Engaging Readers

Supporting All Students in Knowledge-Driven Reading, Grades 4-8

AvDana A. Robertson,Evelyn Ford-Connors

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

An important goal of teachers is to get all students, especially those in the upper elementary and middle grades who struggle with academic work, engaged in reading. This book examines current research on instructional principles and actions related to engaged reading. It shows how teachers can translate this research into evidence-based actions that promote productive instructional contexts and focus students’ purposeful use of literacy in acquiring knowledge. The authors integrate descriptions of principles and actions with concrete examples of classroom instruction and thematic teaching across disciplinary contexts and demonstrate how teachers might mediate students’ reading of complex texts. The book provides readers with a vivid picture of the complexities of teaching reading in the upper elementary and middle grades. In particular, the book blends individual principles and practices into a holistic approach to creating productive and engaged learning environments for all upper elementary and middle grade learners.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-03-23
Mått:161 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781475823295

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Pedagogisk metodik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Dana A. Robertson, EdD, is Executive Director of the Literacy Research Center and Clinic at the University of Wyoming. He was an upper elementary teacher, a literacy specialist and coach, and he has worked in clinical contexts, K-12.Evelyn Ford-Connors, EdD, is a senior lecturer in the Literacy and Language program at Boston University’s School of Education and the Associate Director of the Donald D. Durrell Reading and Writing Clinic. Her current work includes teacher coaching and collaboration to study and refine instructional practices that promote students’ literacy learning. Susan M. Dougherty, EdD is an assistant professor of literacy education at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. She works with future teachers and literacy specialists, with a particular interest in preparing them to support children who find literacy learning difficult. Her most recent research focuses on the intersections between literacy learning and learning in the sciences.

Recensioner i media

This book will be most useful for teachers looking for ways to help students’ build the literacy skills needed to grasp content in subject-specific disciplines. The main idea is that literacy skills and strategies should align with content instructional goals, rather than be just ‘another thing’ that teachers have to cover on top of everything else. Thoroughly researched, it provides evidence from the literature for the skills and strategies recommended or discounted (such as the practice of ‘round robin’ reading). The vignettes and examples clarify how the research can be put into practice, but this is not a book of ready-made activities; rather, it is a framework for helping educators understand how to create an environment that supports learning through literacy.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresPart I: Understanding Teaching Actions1. Introduction2. Why Access the Complex Text Matters3. Classroom Talk4. Leading with Motivation and Engagement5. Providing Explicit Instruction6. Establishing Instructional Coherence7. Creating Optimal Learning Contexts8. The Importance of Cognitive ChallengePart II: Looking at Teaching in Action9. Mediating Word Reading and Fluency Difficulties10. Mediating Vocabulary Learning11. Mediating Comprehension through Discussion, Strategies, and Writing12. Putting It All TogetherFinal ThoughtsReferencesIndex