Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades K-6

by Gayle H. Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780761988809
• ISBN10: 0761988807
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-15
• Publisher: Corwin

Summary

'The authors of this book offer numerous strategies that not only help our students organise and develop their thoughts and learning but also help us, the busy teachers, to plan ahead and ensure that our students in pramry school are well equipped to be life-long learners in this ever chnaging technological twenty--first century....Overall, this book is valuable, comprehensive guide to developing the literacy skills of all learners. There are over 100 planning models, examples and checklists included and though I recommend it as book worth reading and studying from beginning to end, it is a book that the busy teacher can dip into for valuable ideas when planning a literacy lesson. Because this book is inspirational, yet so practical, I certainly will keep it close at hand and intend to begin using some of the suggested frameworks'- REACH, Journal of Special Needs Education in Ireland Today's teachers are accountable for accelerating literacy learning and achievement for learners at all stages of literacy development. This important resource gives teachers an instructional and assessment framework designed to promote the multiple competencies their learners need: functional literacy for phonics, spelling, and reading; content-area literacy for vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension; techological literacy for information searching, evaluation, and synthesis; and innovative literacy for creativity, growth, and life-long learning. With a focus on research-based and differentiated strategies, noted authors Gayle Gregory and Lin Kuzmich offer teachers step-by-step guides to: - Assessing diverse learners for literacy skills, competencies, learning styles, and learning gaps - Implementing a broad array of strategies to move all students to the next stage in their literacy learning - Creating lessons and activities that address all four literacy competencies in the differentiated classroom. With more than 100 planning models, examples and checklists included, this book is the ideal resource for all primary teachers who want to close the achievement gap for emerging learners and insure the growth and development of all learners.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
About the Authors	xiii
Introduction: Multiple Competencies in Literacy	xv
1. Accelerating Literacy Learning	1	(18)
Academic Accountability	1	(1)
Closing the Achievement Gap	2	(1)
Diverse Learners and Busy Teachers	3	(1)
Selecting High-Payoff Instructional Strategies	4	(2)
Standards-Based Curriculum	6	(1)
Four Core Competencies in Literacy	7	(4)
Assessment Data	11	(5)
A Comprehensive Literacy Program	16	(3)
2. Creating a Climate for Literacy Learning	19	(18)
Equity, Diversity, and Classroom Climate	19	(2)
Building Connections With Students	21	(3)
The Basic Toolkit for Teachers of Diverse Learners	24	(4)
You Can't Learn to Read Without Reading	28	(2)
You Can't Learn to Write Without Writing	30	(2)
You Can't Learn to Speak and Listen Without Speaking and Listening	32	(3)
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Every Day	35	(2)
3. Knowing the Literacy Learner	37	(26)
Brain Research	37	(6)
Developmental Stages	43	(3)
Learning Styles	46	(4)
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences	50	(5)
Best Teaching Practices for ALL Learning Styles, Preferences, and Intelligences	55	(4)
Gender Issues	59	(3)
Data Collection	62	(1)
4. Functional Literacy	63	(42)
Functional Literacy Defined	63	(1)
Oral Language Development	64	(2)
Phonological Awareness	66	(1)
Phonemic Awareness	66	(3)
Spelling and Early Writing	69	(4)
Fluency	73	(3)
Literacy Strategies for Diverse Learners	76	(4)
Flexible Grouping Strategies for Functional Literacy	80	(15)
Forms of Writing: Narrative and Descriptive	95	(4)
A Balanced Literacy Program for Functional Literacy	99	(6)
5. Content Area Literacy	105	(40)
Content Area Literacy Defined	105	(1)
Vocabulary Acquisition	106	(7)
Formulating Questions for Critical Thinking	113	(2)
Text Orientation	115	(14)
Forms of Writing: Expository and Persuasive	129	(12)
Presentation and Product Creation for Content Area Literacy	141	(4)
6. Technological Literacy	145	(18)
Technological Literacy Defined	145	(1)
The Multidimensional Nature of the Twenty-first Century	146	(1)
Questioning Authenticity	146	(3)
Searching for Information	149	(3)
Media Orientation	152	(3)
Multimedia Production	155	(2)
Demystifying Directions	157	(3)
Technological Literacy and Diverse Learners	160	(1)
Technological Literacy and Lifelong Learning	161	(2)
7. Innovative Literacy	163	(18)
Innovative Literacy Defined	163	(1)
Innovation and Creativity	164	(3)
Instructional Strategies That Promote Innovative and Creative Literacy	167	(5)
Lifelong Learner Orientation	172	(1)
Practical and Adaptive Thinking	173	(4)
Influential Communication	177	(3)
High Payoff for the Unknown Future	180	(1)
8. Managing Instruction in the Differentiated Literacy Classroom	181	(26)
Unit Planning for Literacy Learning	182	(6)
Managing Literacy Instruction in Diverse Classrooms	188	(3)
Centers	191	(8)
Strategies for Learners With Literacy Problems	199	(1)
Developing Independent Learners	200	(6)
Classrooms That Support Differentiated Literacy Learning	206	(1)
References	207	(8)
Index	215