Why Jane and John Couldn't Read--and how They Learned

Why Jane and John Couldn't Read--and how They Learned
Author: Rosalie Fink
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780872075924

Although there is broad agreement about the major components of good reading instruction, many students continue to struggle with reading, and some never achieve high levels of literacy. This book presents an interest-driven model of reading that focuses on students' strengths and abilities, not their deficits.

Reading Strategies for Social Studies

Reading Strategies for Social Studies
Author: Stephanie Macceca
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425895387

Help students read about social studies content and build their historical thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students read and comprehend historical content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level.

Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas

Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas
Author: Sharon Kane
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 845
Release: 2018-09-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351206893

The Fourth Edition of Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas: Enhancing Knowledge in the Disciplines provides readers with the knowledge, motivation, tools, and confidence for integrating literacy in their disciplinary classrooms. Offering an original, literature-based approach to teaching disciplinary literacy, the new edition shares important ways in which teachers of courses in the disciplines can enhance student learning of subject matter and skills while also fostering their growth in the many facets of literacy. Throughout each chapter, Kane provides engaging and creative strategies and activities to make literacy come alive in discipline-specific courses and to encourage students to explore and learn in the classroom. Embedded in each chapter are examples, resources, and strategies to help readers actively engage with and implement literacy practices. These features include Teaching in Action examples by subject area; Activating Prior Knowledge activities to stimulate critical thinking to prepare readers to learn complex theoretical and conceptual material about teaching, learning, and literacy; and end-of-chapter Application Activities to apply field experiences to classroom use. New to the Fourth Edition Every chapter of this new edition is updated to reflect the current approaches, standards, and benchmarks for discipline-specific literacy. Enhanced Companion Website with BookTalks to introduce relevant books in many genres and subjects, encouraging readers to explore the books for themselves and providing a model for BookTalks in their own classrooms. Expanded practical instructional strategies for teaching literacy in math, science, and social studies. Updated to include newly published titles in children’s literature, young adult literature, and nonfiction.

Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies

Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies
Author: Kathy B. Grant
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483315940

Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies by Kathy B. Grant, Sandra E. Golden, and Nance S. Wilson prepares literacy educators to conduct reading and writing assessments and develop appropriate corrective literacy strategies for use with their grade K–5 students. Connecting Common Core Literacy Learning Standards to effective strategies and creative activities, the book includes authentic literacy assessments and formal evaluations to support reading teaching in the elementary classroom. Initial chapters discuss literacy assessment and evaluation, data-driven instruction, high-stakes testing, and instructional shifts in teaching reading. Subsequent chapters focus on the latest instructional and assessment shifts, including pre-assessing literacy knowledge bases, using informational texts for vocabulary development, and close reading of text. Written by reading practitioners and researchers, this book is a must-have for novices as well as for veteran classroom teachers who want to stay on top of changing literacy trends.

Reading Strategies for Fiction

Reading Strategies for Fiction
Author: Jessica Hathaway
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425895409

Help your students develop the reading skills they need to succeed with this timely resource! This book provides teachers with standards-based strategies to help students navigate the complexities of literature as they learn fiction-related concepts in the language arts classroom. This book offers detailed strategies for using graphic organizers, developing vocabulary, predicting and inferencing, understanding text structure and features, and using text evidence to support understanding. The strategies also help prepare students for success in college and careers. Classroom examples and differentiation suggestions with every strategy provide clear models for success!

Reading, Writing, and Rhythm: Engaging Content-Area Literacy Strategies

Reading, Writing, and Rhythm: Engaging Content-Area Literacy Strategies
Author: Rosalie Fink
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2015-07-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425896057

Rhythm, rhyme, and rap are powerful hooks that spark students' interests and engage them in learning. This innovative resource provides effective strategies for incorporating rhyme and rhythm-based activities and lessons into Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math instruction. Through the use of music, singing, student- and teacher-created raps, Reader's Theater, Freeze Frames, and historical songs, students will develop their literacy skills, master content-specific knowledge, and be more likely to retain information while meeting standards goals.

Reading Strategies for Science

Reading Strategies for Science
Author: Stephanie Macceca
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425895360

Help students read about science content and build their scientific thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students read and comprehend scientific content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level.

Building Reading Confidence in Adolescents

Building Reading Confidence in Adolescents
Author: Holly Johnson
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2007-12-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452294585

"A tremendous book. Research shows—and teachers know—that student motivation is a central challenge. This text provides fresh insight into self-efficacy, an essential component of motivation, by exploring what it is, how to cultivate it, and how to nurture it in the context of innovative teaching that develops literacy competency in a range of areas." —Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Professor of English Education Boise State University Build students′ self-confidence in reading with clear strategies you can implement today! All students need to feel good about who they are, their capabilities, and potential. Many adolescents, however, may suffer from insecurities about their ability to grasp and comprehend ideas, particularly when it involves reading. How can teachers nurture in students the literacy skills that foster a sense of competence and enthusiasm? In this practical guide, the authors present a unique framework of research-based strategies for building reading self-efficacy by focusing on four important concepts: confidence, independence, metacognition, and stamina. Building Reading Confidence in Adolescents offers real classroom scenarios that help instructors develop more proficient readers in Grades 6–12. Ideal for all types of classrooms—from urban centers to rural settings—this book helps teachers explore critical elements such as: Creating classroom conditions and practices to support learner success Identifying individual student strengths and challenges with written/visual materials Linking the cognitive and affective domains to build students′ skills Developing positive teacher-student relationships Help your students learn to work through any reading challenge to become confident, independent readers who are fully engaged as learners.

Reading Strategies for Mathematics

Reading Strategies for Mathematics
Author: Trisha Brummer
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1425811515

Help students read and build conceptual understanding of mathematics content! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students read and comprehend mathematics content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level.

Doing Disciplinary Literacy

Doing Disciplinary Literacy
Author: Rachael Gabriel
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2023
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807781851

Learn how to design discipline-specific literacy instruction that increases academic engagement and supports college and career readiness. This practical resource offers contexts and strategies for addressing a fundamental question that teachers bring to their work with middle and high school learners: How do I support literacy development alongside specific content goals? By exploring the histories and potentials of discipline-specific literacy instruction, this book provides a clear framework for engaging students as active participants in the authentic activities and processes of each content area. It goes beyond content-area reading strategies by situating literacy within the purposes, audiences, and formats of each area of study. Readers are invited to deepen their own disciplinary knowledge to ensure authenticity in their representations of literate practices, to involve students deeply in the work of their disciplinary communities, and to support students’ continued engagement beyond the classroom. Book Features: Strategies to deepen teachers’ awareness of disciplinary text, practices, and habits of mind to inform the ways they model, teach, and invite literacy into their classrooms.Activities to support students in developing the meta-discursive awareness that allows them to navigate the texts of different disciplines.Guidance to intentionally and expertly develop multiple literacies that create equity, choice, and access for all learners.Exercises and examples appropriate for educators entering the field, as well as veterans who want to revitalize their instruction or prepare for new content, courses, or grade levels.