Introduction to literacy, assessment, and instruction -- Building relationships : learning from students, families, and community -- Language development -- Word analysis -- Reading fluency -- Reading, listening, and viewing comprehension -- Writing composition and visual representation.
Summary:
"This is book has been written for the literacy specialist, coach, interventionist, classroom teacher, or other educators who work to support Pre-K through grade 12 students' language and literacy development. Chapter 1 is an introduction to literacy, assessment, and instruction. Chapter 2 focuses on the importance of building relationships with others to help students develop positive attitudes and motivation toward literacy and learning. Chapters 3 through 7 each address a different literacy process: language development; word analysis; reading fluency; listening, reading, and viewing comprehension; and writing composition and visual representation. The final section of each of these chapters provides specific literacy strategies that educators can model, students can use to develop literacy and independent problem-solving abilities, and then apply to new experiences to engage in lifelong learning"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.