literacy

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Bluefish

Everything changes for thirteen-year-old Travis, a new student who is trying to hide his illiteracy, when he meets a sassy classmate with her own secrets and a remarkable teacher.

Building critical literacy and empathy with graphic novels

"Beginning with the assertion that educators can effectively use comics and graphic novels to develop readers' critical literacy and empathy, DeHart explores the use of graphic novels across grade levels in a wide range of topics and themes. Taking When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed as a recurring focal text, DeHart argues that critical conversations can be opened up through well-chosen graphic novels. The book features recommended titles, insights from graphic novel authors and creators, and lesson ideas"--Provided by publisher.

They call me teach

lessons in freedom
2024
"The young man known as Teach secretly learned to read, write, and use numbers growing up alongside the master's son. And although on this Southern plantation these are skills he can never flaunt, Teach doesn't keep them to himself: In the course of a week, he'll teach little ones the alphabet in the corner stall of a stable and hold a moonlit session where men scratch letters in the dirt. He'll decipher a discarded letter bearing news of Yankee soldiers and forge a pass for a woman hoping to buy precious time on a perilous journey north. And come Sunday, Teach will cross the swamp to a hidden cabin, reading aloud to the congregation God's immortal words to the pharaoh: Let my people go. With a spare, moving first-person narration told in an era-appropriate dialect, complemented by stunning watercolor illustrations, the celebrated duo of Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome honor the bravery and generosity of spirit behind countless untold acts of resistance during the time of slavery. An author's note highlights the vital role of literacy and education toward the securing of freedom, both historically and to the present day"--Provided by publisher.
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Welcome back, Maple Mehta-Cohen

2023
"Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can't read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder--especially the adventures of a daring sleuth who's half Indian and half Jewish like Maple herself--but words on the page just don't seem to make sense to her. Despite all Maple's clever tricks to hide her troubles with reading, her teacher is on to her, and now Maple has to repeat fifth grade" -- Amazon.

Lupe Lopez: reading rock star!

2023
Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, upbeat first grader Lupe Lopez is made fun of by a rival but refuses to let that stop her from becoming a reading rock star.

Literacy unleashed

fostering excellent reading instruction through classroom visits
2016
Explains the process of effective literacy instruction by pinpointing common school district patterns' strengths and needs.

Return of the Underwear Dragon

2023
After realizing that the Underwear Dragon misbehaves only because he cannot read, Sir Cole and his would-be assistant, Claire, are determined to help the fearsome beast.

Radical listening

reading and writing conferences to reach all students
2022
"Dan Feigelson refocuses reading and writing conferences to help all students reach their full potential. His practical approach centers on active listening--an equitable way to listen to, learn from, and guide students. His book is packed with sample conferences, if/then strategies, rubrics, and tips for starting conferences and keeping them going"--Provided by publisher.

Read the world

rethinking literacy for empathy and action in a digital age
2020
"The book traces an arc from (1) teaching students to make sense of today's influx of information with the help of comprehension skills to (2) broadening students' empathy and their understanding of the world by teaching them how to listen to the diverse voices that technology brings us to (3) using their technological skills and broadened understanding of the world to take action in the world"--Provided by publisher.

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