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Keys for Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grade

Keys for Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grade

Author(s): Elaine Roberts , Debra Coffey

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2013

Pages: 178

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Pages: 176

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Gardens are lovely places of growth and vitality. When we nurture plants in a garden, positive results spring forth.  As we see plants grow, we grasp the importance of nurturing them carefully during each stage of the growth process.  Keys for Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grades is filled with garden scenes that align with the text to provide a vivid portrayal of the impact of careful nurturing that helps young readers flourish in school.  The chapters of this book draw teachers into the garden to discover research-based strategies, focusing on the five major components of reading.  These chapters provide opportunities to discover each child’s potential through realistic application of literacy theory, best practices for assessment, and innovative literacy instruction across the content areas.  While exploring gardens throughout this text, teachers discover keys to unlock secrets that inspire students with diverse needs to become lifelong readers who write for enjoyment and communicate effectively. 

 Keys for Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grades features:

  • An innovative, time-saving comprehensive Literacy ROOTS Thinking Map for individual case study assessment reports and Response to Intervention that is realistic for monitoring students’ needs and strategic learning across the content areas
  • Lesson plan formats and examples to meet diverse student needs and nurture academic growth
  • Instructional strategies to nurture literacy development in phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling, vocabulary, and fluency with comprehension as the main focus of literacy learning

 Authentic, culturally responsive reading, writing, and technology suggestions to motivate literacy learning

Chapter 1 - Keys for Effective Teaching

Chapter 2 – Keys for Literacy Instruction and Assessment of Literacy Development

Chapter 3 – Keys for Word Building and Authentic Assessment

Chapter 4 – Keys for Enhancing Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis

Chapter 5 – Keys for Strategic Instruction to Promote Reading Comprehension

Chapter 6 – Keys for Promoting Creative Exploration in a Literacy-Rich Environment

Chapter 7 – Keys for Encouraging Creativity and Evaluating Writing Performance

Chapter 8 – Keys for an Effective Balanced Literacy Program

Appendices

References

References for Children’s Literature

Elaine Roberts
Dr. Elaine Roberts is an associate professor of Reading Education at the University of West Georgia in the College of Education Department of Collaboration, Intervention and Support. She was a leader in the development of the Reading Endorsement for the state of Georgia and has written articles in peer reviewed journals as well as presented at numerous conferences, state-wide, regionally, nationally and internationally. Her main areas of interest include cultural responsiveness, word recognition and comprehension, and literacy progress monitoring across the content areas. She was a university reading clinic supervisor and has taught first and fourth grade and high school. She enjoys working as a literacy consultant.
Debra Coffey
Dr. Debra J. Coffey is an associate professor of Literacy and Language Instruction in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education in the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University. During regional, national, and international conferences, she shares innovations from teaching experiences across the spectrum from preschool to the university level. She has written widely about literacy strategies, and she co-authored the book Unlocking the Power of Language: Research-Based Strategies for Language Development. As an academic lead coach, mentor, and co-advisor for student organizations, she conducts outreach programs and literacy projects for partnership schools in Nigeria, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador.

Gardens are lovely places of growth and vitality. When we nurture plants in a garden, positive results spring forth.  As we see plants grow, we grasp the importance of nurturing them carefully during each stage of the growth process.  Keys for Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grades is filled with garden scenes that align with the text to provide a vivid portrayal of the impact of careful nurturing that helps young readers flourish in school.  The chapters of this book draw teachers into the garden to discover research-based strategies, focusing on the five major components of reading.  These chapters provide opportunities to discover each child’s potential through realistic application of literacy theory, best practices for assessment, and innovative literacy instruction across the content areas.  While exploring gardens throughout this text, teachers discover keys to unlock secrets that inspire students with diverse needs to become lifelong readers who write for enjoyment and communicate effectively. 

 Keys for Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grades features:

  • An innovative, time-saving comprehensive Literacy ROOTS Thinking Map for individual case study assessment reports and Response to Intervention that is realistic for monitoring students’ needs and strategic learning across the content areas
  • Lesson plan formats and examples to meet diverse student needs and nurture academic growth
  • Instructional strategies to nurture literacy development in phonemic awareness, phonics and spelling, vocabulary, and fluency with comprehension as the main focus of literacy learning

 Authentic, culturally responsive reading, writing, and technology suggestions to motivate literacy learning

Chapter 1 - Keys for Effective Teaching

Chapter 2 – Keys for Literacy Instruction and Assessment of Literacy Development

Chapter 3 – Keys for Word Building and Authentic Assessment

Chapter 4 – Keys for Enhancing Vocabulary Development and Word Analysis

Chapter 5 – Keys for Strategic Instruction to Promote Reading Comprehension

Chapter 6 – Keys for Promoting Creative Exploration in a Literacy-Rich Environment

Chapter 7 – Keys for Encouraging Creativity and Evaluating Writing Performance

Chapter 8 – Keys for an Effective Balanced Literacy Program

Appendices

References

References for Children’s Literature

Elaine Roberts
Elaine Roberts
Dr. Elaine Roberts is an associate professor of Reading Education at the University of West Georgia in the College of Education Department of Collaboration, Intervention and Support. She was a leader in the development of the Reading Endorsement for the state of Georgia and has written articles in peer reviewed journals as well as presented at numerous conferences, state-wide, regionally, nationally and internationally. Her main areas of interest include cultural responsiveness, word recognition and comprehension, and literacy progress monitoring across the content areas. She was a university reading clinic supervisor and has taught first and fourth grade and high school. She enjoys working as a literacy consultant.
Debra Coffey
Debra Coffey
Dr. Debra J. Coffey is an associate professor of Literacy and Language Instruction in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education in the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University. During regional, national, and international conferences, she shares innovations from teaching experiences across the spectrum from preschool to the university level. She has written widely about literacy strategies, and she co-authored the book Unlocking the Power of Language: Research-Based Strategies for Language Development. As an academic lead coach, mentor, and co-advisor for student organizations, she conducts outreach programs and literacy projects for partnership schools in Nigeria, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador.