Developing Higher-Level Literacy in All Students Building Reading, Reasoning, and Responding

by Gunning, Thomas G.

• ISBN13: 9780205522200
• ISBN10: 0205522203
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Provides teachers with a practical approach to help their struggling students become academically successful and develop higher-level literacy skills. Discusses the current level of reading and responding students need to acquire given the increase in literacy demands required for success in an information age and the higher comprehension and responding skills required by today's demanding literacy curriculum and high-stakes tests. The authors offer step-by-step classroom strategies to guide teachers in supporting every student to ensure they succeed. Written for K-12 teachers.

Author Biography

Gunning currently teaches part-time at Central Connecticut State University.

Table of Contents

Higher-Level Literacy Skills Needed in Today's World and the World of the Future

Status of Higher-Level Thinking Proficiency

Tests Might Mask Abilities

Discussions with Students

Analysis of Literacy Programs

Analysis of Responses

Demands of Today's Proficiency Tests

The Nature of Higher-Level Thinking Skills

Cognitive Dimensions of Reading

Locate and Recall

Integrate and Interpret

Critique and Evaluate

Other Strategies

Study Group Questions

Assessing Higher-Level Skills Development

Diagnostic Conversations

Think-Alouds

Observation

Using Rubrics

Monitoring Progress

Study Group Questions

General Approaches for Developing Higher-Level Literacy

Creating a Culture of Understanding

Developing Higher-Level Talk

Developing the Language of Thinking

Using Thinking and Language to Develop Self-Management Skills

The Role of Read-Alouds and Listening in Building Higher-level Skills

The Role of Graphic Organizers in Fostering Higher-level Literacy

Systematic Use of Graphic Organizers

Using a Coherent System of Graphic Organizers

Using Graphic Organizers to Foster Discussion and Writing

Intensive Teaching and Extensive Practice

Fostering Wide Reading

Maximizing the Benefit

Reading to Deepen Understanding

Building Background Knowledge

The Critical Role of Content Area Literacy

Importance of Academic Learning Time

Metacognition: Thinking about Thinking

Lessons from Experts

Differentiating Instruction

Matching Materials and Instruction with Achievement and Ability

Study Group Questions

Using Strategies to Build Higher-Level Literacy Skills

Reflecting and Sharing

Approaches to Teaching Reading, Reasoning, and Responding Strategies

Taking a Deductive Approach

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