Teaching Language Arts : A Student- and Response-Centered Classroom

by Cox, Carole

• ISBN13: 9780205355501
• ISBN10: 0205355501
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Table of Contents

Special Features	xvii
Preface	xix
Part I Constructing a Foundation for Teaching Language Arts
Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Language Arts	1	(48)
Questions about Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Language Arts	1	(1)
The Language Arts	1	(10)
Snapshot A Day in April Font's Fourth-Grade Class	3	(8)
Learning Language Arts	11	(7)
An Active, Constructive Process	12	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 1.1 Self-Assessment Form for- Group Work	14	(1)
A Social, Interactive Process	14	(2)
A Transactional Process	16	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 1.2 Peer-Assessment Form for Group Work	17	(1)
Teaching Language Arts	18	(21)
A Student- and Response-Centered Classroom	18	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 1.3 Double-Entry Literature Journal	19	(4)
Curriculum Content	23	(3)
Classroom Environment	26	(2)
Scheduling and Grouping	28	(3)
Literature, Resources, and Technology	31	(2)
Integrated Teaching: ``Ripple Effects'' of Response Themed Learning	33	(2)
Ripple Effect Our Community and State	35	(1)
Lessons for Initiating and Demonstrating	36	(1)
Lesson Plan Initiating Lesson Using Alphabet Books: The Z Was Zapped	37	(2)
Chris Van Allsburg
Assessing Language Arts	39	(1)
Standardized Testing versus Authentic Assessment	39	(6)
Assessment Toolbox 1.4 Writing Rubric	43	(2)
Answers to Questions about Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Language Arts	45	(2)
Looking Further	47	(1)
Children's Books, Films, and Software	47	(2)
Children and Language Development	49	(28)
Questions about Children and Language Development	49	(1)
Language Development	49	(7)
Snapshot Four Children Talking	50	(2)
Constructivist Theory	52	(2)
Social Interactionist Theory	54	(2)
Language Learning in the Inclusive Classroom	56	(6)
Students with Special Needs	57	(1)
Assessing Language Learning	58	(1)
Snapshot A Child with Learning Disabilities in an Inclusive Classroom	59	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 2.1 Classroom Activity Analysis Worksheet	60	(1)
Adapting Language Learning	61	(1)
Language Structure and Systems	62	(3)
Phonology	63	(1)
Semantics	63	(1)
Syntax	63	(1)
Pragmatics	64	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 2.2 Observational Checklist	65	(1)
Teaching and Assessing Vocabulary Development	65	(9)
Semantic Mapping	66	(1)
Teaching Idea Semantic Maps with English Language Learners	67	(1)
Language Play	68	(3)
Lesson Plan Language Play and Literature: ANTics! An Alphabetical Anthology	71	(2)
Cathi Hepworth
Assessment Toolbox 2.3 Anecdotal Record: Sticky Label Assessment Form	73	(1)
Answers to Questions about Children and Language Development	74	(1)
Looking Further	75	(1)
Children's Books and Software	75	(2)
Multicultural Education and Language Diversity	77	(36)
Questions about Multicultural Education and Language Diversity	77	(1)
Multicultural Education	77	(12)
Models of Multicultural Education	78	(2)
Snapshot ``Somebody's Lying'': Discovering the Truth about Columbus and the Taino People	80	(3)
Teaching Idea Books with Multiple Perspectives on Multicultural Content	83	(1)
Multicultural Children's Literature	84	(4)
Lesson Plan Examining Diversity with People	88	(1)
Peter Spier
Language Diversity	89	(20)
Learning English as a Second Language	90	(5)
Assessment Toolbox 3.1 Stages of Language Proficiency	95	(4)
Teaching Idea Aligning Language Lessons in ELD and SDAIE	99	(5)
Assessment Toolbox 3.2 Stages of Language Proficiency for Jaqui's Students	104	(3)
Teaching Speakers of Nonmainstream English	107	(2)
Answers to Questions about Multicultural Education and Language Diversity	109	(1)
Looking Further	110	(1)
Children's Books and Software	111	(2)
Emergent Literacy	113	(38)
Questions about Emergent Literacy	113	(1)
How Young Children Become Literate	113	(19)
Snapshot Apples and the First Week of First Grade	114	(4)
Family and Culture	118	(1)
Ripple Effect Apples	119	(1)
Emergent Reading	120	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 4.1 Concepts about Print (CAP)	122	(1)
Emergent Writing	123	(7)
Assessment Toolbox 4.2 Concept of a Word	130	(1)
Emergent Biliteracy	131	(1)
The Emergent Literacy Classroom	132	(17)
Seven Ways to Begin Teaching Reading and Writing	133	(4)
Lesson Plan Read, Talk, Draw, Write	137	(2)
Lesson Plan Read, Talk, Draw, Write Adapted for English Language Learners in Kindergarten with The Napping House, by Audrey Wood	139	(4)
Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten	143	(1)
Snapshot A Day in a Kindergarten Class	144	(3)
Assessing Emergent Literacy	147	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 4.3 Systematic Sampling of Emergent Literacy	148	(1)
Answers to Questions about Emergent Literacy	149	(1)
Looking Further	149	(1)
Children's Books and Software	150	(1)
Part II Spoken Language
Listening and Talking	151	(36)
Questions about Listening and Talking	151	(1)
Listening and Talking in the Classroom	151	(6)
Listening: The Neglected Language Art	151	(1)
Talking: The Suppressed Language Art	152	(1)
Literacy and Listening and Talking	153	(1)
Snapshot Teacher Talk and Student Talk about a Book and a Film at Halloween	153	(4)
Critical Thinking and Oral Communication	157	(9)
Teachers' Questions and Prompts	158	(3)
Problem Solving Using Brainstorming and Graphic Organizers	161	(1)
Cooperative Learning	162	(4)
Teaching and Assessing Listening and Talking	166	(18)
A Four-Step Model for Teaching Listening and Talking	166	(3)
Assessing Listening and Talking	169	(1)
Activities across the Curriculum	170	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 5.1 Peer Evaluation of Listening and Talking	171	(1)
Teaching Idea DLTA with Where the Wild Things Are	172	(3)
Maurice Sendak
Assessment Toolbox 5.2 Story Retelling Record	175	(6)
Teaching Idea Reader's Theater Script Prepared for Children	181	(3)
Teaching Idea Model for an Oral History with Grandfather's Journey	184	(1)
Allen Say
Answers to Questions about Listening and Talking	184	(1)
Looking Further	185	(1)
Children's Books, Films, and Software	185	(2)
Drama and Media	187	(52)
Questions about Drama and Media	187	(1)
Drama and Learning	187	(4)
Experience and Language Development	187	(1)
Drama and Literacy	188	(3)
Teaching and Assessing Drama	191	(18)
The Circle of Drama	191	(1)
Creative Drama	192	(2)
Lesson Plan Creatures! Creative Drama and Writing	194	(1)
Story Dramatization	195	(1)
Teaching Idea Bringing to Life Where the Wild Things Are	195	(3)
Maurice Sendak
Snapshot English Language Learners Make Masks and Act Like ``Wild Things''	198	(2)
Adapting and Performing Dramatic Literature	200	(1)
Teaching Idea Shakespeare for Children	201	(5)
Assessing Drama	206	(1)
Curriculum Drama	207	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 6.1 Drama Self-Assessment Form	208	(1)
Media and Learning	209	(25)
Critical Viewing	209	(2)
Defining Media Literacy	211	(1)
Teaching and Assessing Media Literacy	211	(1)
Snapshot Multimedia about the Solar System with Third-Grade English Language Learners	212	(4)
Viewing	216	(1)
Ripple Effect The Solar System and Science Fiction	217	(3)
Teaching Idea Film Response Guide for The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin	220	(3)
Visually Representing	223	(10)
Assessing Media Literacy	233	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 6.2 Students' Media Critique Form	234	(1)
Answers to Questions about Drama and Media	234	(1)
Looking Further	235	(1)
Children's Books, Films, and Software	236	(3)
Part III Literature and Reading
Teaching with Literature	239	(42)
Questions about Teaching with Literature	239	(1)
Reader Response to Literature	239	(9)
The Transactional Model	240	(1)
Children's Aesthetic and Efferent Stances	240	(3)
Snapshot How to Find a Lost Mine and Other Treasures in Children's Books	243	(4)
Ripple Effect The Desert of the Southwest United States	247	(1)
Response-Centered, Integrated Teaching with Literature	248	(18)
Reading Aloud, Along, and Alone	248	(2)
Talking Together	250	(4)
Response Options	254	(2)
