In Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature, Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth demonstrated how to make the read - aloud a strong supporting structure for literacy learning across the day. Now with Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum they reveal how the read - aloud can strengthen students' abilities and achievement in other subject areas. Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum is a practical guide to expanding your read - aloud instruction to accomplish literacy - based goals in four key subject areas - math, social studies, language arts, and science. You'll find strategic advice for planning thematic, content - driven units that use reading aloud to scaffold understanding and increase engagement. Beginning with smart ideas for introducing students to new content through picture books, Laminack and Wadsworth share ideas for assembling themed sets of children's literature that help kids use the predictable structures of the read - aloud to connect with new ideas. Then Reading - Aloud Across the Curriculum provides suggestions for helping students do research that extends the knowledge they've gotten from whole - class readings and build a bridge from literacy skills to content knowledge. Laminack and Wadsworth give you three specific units of study each for social studies, language arts, science, and even math - twelve units altogether. Each comes with dozens of recommended titles, over 400 in all! Full of useful planning tips, classroom - tested strategies, and Laminack and Wadsworth's trademark enthusiasm for children's literature, Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum doesn't just pick up where its predecessor left off - it takes you and your students to whole new levels of cross - curricular engagement.

Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum: How to Build Bridges in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies

Education & Teaching

Laminack, Lester L.

Wadsworth, Reba M.

Schools & Teaching

Heinemann

"By its very design, a troubleshooting guide is intended to create ease of use, to build both competence and confidence of the user. That is our goal in selecting this format. The spare design compels us to think and to pare down our language to the bare essentials. It requires the practical." -Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth The 1970's VW Beetle Owner's Manual found in the glove compartment of every "bug" gave drivers security in knowing that whatever went wrong, there was always a quick fix to get them back on the road. The Writing Teacher's Troubleshooting Guide uses the same clear, concise format to offer practical ideas for helping students who may be out of gas, idling for too long, or just plain stuck in a rut. Lester and Reba first help you "notice and name" particular struggles that writers may have, identify possible causes, and then offer specific tools to nudge writers toward their next level of development. Their vast knowledge and appreciation for children's literature is showcased in the mentor texts they suggest to support your teaching. Don't let minor breakdowns stall your students' writing journey. With The Writing Teacher's Troubleshooting Guide in your back pocket, you'll always have a quick repair to keep them moving forward. Download a sample chapter here.

The Writing Teacher's Troubleshooting Guide

"We believe focused read aloud experiences with carefully selected children's literature followed by guided conversations is one way you can create a climate in your classroom, school, or district where bullying is not an accepted or rewarded behavior. A climate where an individual's humanity and human dignity trump any difference(s) and kindness is the order of the day." Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth Bullying Hurts is not your same-old anti-bullying guide. Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth show how the read aloud, a familiar and proven instructional technique, can be used as a powerful way to neutralize bullying behaviors, create community in the classroom, and help you meet the Common Core State Standards at the same time. Recent research shows that punishing students who bully is not enough, that we must begin every child's education by establishing relationship skills and building empathy among students. Lester and Reba recommend a series of read aloud books that focus on our shared humanity and can be used on day one of Kindergarten and throughout the elementary years. They help you support the development of children's insight and compassion. Bullying Hurts guides students toward increased understandings about bullying behavior with a framework of five recommended read-alouds and accompanying lessons that help you: <ul>
<li>define and discuss the important lessons about bullying embedded in each book</li> <li>develop literacy skills and strategies, conversation, critical thinking, character analysis, and reflection</li> <li>connect read aloud experiences to the anchor standards for reading in the Common Core.</li> </ul>
Bullying Hurts does more than help children gain the insights and language needed to confront and neutralize the behaviors of bullies. It convinces us that by working together, we really can prevent bullying.

Bullying Hurts (eBook): Teaching Kindness Through Read Alouds and Guided Conversations

In Writers Are Readers, the mutually supportive roles of reading and writing are made visible through the idea of "flipsides;" how a reader's insights can be turned around to provide insights into his own writing, and vice versa. Lester and Reba's trademark engaging style is woven throughout chapters full of sample lessons, student writing samples, and recommended texts for maximizing the flipped concept across the year. "Leading the student to understand what he did as a reader can become a lens that brings into focus what the writer had to do before a reader ever saw the page," they write. Discover fresh new ways to turn reading strategies into writing opportunities that your students will be excited about and deeply understand.

Writers ARE Readers: Flipping Reading Instruction into Writing Opportunities

"We believe focused read aloud experiences with carefully selected children's literature followed by guided conversations is one way you can create a climate in your classroom, school, or district where bullying is not an accepted or rewarded behavior. A climate where an individual's humanity and human dignity trump any difference(s) and kindness is the order of the day." -Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth  Bullying Hurts is not your same-old anti-bullying guide. Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth show how the read aloud, a familiar and proven instructional technique, can be used as a powerful way to neutralize bullying behaviors, create community in the classroom, and help you meet the Common Core State Standards at the same time.  Recent research shows that punishing students who bully is not enough, that we must begin every child's education by establishing relationship skills and building empathy among students. Lester and Reba recommend a series of read aloud books that focus on our shared humanity and can be used on day one of Kindergarten and throughout the elementary years. They help you support the development of children's insight and compassion. Bullying Hurts guides students toward increased understandings about bullying behavior with a framework of five recommended read-alouds and accompanying lessons that help you:   define and discuss the important lessons about bullying embedded in each book  develop literacy skills and strategies, conversation, critical thinking, character analysis, and reflection  connect read aloud experiences to the anchor standards for reading in the Common Core.  Bullying Hurts does more than help children gain the insights and language needed to confront and neutralize the behaviors of bullies. It convinces us that by working together, we really can prevent bullying.

Bullying Hurts (Print eBook Bundle): Teaching Kindness Through Read Alouds and Guided Conversations

Wadsworth, Reba

"This book is a gift to teachers who want to know how best to incorporate diverse literature into their classrooms. It translates rhetoric about diverse books into practical actions. Teachers will find it a valuable resource, full of examples of actual classroom practices and questions for reflecting, as well as suggestions of good books to share with students. It takes the study of diverse texts well beyond the "food, festivals and folklore" focus of the early days of attention to multicultural literature to a consideration of literature as a catalyst for social action. The thematic emphases for the chapters are broad enough to apply to texts that represent diverse cultures, but specific enough to work in diverse classrooms, from elementary school to the college level." - Rudine Sims Bishop, Professor Emerita of Education at The Ohio State University "In far too many schools, our effort to be more inclusive begins and ends with book selection. In Reading to Make a Difference, Lester and Katie teach us that this is not enough. This book is an urgent reminder that even the most powerfully diverse bookshelf cannot mask the damage done to children by practices and curriculum that fails to see them. Reading to Make a Difference shows us how to combine powerful books with purposeful, equitable practice." - Cornelius Minor Books as bridges enable readers to speak freely, think deeply, and take action. In Reading to Make a Difference, Lester and Katie build on the work of Rudine Sims Bishop, extending the notion of books as windows, mirrors, and doors. They offer a pathway that can lead students to take action for social justice causes. They show you how to move beyond exposing your students to diverse children's literature by offering an instructional framework that is applicable to any topic and can be adapted to your own classroom or community. Lester and Katie will show you how to: <ul>
<li>select and share text sets in a variety of reading experiences including read-aloud, small group, book clubs, and independent reading</li> <li>creating a scaffold for students to share their connections with a character, situation, issue, or topic</li> <li>invite students to pause and reflect</li> <li>provide opportunities for students to take action individually or collectively in a way that can make a difference. </li> </ul>
Each chapter highlights different classrooms in action and concludes with a wealth of suggested resources, both picture books and chapter books, along with helpful guidelines on how to choose text sets that reflect the needs, interests, and backgrounds of your students. The right book at the right time can open doors of possibility for a better world. Armed with an understanding of who your students are, where they come from, and what matters to them, you can cultivate children as thoughtful, caring citizens, and empower them to become lifelong agents of change.

Reading to Make a Difference: Using Literature to Help Students Speak Freely, Think Deeply, and Take Action

Kelly, Katie

Snow Day! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Turtleback Books

A guide for volunteers helping young children to develop as readers. Overviews theoretical foundations and practical details of childrens' literacy development, and addresses concerns such as the first day as a volunteer, books to use, and helpful strategies to build on a child's natural abilities with language. Detailed scenarios and situations with real children in classrooms are useful for teachers as well as volunteers. 10x7

Volunteers Working With Young Readers

Natl Council of Teachers

a collaborative approach to literacy instruction

Tutor: A Collaborative Approach To Literacy Instruction

Reference

Colvin, Ruth J.

Cheatham, Judy B.

Words, Language & Grammar

Literacy Volunteers of Amer

In this book, award-winning children’s author and acclaimed educator Lester L. Laminack provides guidelines, lessons, and resources for making every read-aloud experience intentional and instructional. Central to Laminack’s message is his breakthrough thinking about the value and importance of “Best Friend Books” – a small, carefully curated collection that you turn to repeatedly for specific teaching purposes. You’ll also find: - Step by step lessons for “first visits” and “return visits” with recommended Best Friend Books―clear guidelines for digging deeply into the books and enriching students’ understanding of content and craft. - Links to an online resource bank that contains “Spotlight on Lester” videos and graphic organizers for you and downloadables for your students. - “What the Research Says” boxes that point to studies supporting Laminack’s professional advice. - A list of Laminack’s favorite Best Friend Books to date, annotated and alphabetically organized. - “Home Visit” boxes that contain tips and tools for welcoming families into the work

The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource: Making Every Moment Intentional and Instructional With Best Friend Books

Laminack, Laminack Lester L.

Scholastic Professional

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