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What Successful Literacy Teachers Do

70 Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Instructional Planners

Thomas S C Farrell author Neal A Glasgow author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc

Published:20th Jun '07

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"An interesting compilation for administrators, new teachers, and seasoned teachers. This text acts as a concise reminder of what we should all be doing in our classrooms and includes practical implementation ideas."
—Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt, Professor of Literacy
Le Moyne College

"Easy to read quickly, especially when looking for something specific. I definitely enjoyed the quotes to start each chapter and the research for each strategy."
—Kathleen Prisbell, English Teacher
Russell O. Brackman Middle School, Barnegat, NJ

A wealth of research-based literacy strategies in one easy-to-use, convenient format!

To help teachers fulfill the diverse and individual challenges of providing comprehensive literacy instruction, What Successful Literacy Teachers Do offers a variety of research-based suggestions and proven teaching methods.

Linking six decades of reading research to classroom practice, this book presents 70 instructional strategies ready for immediate classroom use. The authors, drawing on their own experience as teachers, mentors, and teacher educators, offer a rich resource for bringing differentiated approaches into every literacy classroom. The easy-to-browse table of contents covers:

  • Phonics, phonemics, and decoding
  • Vocabulary, spelling, and word study
  • Fluency and comprehension
  • Assessment, instructional materials, and technology
  • Special topics, including English Language Learners, family literacy, and more

Translating state-of-the-art research into practitioner strategies, this resource is ideal for teachers, reading coaches, mentors, teacher educators, and instructional planners.

"An interesting compilation for administrators, new teachers, and seasoned teachers. This text acts as a concise reminder of what we should all be doing in our classrooms and includes practical implementation ideas." -- Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt, Professor of Literacy
"I liked that way the book was organized. It was easy to read quickly, especially when looking for something specific. I definitely enjoyed the quotes to start each chapter and the research for each strategy." -- Kathleen Prisbell, English Teacher
"Packs in literacy strategies to help teachers. From phonics and vocabulary and word study to assessment strategies and ESL challenges, this links six decades of reading research to classroom instruction success stories for maximum value." -- California Bookwatch, July 2007
“While each strategy is research based and a brief summary of the research and sources are given, the book’s value is in the descriptions of the classroom application of each strategy. Even better is the ‘precautions and possible pitfalls’ section for each strategy that steers the practitioner away from common mistakes that would impede successful implementation. Both new classroom teachers and experienced literacy coaches will be able to find classroom techniques that will assist students in becoming literate adults.” -- CHOICE, April 2008

ISBN: 9781412916141

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 540g

184 pages