Research tells us that teachers have the ability to make a difference in students’ academic performance, and their lives. A High-Powered Approach to Reading and Language Arts Strategies, is designed to equip teachers with a variety of strategies that they can incorporate in their classrooms. The strategies are created to enhance student collaboration, motivation, and engagement with the text and with their peers, while also enhancing student’s reading and writing skills.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Students
Strategy: My Story Template and Character Analysis
Chapter 2 Promoting Good Study Habits
Strategy: Split-Page Notetaking
Chapter 3 Power in Classroom Discussions
Strategy: Debate Using Current Topic
Chapter 4 Increasing Students’ Vocabulary
Strategy: Vocabulary Cards
Chapter 5 Engaging Students in Comprehension Strategies
Strategy: Questioning the Author after Reading, “Maggie’s Casket Walls”
Chapter 6 Teaching Students to Write Effectively
Strategy: Writing Frames
Chapter 7 Literature Strategies
Strategy: Conversation Roundtable
Chapter 8 Inspiring the Joys of Reading and Writing
Strategy: Lead by Example through Collaborative Conversation
Index
Joyce
Bowling
Dr. Joyce Bowling is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of the Cumberland’s. She is a retired teacher, and an author of academic writing, children's literature, and poetry. She resides in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky with her family where she enjoys reading, writing, gardening, and spending time with her family and church family.