Readers and Writers in Primary Grades A Balanced and Integrated Approach, K-3

by Combs, Martha

• ISBN13: 9780137019496
• ISBN10: 0137019491
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Unique to this emergent literacy text is the clear delivery of why and how reading teachers do what they need to do to ensure that every child learns to read and write in thecritical primary grades. Each chapter inReaders and Writers in Primary Grades: A Balanced and Integrated Approach begins with brief but concrete explanations of the theory behind instruction and then thoroughy presents processes and procedures for integrating reading and writing it into daily classroom practice. A model of an integrated framework displayed at the opening of each chapter lays out for readers where reading components fit in a comprehensive reading program. Final chapters illustrate how to use three different instructional approaches--literature based whole/small group, basal reading/language arts program, and content area unit studies--for integrating reading and writing instruction for grades K-4.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Language and Literacy

Learning about Words I: Making the Transition to Print

Learning about Words II: Phonics and Structural Analysis

Reading Aloud to Children: Foundations for Comprehension of Text

Shared Reading: Participating in a Community of Readers

Guided Reading: Scaffolding Children's Reading

Shared and Interactive Writing: Learning in a Community of Writers

Guided and Independent Writing: Moving Toward Independence as Writers

Making Connections: Linking Children's Learning Experiences within a Balanced Literacy Program

Literature Study: Extending Whole Class, Small Group and Independent Engagement with Children's Literature

Teaching a Basal Reading/Language Arts Series: Integrating Instruction to Maximize Children's Learning

Integrating Elements in a Literacy Framework: Teaching about Amphibians in Second Grade

Handbook of Children's Literature

Sample Word Lists

Pictures for Sorting Activities

References

Name Index

Subject Index

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