Breakthroughs in literacy: teacher success stories and strategies, grades K-8

Teaching reading and improving reading proficiency are among the toughest tasks facing elementary teachers. Many students struggle with both reading and writing, and teachers are always looking for instructional practices that will make a difference. This book presents stories by teachers relating how they have overcome challenges with underperforming or struggling learners to make significant breakthroughs in reading and literacy achievement--often by adopting unusual or surprising approaches or by discovering new ways of connecting with the student. In some stories the teacher-authors describe how they used particular instructional strategies, while in others they show how modeling, motivational, or engagement approaches made the difference. There are roughly 30 stories grouped into four sections: I - Connections: Knowing the Student; II - Motivation: The Right Book Can Make a Difference; III - Engagement: Using Multisensory Experiences; IV - Transformation: Learning Together. Each section is summarized with a set of best-practice strategies, lessons learned, action tips, and recommended resources. Extensive study and reflection questions make book ideal for teacher learning groups.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-37182-4
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 18/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés