Full Description
Learn to enhance your assessment and teaching of fluency!Finally teachers have access to a professional development series, Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading, written specifically to guide them in sharpening their understanding of the five key components to Reading First-phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. This book focuses on fluency, but each volume in the five-part series addresses one key component and presents friendly tips and strategies that teachers can take right into the classroom.How to make Fluency work for you!Consider recommendations for incorporating appropriate reading materials, fostering productive home-school connections, and promoting students' desire to learn to read and write. Read about the findings of current key research studies and learn about their implications for classroom practice. Discover how to evaluate your current practices and create concrete plans for change. Start a learning community or book club and share your knowledge with colleagues. Access useful resources and links to extend and enrich your own learning beyond the classroom.Teachers rave about A Professional Development Guide to Fluency!"This book is a godsend! The professional development section of each chapter encourages teachers to reflect upon their current practices and actually make an action plan for improving their practices...This book will make a great book study for literacy coaches to do with their teachers." -Tracy Hendrix, Literacy Coach, Carnesville Elementary School, Carnesville, GAAlso available in the Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading series: A Professional Development Guide to Phonemic Awareness(c)2008 | ISBN: 0-205-45628-6A Professional Development Guideto Phonics(c)2008 | ISBN: 0-205-45630-8A Professional Development Guideto Vocabulary(c)2008 | ISBN: 0-205-45631-6A Professional Development Guideto Comprehension(c)2008 | ISBN: 0-205-45627-8
Contents
Evidenced-Based Instruction in ReadingGuideSeries IntroductionThe National Reading Panel ReportProfessional Development in LiteracyUsing the BooksOverview of Book ContentsIntroduction: FluencyChapter 1: Fluency: What Does Research Tell Us?What is Fluency?Why is Fluency Important?How Can I Help Students Become Fluent Readers?Professional Development SuggestionsChapter 2: InstructionGeneral/Guiding Principles for InstructionProfessional Development SuggestionStrategy SuggestionsFluency Materials and ProgramsProfessional Development SuggestionsChapter 3: AssessmentBig IdeasEvaluate Your Current Assessment PracticesIdeas for AssessmentPlans for Change Chapter 4: Beyond StrategiesELL Students and Fluency Development Fluency Activities at HomeReflection ProtocolProfessional Development SuggestionsVignetteChapter 5: ResourcesWeb Sites Children's Books Written in Script FormatPoetry Books for ChildrenBooks about Readers TheaterTeacher Resource Books and ArticlesAppendix A: More Fluency ResourcesAppendix B: Readers Theater ScriptsAppendix C: Book Club IdeasAppendix D: NotesReferences
