How to Reach and Teach All Children Through Balanced Literacy
J-B Ed - Reach and Teach
1. Edition August 2007
352 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
How to Reach and Teach All Children Through Balanced
Literacy offers you a handbook for teaching literacy to diverse
students in grades 3-8. The balanced literacy method combines the
best practices of phonics and other skill-based language
instruction with the holistic, literature-based approach in order
to help you teach reading, writing, and speaking in a clear and
approachable format.
This dynamic resource offers an easily accessible research-based
approach to balanced literacy that is grounded in the innovative
ideas developed by authors Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge.
The book includes detailed descriptions of what a balanced literacy
classroom looks like and shows how to create a program from the
ground up or give your existing program a boost. The book can be
used across content areas and is filled with reproducible
worksheets, activities, and other handy classroom tools. Some
topics covered include:
* Shared book experiences
* Reading aloud
* Oral language and vocabulary development
* Guided reading for comprehension
* Modeled writing
* Reading and writing conferences
* Book clubs
* Content area reading and writing
* Ongoing assessments
* Enhancing literacy through technology
Readers and Writers.
2. Setting Up a Balanced Literacy Environment.
3. Reading in the Literacy Workshop.
4. Writing in the Literacy Workshop.
5. Nonfiction and Its Place in Balanced Literacy. .
6. Strengthening Word Knowledge and Fluency.
7. Making Oral Language a Priority.
8. Using a Thematic Approach: Survival.
9. Special Units of Study.
10. Book Clubs and Literature Circles.
11. Reading and Writing Difficulties in Students.
12. Reading Strategies, Supports, and Accommodations.
13. Writing Strategies, Scaffolds, and Accommodations.
Appendix A. Sixty Recommended Web Sites for Teachers &
Students Grades 3-8: A Wealth of Resources for Enhancing
Literacy.
Appendix B. Building Community: A Two-Week Unit of Study.
Index.
SANDRA F. RIEF, M.A., is an internationally known speaker, teacher trainer, consultant, and author of several best-selling books including How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD. She lives in San Diego, California.
JULIE A. HEIMBURGE, M.A., coauthor of the best-selling How to Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom, is a veteran classroom teacher, with extensive experience as a staff developer, curriculum writer, and literacy coach. She lives in San Diego, California.
