Climbing the Literacy Ladder
Climbing the Literacy Ladder

Author: Beverly Tyner

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2019-08-05

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 1416628436

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Literacy skills are the cornerstone upon which students' knowledge, self-esteem, and future educational opportunities are built. But far too many teachers lack the time, materials, and specialized knowledge required to address these skills adequately. To that end, Climbing the Literacy Ladder is a one-stop shop to help teachers plan and differentiate literacy instruction for all students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. Literacy educator Beverly Tyner presents plans for small-group instruction that addresses elementary students' six developmental stages of reading and writing: emergent, beginning, fledgling, transitional, fluent, and independent. To help teachers support students' literacy development, this book also provides - Characteristics of readers and writers at each stage. - Lesson plans that target each of the research-based instructional components (fluency, word study, vocabulary, and comprehension). - Authentic classroom scenarios and conversations. - Practical classroom strategies and activities. - Advice for when to move students to the next stage. If students cannot read with comprehension by 3rd grade, then their educational future is cast in doubt. Climbing the Literacy Ladder will not only help you grow as a competent and empowered literacy teacher but also ensure that your students continue to travel a clear and unobstructed educational road. This book is a co-publication of ASCD and ILA.

Small-group Reading Instruction
Small-group Reading Instruction

Author: Beverly B. Tyner

Publisher: International Reading Assn

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780872078437

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This edition reflects the authors' insight gained from working with students and teachers across the United States. Chapters provide the knowledge base and practical application models necessary to implement small-group differentiated reading instruction for a wide range of readers in the intermediate grades. To help you provide struggling and proficient students with the specific instruction that will increase their overall reading ability as they face higher standards.--[book cover]

Reading Ladders
Reading Ladders

Author: Teri S. Lesesne

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780325017266

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Many of us are searching continually for that just-right book for each and every one of our students. It is my hope to help you find those books. More importantly, I hope to help you guide students to the next great book and the one after that. That is the purpose of Reading Ladders. Because it is not sufficient to find just one book for each reader. -Teri Lesesne "I finished the Twilight Series-now what?" With Reading Ladders, the answer to a question like this can become the first rung on a student's climb to greater engagement with books, to full independence, and beyond to a lifetime of passionate reading. "The goal of reading ladders," writes Teri Lesesne, "is to slowly move students from where they are to where we would like them to be." With reading ladders you start with the authors, genres, or subjects your readers like then connect them to book after book-each a little more complex or challenging than the last. Teri not only shares ready-to-go ladders, but her suggestions will help you: select books to create your own reading ladders build a classroom library that supports every student's needs use reading ladders to bolster content-area knowledge and build independence assess where students are at and how far they've climbed. "If we are about creating lifetime readers and not just readers who can utilize phonological awareness and context clues to bubble in answers on a state test," writes Teri Lesesne, "then we need to help our students form lasting relationships with books and authors and genres and formats." Use Reading Ladders, help your students start their climb, and guide them to new heights in reading.

Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Author: Alan Morinis

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2007-05-08

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1590303660

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“A compelling portrait of the relationship between a student and a teacher,” this spiritual memoir “raises important questions about the meaning of Judaism and the search for spirituality in this world” (Los Angeles Times) Jewish by birth, though from a secular family, Alan Morinis explored Hinduism and Buddhism as a young man. But in 1997, in the face of personal crisis, he turned to his Jewish heritage for guidance. In his reading he happened upon a Jewish spiritual tradition called Mussar. Gradually he realized that he had stumbled upon an insightful discipline for self-development, complete with meditative, contemplative, and other well-developed transformative practices designed to penetrate the deepest roots of the inner life. Eventually reaching the limits of what he could learn on his own, he decided to seek out a Mussar teacher. This was not an easy task, since almost the entire world of the Mussar tradition had been wiped out in the Holocaust. In time, he found an accomplished master who stood in an unbroken line of transmission of the Mussar tradition, and who lived in the center of a community of Orthodox Jews on Long Island. This book tells the story of Morinis’s journey to meet his teacher and what he learned from him, revealing the central teachings and practices that are the spiritual treasury and legacy of Mussar.

Children's Literacy Development
Children's Literacy Development

Author: Catherine McBride-Chang

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1444144685

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This introduction to child literacy development looks at the subject from an international perspective and is appropriate for students and professionals across a wide-range of disciplines.

Super Spellers Starter Sets
Super Spellers Starter Sets

Author: Mark Weakland

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1625312717

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Because spelling is for reading, it is important to teach spelling, not merely assign it. With Super Spellers Starter Sets, you have everything you need to bring to life the wisdom of Super Spellers: Seven Steps to Transforming Your Spelling Instruction. Building on his research-based approach, Mark Weakland provides practical, hands-on tools to create spelling centers; teach spelling strategies that help children solve spelling challenges; and introduce everything from short vowel patterns to multi-syllable Greek- and Latin-based words. This teacher resource provides a wealth of material, all adaptable to match the needs of your students: Seven spelling strategy lessons every student needs to know More than 20 lessons for different grade levels Pointers, differentiated word lists, sorting masters and correlating word ladders Six must-have spelling centers for nurturing independent practice A resource-rich appendix With these resources, your students will notice and remember spelling patterns and words, and--most importantly--make connections between spelling and their reading and writing lives.

Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction
Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction

Author: Susan M. Smartt

Publisher: Paul H Brookes Publishing

Published: 2023-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781681256245

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"This fully revised and updated edition of Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction links classroom screening and assessment with Tier 2 instruction and intervention, serving as a planning guide for K-6 educators"--

Jabari Jumps
Jabari Jumps

Author: Gaia Cornwall

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1536220671

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Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash. Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He’s finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he’s a great jumper, so he’s not scared at all. “Looks easy,” says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can’t help but root for.

Daily Word Ladders, Grades 4-6
Daily Word Ladders, Grades 4-6

Author: Timothy V. Rasinski

Publisher: Teaching Resources

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780545374880

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Engaging word-study activities for independent practice, as well as whole-class fun!

50 Literacy Strategies
50 Literacy Strategies

Author: Gail Tompkins

Publisher:

Published: 2012-04-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780132944915

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This new edition is a conveniently organized resource for all elementary and middle school teachers, providing research-based and classroom-tested strategies to develop literacy skills. Everything you need to know to implement, adapt, and enrich each strategy is included.