Laura J. Robb, David L. Harrison

Guided Practice for Reading Growth, Grades 4-8

Texts and Lessons to Improve Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary

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Produktbeschreibung

Guided Practice for Reading Growth provides all you need to support middle grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Twenty-four powerful reading lessons feature original poems and short texts that interest students and encourage them to think deeply. This unique book shows you how to: ·         Build students' background knowledge by watching and discussing videos. ·         Use poems to improve reading and fluency through practice and performance. ·         Invite students to write about their reading and increase comprehension and recall. ·         Encourage meaningful talk to enlarge students' analytical thinking and understanding.

Produktdetails

• Corwin Literacy
• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 277mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9781544398495
• ISBN-10: 1544398492
• Artikelnr.: 59322698

Autorenporträt

An author, teacher, coach, and speaker, LAURA ROBB has spent the last four decades in middle school education.  What teachers appreciate most about Laura is her deep commitment to children and adolescents, and her ability to show what best-practice instruction looks like day by day; a survey conducted by Instructor magazine named Laura as one of the nation's top twenty educators. Currently, in addition to her speaking and consulting, she works part time in grades K-8. She was named NCTE's recipient of the 2016 Richard W. Halle Award for Outstanding Middle Level Educator.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Videos
Skill Lesson Chart
Foreword by Timothy Rasinski
Acknowledgments
PART I. WHY GUIDED PRACTICE IN THE ELA BLOCK
Chapter 1. What Developing Readers Need
Characteristics of Developing Readers in Middle Grades
Developing Readers Need Skilled Teachers
Developing Readers Need Four Key Literacy Experiences
Developing Readers Need Guided Practice
Developing Readers Need to Experience the Benefits of Rereading
Developing Readers Need to Talk About Texts
Time to Reflect
Chapter 2. Organizing for Guided Practice
Independent Reading Increases Volume
Daily Interactive Read-Alouds Benefit All Readers
Vocabulary Instruction Increases Fluency and Comprehension: Teach Words in
Groups
Teachers' Notebooks Model Writing About Reading
Readers' Notebooks Boost Comprehension
Avoid Cognitive Overload
Time to Reflect
PART II. TEACHING THE GUIDED PRACTICE LESSONS
Two Types of Guided Practice Lessons: Partner Discussion and Shared Reading
The Structure of Partner Discussion Lessons Using Poetry and Short Texts
The Structure of Shared Reading Lessons
Guided Practice and the Gradual Release of Responsibility
How Can Guided Practice Lessons Lead to Reading Growth?
How Are the Lessons in This Book Organized?
How Many Lessons Should Students Complete?
How Do I Know When to Intervene?
Why Should Students Self-Evaluate?
How Do I Choose Texts?
How Do I Introduce Texts So Students Want to Read Them?
What Materials Do I Need for Lessons to Run Smoothly and Successfully?
Reminders for the Guided Practice Lessons
Chapter 3. Partner Discussion Lessons
Lesson 1: Partner Discussions Using the Poem for Two Voices, "What Was She
Thinking?"
Lesson 2: Partner Discussions of the Short Text, "Jorge Muñoz: An American
Hero"
Lesson 3: Partner Discussions Using the Poem, "Escape Artist"
Lesson 4: Partner Discussions Using the Text, "What Was Early Humans'
Greatest Invention?"
Lesson 5: Partner Discussions Using the Poem, "Before I Could Write This
Poem-"
Lesson 6: Partner Discussions of the Short Narrative, "Manhunt"
Lesson 7: Partner Discussions of the Poem, "The Explorers"
Lesson 8: Partner Discussions of the Short Text, "The Day I Started
Becoming an American"
Lesson 9: Partner Discussions of the Poem, "Ode to the Skunk"
Lesson 10: Partner Discussions for the Text, "I Am Not a Number"
Lesson 11: Partner Discussions of the Short Text, "Now . . . and Then"
Lesson 12: Partner Discussions Using the Poem, "If Stones Had Tongues"
Chapter 4. Shared Reading Lessons
Lesson 13: Shared Reading of the Poem, "The Man for the Job"
Lesson 14: Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Jane Goodall: A Portrait of
Determination"
Lesson 15: Shared Reading of the Poem, "Rain, She"
Lesson 16: Shared Reading of the Short Text, "The Service Dog: Man's Best
Friend"
Lesson 17: Shared Reading of the Poem, "Lost and Found"
Lesson 18: Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Johnny Appleseed-Jonathan
Chapman: One Man-Two Stories"
Lesson 19: Shared Reading of the Poem, "George Washington Carver"
Lesson 20: Shared Reading of the Short Text, "The Masters of Pollination"
Lesson 21: Shared Reading of the Poem, "Amazon Rain Forest"
Lesson 22: Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Chita Rivera: The Dancer's
Dancer"
Lesson 23: Shared Reading of the Poem, "Who Were They-Those First People to
Walk Upon This Land?"
Lesson 24: Shared Reading of the Short Text, "Solving an Ancient Cave
Mystery"
PART III. NEXT STEPS FOR GUIDED PRACTICE AND GROWTH IN READING
Improve Fluency: Practice and Performance Using Guided Practice Texts
Benefits to Students of Practice and Performance
Transfer Learning From Guided Practice to Instructional and Independent
Reading
Teaching and Learning Reminder
Time to Reflect
Appendixes
Appendix A: Suggested ELA Schedule for 45 Minutes
Appendix B: Suggested ELA Schedule for 60 Minutes
Appendix C: Literary Elements Handout for Students
Appendix D: Self-Evaluation Questions/Prompts for Students
Appendix E: Compare/Contrast Handout for Students
Appendix F: Guidelines for Planning a Shared Reading Lesson
Appendix G: Guidelines for Preplanning a Partner Discussions Lesson
Appendix H: Magazine Resources for Short Texts for Guided Practice Lessons
Appendix I: Additional Short Texts and Poems by David L. Harrison
Short Greek Myth for Guided Practice: And Zeus Said (Maybe) . . .
Short Informational Text for Guided Practice: Going . . . Going . . . Gone?
Poem: Wanting to Be Needed
Poem: The Last Northern White Rhinoceros
Appendix J: Books and Poetry for Instructional and Independent Reading
Appendix K: Picture Books for Interactive Read-Alouds
References
Index