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Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers
- Jan Lacina - Texas Christian University, USA
- Cecilia Silva - Texas Christian University, USA
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April 2010 | 248 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers is a supplemental text that can be used in a variety of literacy courses. The case studies focus on teachers and schools from a multitude of communities, including Blue Ribbon Schools and Reading First Schools, and on National Board Certified teachers. The vignettes and cases include students from diverse racial, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds, located in urban, rural, and suburban settings.
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: Learning from Successful Literacy Teachers
Discussion of IRA’s Excellent Reading Teachers
2. Guiding Students Literacy Success
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: Hawthorne Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin
Summary of Strategies Used
Case for Exploration: Hawthorne Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
3. Oral Language Development
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: A. Doyle Elementary School, Fresno, California
Summary of Strategies Used
Case for Exploration: A. Doyle Elementary School, California
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
4. Early Literacy Development
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: Springview Elementary School, Miami Springs, Florida
Summary of Strategies Used
Case for Exploration: Masson Elementary School, Lorain, Ohio
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
5. Vocabulary Development
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: Chinn Elementary, Parkhill, Missouri
Summary of Strategies
Case for Exploration: Chinn Elementary, Parkhill, Missouri
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
6. Comprehending Text
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: Baggaley Elementary School, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Summary of Strategies Used
Case for Exploration: Baggaley Elementary School, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
7. Development of Written Communication
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Summary of Strategies
Case for Exploration: Bruce Shulkey Elementary School, Fort Worth, Texas
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
8. Literacy Across the Curriculum: Strategy Instruction in the Content Areas
Focus Questions
Reading Research to Know
Inside the Classroom: Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Buffalo, New York
Summary of Strategies Used
Case for Exploration: P.S. #17 Buffalo, New York
Concluding Thoughts
Terms to Know
Research that Works
Websites
Glossary
Index
About the Authors
About the Contributors