Building Bridges From Early to Intermediate Literacy, Grades 2-4

by Sarah F. Mahurt

• ISBN13: 9781412949620
• ISBN10: 1412949629
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-16
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Help all learners transition successfully from beginning to intermediate literacy levels with these classroom-tested instructional strategies and specialized assessment tools for word study, reading, and writing.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
About the Authors	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Teaching for Independence	p. 3
Teaching for Strategic Action	p. 3
Struggling Readers and English Language Learners	p. 5
How Children Grow as Readers and Writers	p. 6
Literacy Instruction During Transition	p. 9
Reflection	p. 11
Assessment	p. 13
Getting Started	p. 16
Word Study	p. 17
Reading	p. 18
Writing	p. 19
Using Assessment	p. 24
Finding Time	p. 25
Reflection	p. 26
Word Study	p. 27
Learning About Words	p. 29
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness	p. 31
Phonics	p. 33
Structural Analysis	p. 37
Linking to the Real Work of Reading and Writing	p. 44
Reflection	p. 45
Reading	p. 47
Getting to Know a Reader in Transition	p. 48
Developing Stamina	p. 50
Changes in Workstations	p. 50
Gradually Decreasing Small-Group Guided Reading	p. 52
Using Reading Minilessons	p. 52
Teaching Children How to Choose Books	p. 54
Literature Circles	p. 56
Strengthening Comprehension	p. 57
Shared Reading for Comprehension and Fluency	p. 60
Shifting Responses to Text	p. 61
Writing More Developed Responses to Reading	p. 63
Sharing Time	p. 63
Reflection	p. 65
Writing	p. 67
Making Instructional Decisions	p. 70
Modeled Writing	p. 73
Shared Writing	p. 73
Interactive Writing	p. 74
Writing Workshop	p. 76
Minilessons	p. 77
Independent Writing and Conferring	p. 79
Sharing	p. 81
Reflection	p. 82
Pulling It All Together	p. 83
Integrating Within the Language Arts	p. 84
Integrating Language Arts With Science and Social Studies	p. 87
Planning the Nonfiction Project	p. 88
Preparing for the Nonfiction Project	p. 90
Literacy Lessons on Nonfiction	p. 91
Reflection	p. 97
Afterword	p. 99
References	p. 101
Index	p. 105
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