Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy
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Exemplary Literacy Teachers, Second Edition
by Cathy Collins Block and John N. Mangieri
Identifying what exemplary teachers know and do to promote literacy achievement at every grade level, this highly motivating book provides step-by-step guidance for professional development. It helps teachers assess their strengths and build their competencies in six key domains of literacy instruction directly linked to student success. Featuring skills-building exercises, sample lesson plans, book lists, and over a dozen reproducibles, the book illustrates specific actions that teachers can take to emulate their most effective colleagues in school districts around the country.
New to This Edition
* Revised and updated based on the authors' professional development work with over 20,000 educators.
* Expanded to cover K–12 (prior edition covered K–5).
* Now includes material for literacy coaches and administrators, as well as teachers.
* "Teacher-in-Action" cases offer vivid snapshots of exemplary practices.
*Many of the activities and reproducibles are new or revised.
Teaching All the Children
by Nancy L Roser, James Flood, Eric J Cooper, Cathy Collins Block, and Diane Lapp
Comprehension Process Instruction
by Cathy Collins Block, Lori L. Rodgers, and Rebecca B Johnson
Filling a crucial gap in the literature, this immensely practical volume presents innovative tools for helping K-3 students significantly increase their ability to make meaning from texts. The focus is on teaching the comprehension processes employed by expert readers, using a carefully sequenced combination of whole-class activities, specially designed kinesthetic movements, metacognitive strategies, and independent reading. Teachers are taken step by step through implementing the authors' research-based approach with diverse students, including English-language learners and children with special needs. Designed in a convenient, large-size format, the book features clear lesson plans and reproducible activities and visual aids, together with fiction and nonfiction book lists. An invaluable resource for helping teachers meet the mandates of No Child Left Behind, the volume is also ideal for use in preservice and inservice training. Every chapter concludes with thought-provoking exercises, activities, and discussion topics.