Literacy in Grades 4-8 - Couverture souple

Cecil, Nancy L. L

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1934432830 ISBN 13 : 9781934432839

Editeur : Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Literacy In Grades 4-8 : Best Practices For A Comprehensive Program, 3Rd Edition by Nancy L Cecil, 9781934432839, T&F/Routledge, 2014, Paperback

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Comprehensive yet succinct and readable, Literacy in Grades 4-8, Third Edition offers a wealth of practical ideas to help preservice and practicing teachers create a balanced and comprehensive literacy program while exploring the core topics and issues of literacy in grades 4 through 8. It addresses teaching to standards; differentiating instruction for readers and writers; motivating students; using assessment to inform instruction; integrating technology into the classroom; working with English learners and struggling readers; and connecting with caregivers. Selected classroom strategies, procedures, and activities represent the most effective practices according to research and the many outstanding classroom teachers who were observed and interviewed for the book.

The Third Edition includes added material connecting the Common Core State Standards to the instruction and assessment of literacy skills; a combined word study and vocabulary chapter to help readers integrate these important topics in their teaching; more on technology, including comprehension of multimodal texts, enhancing writing instruction with technology tools, and teaching activities with an added technology component; added discussion of teacher techniques during text discussions, strategic moves that help students become more strategic readers.
Key features: In the Classroom vignettes; more than 50 activities,some with a technology component; questions for journal writing and for projects and field-based activities; troubleshooting sections offering alternative suggestions and activities for those middle-grade students who may find a particular literacy focus challenging.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

[The authors ] purpose in writing this book is to provide intermediate- and middle-grade teachers with the most effective practices based on current research. Assuming the position that reading is a holistic, constructive, strategic, and interactive process, [the authors] address the following questions in this book: What practices can teachers utilize to help all students become successful readers? How do teachers motivate students to choose to read beyond the classroom? Kate Corby, Michigan State University, in Education Review This book will help prepare preservice and inservice teachers to meet the challenge of today s diverse student populations and create a balanced and comprehensive literacy program. Thorough yet succinct and readable, the book clearly addresses the core topics and issues of literacy in the intermediate and middle grades. This book s selected classroom strategies, procedures, and activities represent the most effective practices according to current research and the many outstanding classroom teachers who were observed and interviewed while preparing for this edition.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1934432830
• ISBN 13: 9781934432839
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 430