Significant Studies for Second Grade: Reading and Writing Investigations for Children

By Karen Ruzzo

Teach reading and writing to second graders thoroughly, efficiently, and effectively with this detailed, practical handbook. Karen Ruzzo and Mary Anne Sacco of the Manhattan New School provide a full-year curriculum with units centered around "significant studies." These five-to-seven week courses of study or investigations, with many samples of student work, focus on four specific topics: dialogue writing about setting nonfiction content-area research and writing. The authors fill their book with goals, minilessons, literature needed, and student work plans for each week of each investigation. All of the investigations follow a workshop format consisting of 10-20 minute minilessons, student work time of 30-45 minutes, and a 5-10 minute share time. As an additional feature, the end of each investigation includes commentary from a first-year teacher about how she adapts the investigations to fit the needs of her classroom. Significant Studies invites you to enter a second grade classroom at the Manhattan New School and journey as learners alongside the students. This book will support teachers as they reflect on their practice and plan for thoughtful and explicit instruction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325005125
• ISBN13: 9780325005126
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2

Customer Reviews

For the Reader's Workshop Novice

For the Reader's Workshop novice this is the book for you... and the second grade teacher of course! I cannot believe how much my students' and my colleagues students' learned from the lessons we created. The book does a really good job of laying out each day along with the goals for the day, week and unit. The only trouble we had was finding all of the books mentioned since many are out of publication. Thanks for a great book ladies!!

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