The Right to Literacy in Secondary Schools: Creating a Culture of Thinking

by Plaut, Suzanne; Sizer, Theodore R.

• ISBN13: 9780807749197
• ISBN10: 0807749192
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-07
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This inspirational resource challenges educators to view adolescent literacy as a "civil right" that enables students to understand essential content and to develop as independent learners. Edited by the Vice President of Education at the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), a nonprofit that is nationally known for its expertise in literacy and professional development, the book is a call to action and a practical guide for reform-minded schools and districts, and for teachers seeking to help all adolescent learners achieve at high levels. It is replete with vivid illustrations of exemplary classroom practice across all content areas. It also offers important frameworks to help teachers implement those practices in their own schools. Perfect for professional learning communities, study groups, and individual teachers,

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
Vision and Value: What Literacy Looks Like and Why It Matters	p. 11
The Right to Think: Giving Adolescents the Skills to Make Sense of the World	p. 13
Metacognition: How Thinking About Their Thinking Empowers Students	p. 25
Not My Enemy, but My Friend: How Literacy Serves Content-Area Goals	p. 36
Access and Power Right Now: From School to World	p. 49
Beliefs into Practice: Literacy as Means to Content Teachers' Ends	p. 63
Mathematics Teaching for Understanding: Reasoning, Reading and Formative Assessment	p. 65
The Scientist in the Classroom: The Place of Literacy Within Scientific Inquiry	p. 81
Argument and Advocacy: Rigorous Talk About Culturally Relevant Text in Social Studies	p. 96
Self-Assessment of Standardized Test Data: Empowering Students to Plan and Own Their Learning in Language Arts	p. 109
Essential Frameworks: How to Help All Adolescents Engage, Think Understand, and Develop Independence	p. 125
Engaging Classroom Communities: Belonging, Rigor, and Support as Three Pillars of a Thinking Classroom	p. 127
Thinking, Not Shuffling: Expecting All Students to Use Their Minds Well	p. 140
Independence Is the Greatest Gift I Can Give: Using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Framework	p. 152
Time to Think: Using the Workshop Structure So Students Think and Teachers Listen	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 181
References	p. 187
About the Editor and the Contributors	p. 193
Index	p. 197
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