literacy

In this book, the author offers ideas and strategies that will deeply embed books, reading, and literacy into your school culture. You'll learn: who should decide which books students should be reading; what it takes to create a culture of reading; where books can and should be found in any school; why books need to come with no strings attached; and how to lead the way by sharing what your are reading now.

Contains essays concerning literacy in adolescents, addressing topics such as comprehension, classroom discussion, vocabulary instruction, writing strategies, inquiry, assessment, and more.

Introduces readers to the specific neural connections that are most relevant to language and reading development and shows how these reading pathways can best be nurtured, even in children who struggle with reading.

Shows teachers how to ensure that their students read at their grade levels.

Identifies ways in which school librarians, teachers, and principals can work together to promote real literacy learning in schools.

"[This book] combines the maker movement with story retelling and story creation, Reggio-inspired methods, and the importance of play to move all children forward in their literacy learning. The StoryMaking strategy aids in the development of twenty-first century skills and helps children create stories with loose parts, props, and more for an enhanced literacy development experience"--Provided by publisher.

Drawing on historical literary, and scientific sources, Wolf uses down to earth examples and warm anecdotes to illuminate complex ideas that culminate in an intriguing proposal for a bilateral reading brain.

Teachers in both general and special education classrooms are being asked to collaborate to give all students access to the general education curriculum. The challenge is that teachers receive very little training in how to work together to educate students successfully. Collaborate, Communicate, and Differentiate! addresses those issues and more, taking collaboration out of the abstract and supplying easy-to-use strategies that apply to daily tasks. --from publisher description.

Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.

"Focuses on the importance of reading for pleasure and the difference that it can make to a person's life chances, with a focus upon how libraries and librarians help reluctant and struggling readers"--Amazon.com.