Literacy Matters
eBook - ePub

Literacy Matters

Strategies Every Teacher Can Use

  1. 104 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Literacy Matters

Strategies Every Teacher Can Use

About this book

The versatile and practical handbook to promote students? literacy and learning!

Scores of children across the country do not read with comprehension, and literacy has become a national priority. In Literacy Matters, internationally recognized author, educational coach, and consultant Robin Fogarty defines and reviews 15 practical literacy approaches that teachers can use across all content areas and grade levels to help students develop essential literacy skills. This user-friendly resource provides strategies for immediate implementation with an overview of the research and best practices associated with each strategy.

With an easy-to-use menu that enables teachers to select the specific strategies they want to use to boost content-area literacy and comprehension, this valuable guide explores proven instructional methods such as

  • Teaching metacognitive student thinking
  • Creating literature circles
  • Involving parents and community
  • Tapping into prior knowledge
  • Using technology to impact literacy acquisition

Put these strategies to use in your classroom, and watch as your students improve their reading and comprehension, and apply these tools for success across content areas and in their lives!

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Information

Publisher
Corwin
Year
2006
Print ISBN
9781412938914
eBook ISBN
9781483362151

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. About the Author
  7. Dedication
  8. Introduction
  9. Learn to Learn With Metacognitive Reflections
  10. Interact With Seven Strategies to Comprehend (Phantom Skill)
  11. Tap Into Prior Knowledge to Support Schema Theory
  12. Extend Reading to Encourage Flexible Reading
  13. Research the Principles of the Brain and Learning
  14. Analyze Words to Foster Fluency
  15. Collaborate With Cooperative Learning Groups to Engage Learners
  16. You-Are-a-Reader Attitude Matters
  17. Mediate With Early Intervention Strategies
  18. Appeal to Parents/Guardians and Get Them Involved
  19. Teach Vocabulary by Building Background Knowledge
  20. Tune In to Technology to Impact Literacy
  21. Enter Literacy With a Multiple Intelligences Approach
  22. Read Aloud, Read Along, Read Appropriately to Foster Flexible Readers
  23. Strategize With Guided Reading Activities
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index