Literacy matters : strategies every teacher can use

Summary: Defines and reviews 15 practical literacy approaches with suggested teaching strategies. Written for school teachers, a few of the strategies are not appropriate for adult learners.

Record details

ISBN: 9781412938907 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781412938914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xi, 91 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-86) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Introduction -- Learn to learn with metacognitive reflections -- Interact with seven strategies to comprehend (phantom skill) -- Tap into prior knowledge to support schema theory -- Extend reading to encourage flexible reading -- Research the principles of brain and learning -- Analyze words to foster fluency -- Collaborate with cooperative learning groups to engage learners -- You-are-a-reader attitude matters -- Mediate with early intervention strategies -- Appeal to parents/guardians and get them involved -- Teach vocabulary by building background knowledge -- Tune in to technology to impact literacy -- Enter litercy with a multiple intelligences approach -- Read aloud, read along, read appropriately to foster flexible readers -- Strategize with guided reading activities -- Bibliography -- Index.