Beyond Leveled Books

by Szymusiak, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781571107145
• ISBN10: 1571107142
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-17
• Publisher: Stenhouse Pub

Summary

In the first edition ofBeyond Leveled Books, Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak, offered a much-needed perspective on moving transitional readers from the basic supports of leveling to independent book selection. Seven years later, drawing on their continued research and expanding roles as authors and literacy consultants, Franki and Karen, along with colleague Lisa Koch, present a new updated and expanded edition of this "useful and eye-opening book." [Education Reviews, 2001]InBeyond Leveled Books, Second Editionthe authors provide even more resources to help teachers understand and meet the needs of transitional readers. The key topic of series books has been revised and enlarged, with charts outlining new series with the challenges they pose and supports readers need. New lessons have been added, and most chapters now include a related article from a literacy expert. Some of the contributors include Kathy Collins, Larry Swartz, and Mary Lee Hahn.The book also features an entirely new section covering grades K-1, that explores the uses and limitations of leveled texts in primary reading instruction. Among the highlights of this new section are ideas for how to organize your classroom library and a list of great books to use alongside leveled text in supporting new readers.Packed with examples of classroom instruction, sample mini-lessons, strategies for small-group instruction, assessment techniques, and student work, this new edition expands what was once a great little book that filled a gap for teachers in intermediate grades into an essential resource for independent reading instruction from grades K-5.

Author Biography

Karen Szymusiak is currently the principal of Glacier Ridge Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio.

Table of Contents

List of Mini-Lessons	p. vii
Foreword to the Second Edition	p. ix
Foreword to the First Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Article-My Son Clark Kent	p. 1
Challenging Leveled-Book Mania	p. 5
Article-Teacher Decision Making Is the Key to Choosing Among Leveled Books and Going Beyond by Diane DeFord and Adria Klein	p. 7
Expanding Our Definition of Just-Right Books in Our K-1 Classrooms	p. 17
Article-Creating High-Quality Leveled Books for Beginning Readers by Lynn Salem and Josie Stewart	p. 24
Article-Organizing Book Baskets: Letting Kids In On the Plan by Katie DiCesare	p. 40
Understanding Transitional Readers	p. 51
Article-Is There Life After Captain Underpants? Fiction for Transitional Boy Readers by Larry Swartz	p. 63
When Levels and Learning Clash: Moving from Levels to Supports in Designing Instruction	p. 69
Article-Supporting Student Book Choice	p. 71
Taking a Close Look at Series Books	p. 89
Article-Sluggers ... a Series for Transitional/Reluctant/Emergent Readers from a Dad Who Happens to Live with One by Loren Long	p. 91
Using Picture Books, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels with Transitional Readers	p. 123
Article-Nonfiction Books for Independent Reading: Moving Beyond Content Connections by Franki Sibberson	p. 132
Article-Comprehending Graphic Novels: A Primer for Teachers by Mary Lee Hahn	p. 139
Organizing for Thoughtful Instruction	p. 143
Article-On Kidney Tables: Small Changes for Big Effects by Karen Szymusiak	p. 144
Grouping for Instruction	p. 163
Article-Just Because They Can Doesn't Mean They Should by Shari Frost	p. 172
Building a Reading Community	p. 181
Taking the Conversation Home	p. 197
Epilogue	p. 211
Appendix	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 229
Children's Books	p. 229
Series Books	p. 238
Professional References	p. 241
Index	p. 243
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