Focal Topics of Interest	256	(1)
Literature Circles	256	(3)
Teaching Idea Literature Circles with English Language Learners	259	(5)
Assessment Toolbox 7.1 Literature Circle Plan and Progress Sheet	264	(1)
Gathering Resources	265	(1)
Wide Independent Reading	265	(1)
Literature Units	266	(9)
Core Book Units	266	(2)
Snapshot Core Book Unit with Fourth-Graders on Treasure Island	268	(4)
Robert Louis Stevenson
Author Units	272	(1)
Teaching Idea Author Unit on Eric Carle	273	(1)
Genre Units	273	(1)
Teaching Idea Genre Unit on Fairytales: ``Cinderella''	274	(1)
Assessing Teaching with Literature	275	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 7.2 Literature Portfolio Organizer	276	(1)
Answers to Questions about Teaching with Literature	277	(1)
Looking Further	277	(1)
Children's Books, Films, and Software	277	(4)
The Reading Process	281	(40)
Questions about the Reading Process	281	(1)
Reading as Meaning Construction	281	(10)
Models of the Reading Process	281	(3)
Recommendations for Teaching Reading	284	(2)
Snapshot Before, During, and After Reading in a First-Grade Class	286	(5)
Teaching Reading with Literature and Writing	291	(24)
Shared Reading	291	(1)
Teaching Idea Shared Reading: All about Pigs	292	(2)
Guided Reading	294	(1)
Teaching Idea Guided Reading with The Very Hungry Caterpillar	294	(3)
Eric Carle
Language Experience Approach	297	(1)
Teaching Idea Struggling Readers Write about Bart the Crow	298	(3)
Word Study and Phonics	301	(4)
Assessment Toolbox 8.1 Test of Phoneme Segmentation	305	(5)
Teaching Idea Whole-to-Parts Phonics Instruction with ``The Eensy, Weensy Spider''	310	(1)
Sustained Silent Reading	310	(1)
Snapshot Sustained Silent Reading in a First-Grade Class	311	(1)
Reading Workshop	312	(1)
Independent Reading	313	(2)
Assessing Reading	315	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 8.2 Running Record	316	(1)
Answers to Questions about the Reading Process	317	(1)
Looking Further	318	(1)
Children's Books and Software	318	(3)
Part IV Written Language
The Writing Process	321	(32)
Questions about the Writing Process	321	(1)
What Children Do in the Writing Process	321	(12)
Writing Workshop	323	(1)
Snapshot Writing Workshop in Sheila Kline's Fourth-Grade Class of English Language Learners	324	(3)
Assessment Toolbox 9.1 Writing Status Checklist	327	(3)
Writing in English as a Second Language	330	(3)
Teaching and Assessing Writing as a Process	333	(17)
Authentic Assessment	333	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 9.2 Writing Record	334	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 9.3 Writing Rubric	335	(1)
A Literate Environment	336	(1)
Modeling	336	(1)
Minilessons	337	(2)
Conferences	339	(2)
Journals	341	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 9.4 Peer-Editing Form	342	(1)
Revising and Editing	343	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 9.5 Self-Editing Checklist	344	(1)
Publishing	345	(1)
Scheduling	345	(3)
Portfolios	348	(2)
Answers to Questions about the Writing Process	350	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 9.6 Self-Assessment Form for Student's Portfolio Selection	351	(1)
Looking Further	352	(1)
Children's Books and Software	352	(1)
Reading and Writing	353	(42)
Questions about Reading and Writing	353	(1)
Reading and Writing Connections	353	(11)
Snapshot Reading and Writing about Colors across the Curriculum	357	(2)
Ripple Effect Colors	359	(5)
Aesthetic Reading and Writing: Literary Texts	364	(15)
Poetry	364	(5)
Teaching Idea Guided Poetry	369	(4)
Songs	373	(1)
Stories	374	(3)
Assessing Literary Texts	377	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 10.1 Writing Record	378	(1)
Efferent Reading and Writing: Informational Texts	379	(11)
Informational Books and Reports	380	(3)
Teaching Idea English Language Learners Read and Write about Guts	383	(3)
Biographies and Autobiographies	386	(2)
Assessing Informational Texts	388	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 10.2 Record for Retelling an Informational Text	389	(1)
Answers to Questions about Reading and Writing	390	(1)
Looking Further	390	(1)
Children's Books and Software	391	(4)
Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	395	(38)
Questions about Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	395	(25)
Grammar	395	(1)
Defining Grammar	395	(1)
Reasons for Teaching Grammar	396	(1)
Types of Grammar	397	(3)
Snapshot Arguing about Grammar in Writing Workshop	400	(2)
Grammar in Proper Perspective	402	(2)
Teaching and Assessing Grammar	404	(1)
Snapshot Revising and Editing in Writing Workshop	404	(13)
Teaching Idea Content-Centered Sentence Combining	417	(3)
Punctuation	420	(3)
Development of Punctuation Skills	420	(1)
Teaching and Assessing Punctuation	421	(2)
Handwriting	423	(4)
Development of Handwriting Skills	423	(1)
Teaching and Assessing Handwriting	424	(3)
Assessing Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	427	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 11.1 Students' Revising and Editing Checklist	428	(1)
Answers to Questions about Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting	429	(1)
Looking Further	430	(1)
Children's Books and Software	430	(3)
Spelling	433	(26)
Questions about Spelling	433	(1)
The English Writing System	433	(3)
Snapshot A Child Learns to Spell	435	(1)
Stages of Spelling Development	436	(3)
Spelling and Literacy Development	439	(9)
Spelling and Writing	440	(1)
Snapshot Peer-Editing Group in Writing Workshop	441	(2)
Spelling and Reading	443	(5)
Assessing and Teaching Spelling in Grades K-8	448	(9)
Kindergarten through Second Grade	450	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 12.1 The Camel Test	450	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 12.2 Writing Sample Analysis	451	(1)
Second through Fourth Grade	452	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 12.3 Developmental Spelling Inventory	453	(2)
Lesson Plan Word Study of Homophones with The King Who Rained	455	(1)
Fred Gwynne
Fifth through Eighth Grade	456	(1)
Answers to Questions about Spelling	457	(1)
Looking Further	458	(1)
Children's Books and Software	458	(1)
Part V Integrated Teaching
Technology in the Classroom	459	(28)
Questions about Technology in the Classroom	459	(1)
Technology and the Language Arts	459	(3)
Word Processing	462	(11)
The Writing Process	464	(2)
Word Processing in Writing Workshop	466	(2)
Electronic Messaging	468	(1)
Snapshot Ping Liu Connects Second-Grade Key Pals in the United States and China	469	(4)
Multimedia Projects	473	(9)
The Internet	473	(2)
Teaching Idea Internet Scavenger Hunt	475	(1)
Hypermedia	476	(1)
Snapshot Eighth-Grade Latino Students Use HyperStudio to Tell Autobiographical Heritage Stories	477	(5)
Assessing Multimedia Projects	482	(1)
Caveats on Technology in the Classroom	482	(2)
Assessment Toolbox 13.1 Rubric for a HyperStudio Project	483	(1)
Answers to Questions about Technology in the Classroom	484	(2)
Looking Further	486	(1)
Language across the Curriculum	487	(26)
Questions about Language across the Curriculum	487	(1)
Learning to Use Language and Using Language to Learn	487	(12)
Thematic Teaching	488	(1)
Snapshot Theme on the Environment and Ecology in Willa Richardson's Third Grade	489	(4)
Ripple Effect The Environment	493	(5)
Assessment Toolbox 14.1 Independent Project Checklist	498	(1)
Tools for Using Language across the Curriculum	499	(10)
Finding Information	499	(6)
Snapshot Third-Graders Research How to Build an Aquarium	505	(1)
Recording Information	506	(2)
Organizing Information	508	(1)
Presenting Information	508	(1)
Assessing Language across the Curriculum	509	(1)
Answers to Questions about Language across the Curriculum	509	(3)
Assessment Toolbox 14.2 Informational Skills Checklist for Kindergarten	510	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 14.3 Informational Skills Checklist for Primary (Grades 1 and 2)	510	(1)
Assessment Toolbox 14.4 Informational Skills Checklist for Middle, Upper Elementary, and Middle School (Grades 3 through 8)	511	(1)
Looking Further	512	(1)
Children's Books and Software	512	(1)
Appendix IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts	513	(2)
References	515	(18)
Subject Index	533	(14)
Index of Children's Books, Films, and Software	547