Engaging Readers (eBook)

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

Susan Dougherty, Evelyn Ford-Connors, Dana A. Robertson (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
210 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (USA) (Verlag)
978-1-4758-2331-8 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.3.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-2331-2 / 1475823312
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-2331-8 / 9781475823318