More Than 100 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy

By Laura Lipton and Deborah S. Hubble

Book Overview

"New and veteran teachers who embrace learner-centered literacy will find this material useful, practical, and inexpensive."
--Gayle Simoneaux, Teacher
Mimosa Park Elementary School, Luling, LA

"The book features an easy-to-understand format with lots of ways to incorporate literacy development into the classroom."
--Debbie Smith, Teacher
Lady′s Island Elementary School, Beaufort, SC

Use research-based, student-centered strategies to nurture thoughtful, lifelong readers

This updated edition of More Than 50 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy provides a user-friendly collection of methods and strategies for delivering effective literacy instruction. The authors include more than 100 practical techniques that are grounded in a constructivist, learner-centered approach and demonstrate how to develop:

A rich environment that fosters vocabulary and reading skillsStudent interaction through strategies like Buddy Studies, Partner Biographies, and Story-Map Trios Fluency and comprehension by using predictable text, innovations on text, and more Student assessments through observations, anecdotal records, and open-ended questions

Aligned with National Reading Panel recommendations, this resource includes inventive ideas from master teachers to promote continuous improvement in literacy teaching and learning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412957834
• ISBN13: 9781412957830
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.7"