Exemplary Literacy Teachers, Second Edition

Exemplary Literacy Teachers, Second Edition
Author: Cathy Collins Block
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2009-04-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1606233696

Identifying what exemplary teachers know and do to promote literacy achievement at every grade level, this highly motivating book provides step-by-step guidance for professional development. It helps teachers assess their strengths and build their competencies in six key domains of literacy instruction directly linked to student success. Featuring skills-building exercises, sample lesson plans, book lists, and over a dozen reproducibles, the book illustrates specific actions that teachers can take to emulate their most effective colleagues in school districts around the country. New to This Edition * Revised and updated based on the authors' professional development work with over 20,000 educators. * Expanded to cover K–12 (prior edition covered K–5). * Now includes material for literacy coaches and administrators, as well as teachers. * "Teacher-in-Action" cases offer vivid snapshots of exemplary practices. *Many of the activities and reproducibles are new or revised.

Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades

Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades
Author: Diane Lapp
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462502814

Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers specific content areas?including science, social studies, math, and literature?as well as ways to teach oral literacy and writing across the curriculum. ?

The Reading Specialist, Second Edition

The Reading Specialist, Second Edition
Author: Rita M. Bean
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2009-08-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1606234080

A trusted resource for day-to-day guidance, professional development, and certification courses, this nuts-and-bolts text explains the varied roles and responsibilities of reading specialists in grades K–12. Rita Bean offers evidence-based best practices for working with struggling readers, supporting teachers, planning curricula, and collaborating with parents, community programs, and granting agencies. Useful features include discussion questions, self-reflective exercises, and lively examples and vignettes. New to This Edition *Expanded coverage of middle and secondary school reading programs. *Addresses the reading specialist’s role in a response-to-intervention framework. *Additional chapter on literacy coaching. *Suggested learning exercises and activities for each chapter are provided in an appendix. *Many new or revised examples and reflection questions.

Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K-6

Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction & Assessment, Pre-K-6
Author: Martha Clare Hougen
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2020
Genre: Language arts (Early childhood)
ISBN: 9781681253756

"This core text introduces pre-service teachers to the essential components of literacy and describes how to effectively deliver explicit, evidence-based instruction on each component"--

Teaching Reading

Teaching Reading
Author: Rachel L. McCormack
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 160623482X

Elementary teachers of reading have one essential goal?to prepare diverse children to be independent, strategic readers in real life. This innovative text helps preservice and inservice teachers achieve this goal by providing knowledge and research-based strategies for teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, all aspects of comprehension, and writing in response to literature. Special features include sample lessons and photographs of literacy-rich classrooms. Uniquely interactive, the text is complete with pencil-and-paper exercises and reproducibles that facilitate learning, making it ideal for course use. Readers are invited to respond to reflection questions, design lessons, and start constructing a professional teaching portfolio.

Teaching New Literacies in Grades 4-6

Teaching New Literacies in Grades 4-6
Author: Barbara Moss
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2009-11-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 160623501X

Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4?6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal texts; hip-hop; advertisements; math problems; and many other types of texts. Twenty-four complete lessons promote critical literacy skills such as comprehending, analyzing, and synthesizing information and using writing to communicate new ideas and pose questions. Snapshots of diverse classrooms are accompanied by clear explanations of the research base for instruction in each genre. Ready-to-use reproducibles are included.

Teaching New Literacies in Grades K-3

Teaching New Literacies in Grades K-3
Author: Barbara Moss
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2009-11-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1606234994

Even the youngest readers and writers in today’s classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K–3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal texts; hip-hop; advertisements; math problems; and many other types of texts. Prominent authorities explain the research base underlying the book’s 23 complete lessons and provide practical activities and assessments for promoting decoding, fluency, comprehension, and other key literacy skills. Snapshots of diverse classrooms bring the material to life; helpful reproducibles are included.

Literacy Development with English Learners

Literacy Development with English Learners
Author: Lori Helman
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-03-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462507123

An indispensable course text and practitioner resource, this teacher-friendly book puts the needs of English language learners (ELLs) front and center. Leading authorities connect current research to effective instructional practices for elementary students with varying degrees of English proficiency. Key components of literacy instruction are addressed, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Chapters also explore how linguistic, sociocultural, psychological, and educational factors shape ELL literacy development, highlighting practical implications for the classroom. Reflection questions and a wealth of illustrative examples enhance the utility of this engaging, tightly edited work.

Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Sixth Edition

Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Sixth Edition
Author: Lesley Mandel Morrow
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2018-11-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462536778

Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK–12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of literacy, the needs of specific populations, motivation, assessment, approaches to organizing instruction, and more. Each chapter features bulleted previews of key points; reviews of the research evidence; recommendations for best practices in action, including examples from exemplary classrooms; and engagement activities that help teachers apply the knowledge and strategies they have learned. New to This Edition *Incorporates the latest research findings and instructional practices. *Chapters on new topics: developmental word study and the physiological, emotional, and behavioral foundations of literacy learning. *Chapters offering fresh, expanded perspectives on writing and vocabulary. *Increased attention to timely issues: classroom learning communities, teaching English learners, and the use of digital tools and multimodal texts.

Reading More, Reading Better

Reading More, Reading Better
Author: Elfrieda H. Hiebert
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2009-05-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1606233939

Teaching students specific literacy skills is important--but equally critical, and often overlooked, is giving them the time and opportunity to read actual texts. Bringing together leading scholars, this book focuses on how teachers can improve both the quality and quantity of reading experiences in K-12 classrooms. Essential topics include factors that make reading tasks more or less productive for different types of learners, ways to balance independent reading with whole-class and small-group instruction, how to choose appropriate texts, and the connections between reading engagement and proficiency. The relevant research literature is reviewed, and exemplary practices and programs are described.