Association Supervision and Curriculum Development, International Reading Association (chairperson, active member various committees since 1962), Center Expansion of Language and Thinking (board directors since 1972, president 1976-1979), National Council Teachers English (board directors since 1976, president 1978-1979, elected into Reading Hall Fame 1994, board directors since 1994, Distinguished Service award 1994).
Married Kenneth South. Goodman, 1952. Children: Debra, Karen, Wendy.