Organizing the Early Literacy Classroom

How to Plan for Success and Reach Your Goals

Sharon Walpole, Michael C. McKenna

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781462526529
• eBook ISBN:
  9781462526550
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Classroom Management

Filled with clear explanations and doable strategies, this book helps PreK-2 teachers juggle the demands of planning effective instruction and creating a literacy-rich classroom environment. Realistic vignettes illustrate how to set goals, develop standards-based curricula and assessments, establish routines, and organize the classroom space and the daily schedule. The authors demonstrate the nuts and bolts of building an exemplary classroom library and professional teaching library, collaborating as a team with other teachers and specialists, preparing report cards, and communicating with families. Several reproducible forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Table of contents

• Cover
• The Essential Library of PreK–2 Literacy
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• About the Authors
• Series Editors’ Note
• Contents
• 1. Setting Teaching and Learning Goals
• 2. Building a Professional Library
• 3. Understanding Your Curriculum
• 4. Creating an Assessment Plan
• 5. Linking Assessments to Report Cards
• 6. Organizing Your Space
• 7. Organizing Your Time
• 8. Organizing Your Team
• 9. Organizing Your Children’s Books
• 10. Establishing Routines
• 11. Planning Communications with Families
• References
• Index
• About Guilford Press
• Discover Related Guilford Books