| Description |
xvi, 144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-139) and index. |
| Contents |
Inside the reading workshop: a typical -- What just happened? -- Reflections -- Why do I do what I do? -- Theoretical understandings -- Guiding principles -- Five curricular components -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Creating a space for readers -- Creating a community of readers -- The physical dimensions of the learning environment -- The classroom library -- Other shared experiences -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Inside the reading workshop: a typical focus unit -- A typical focus unit: fictional narrative -- Reflections -- Invitations: bringing children and literature together -- Reading aloud with children -- Strategies for reading aloud -- Why picture books? -- Access, time, and choices -- Selecting literature -- Multicultural considerations -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Explorations: coming to know literature -- Invested discussions -- Strategies to promote invested discussions -- Asking questions -- Charting -- Elements of literature -- Fostering connections using focus units -- Cornerstone books -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Investigations: digging deeper into literature -- Setting the stage for literature study groups -- Getting started -- Selecting literature for lit studies -- Creating lit study groups -- The lit study cycle -- The lit study discussions -- Role of the teacher -- Presentations and celebrations -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Instruction: Facilitating children's development as readers -- Approaches to reading instruction -- What strategies do we teach? -- What resources do we use? -- How do we group for strategy instruction? -- How do we teach these strategies -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Evaluations: coming to know children as readers -- Record keeping -- Observational records -- Checklists -- Literature response logs -- Weekly reading conferences -- Retellings -- Oral reading assessments -- Reflective notebooks -- Reflections -- Further readings -- Finding our path -- Professional references. |
| Subject |
Reading (Elementary)
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| ISBN |
0325003300 paperback |
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