Description
Help all learners transition successfully from beginning to intermediate literacy levels with these classroom-tested instructional strategies and specialized assessment tools for word study, reading, and writing.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Introduction
Teaching for Independence
Teaching for Strategic Action
Struggling Readers and English Language Learners
How Children Grow as Readers and Writers
Literacy Instruction During Transition
Reflection
2. Assessment
Getting Started
Word Study
Reading
Writing
Anecdotal Notes
Running Records
Conference Notes
Using Assessment
Finding Time
Reflection
3. Word Study
Learning About Words
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Structural Analysis
High-Frequency Words
Vocabulary
Word Walls and Charts
Linking to the Real Work of Reading and Writing
Reflection
4. Reading
Getting to Know a Reader in Transition
Developing Stamina
Changes in Work Stations
Gradually Decreasing Small-Group Guided Reading
Using Reading Mini Lessons
Teaching Children How to Choose Books
Literature Circles
Strengthening Comprehension
Shared Reading for Comprehension and Fluency
Shifting Responses to Text
Writing More Developed Responses to Reading
Sharing Time
Reflections
5. Writing
Making Instructional Decisions
Modeled Writing
Shared Writing
Interactive Writing
Writing Workshop
Mini Lessons
Independent Writing and Conferring
Sharing
Reflection
6. Pulling It All Together
Integrating Within the Language Arts
Integrating Language Arts With Science and Social Studies
Planning the Nonfiction Project
Preparing for the Nonfiction Project
Literacy Lessons on Nonfiction
Reflection
Afterword
References
Index
