Kathy Collins

Growing Readers

Units of Study in the Primary Classroom

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Produktbeschreibung

In Growing Readers, Kathy Collins helps teachers plan for independent reading workshops in their own classrooms. She describes the structure of the independent reading workshop and other components of a balanced literacy program that work together to ensure young students grow into strong, well-rounded readers. Kathy outlines a sequence of possible units of study for a yearlong curriculum. Chapters are devoted to the individual units of study and include a sample curriculum as well as examples of mini-lessons and reading conferences. There are also four "Getting Ready” sections that suggest some behind-the-scenes work teachers can do to prepare for the units. Topics explored in these units include:

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 202mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 705g
• ISBN-13: 9781571103734
• ISBN-10: 1571103732
• Artikelnr.: 23822746

Autorenporträt

Kathy Collins works at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University, as a Primary Reading Specialist. She taught first grade at P. S. 321 in Brooklyn, and she has worked in schools around the country as a staff developer and consultant on primary reading instruction

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Creating Classrooms for Learners, Thinkers, and Talkers
Chapter 2: Experiences in Literacy Throughout the Day
Chapter 3: Units of Study in a Primary Reading Workshop
Getting Ready: Setting the Tone and the Bottom Lines
Chapter 4: Readers Build Good Habits
Getting Ready: Behind-the-Scenes Work
Chapter 5: Readers Use Strategies to Figure Out Words
Getting Ready: Talk Amongst Yourselves
Chapter 6: Readers Think and Talk About Books to Grow Ideas
Getting Ready: Finding Reading Mentors and Setting Up Reading Centers
Chapter 7: Readers Pursue Their Interests in Books and Other Texts
Chapter 8: Readers Make Plans for Their Reading Lives