| Description |
xviii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Eight principles of literacy learning -- Designing a quality literacy program -- Becoming a word solver -- A dynamic classroom environment for word solving -- Interactive word walls and charts -- What teachers need to know about language -- Building on early learning -- What's in a word? Phonological and orthographic awareness -- What children need to know about letters and words -- Assessing what children know -- Word-solving strategies: organize to teach -- Teaching for print and sound knowledge -- Word explorers: teaching strategies that promote active inquiry -- A comprehensive word study system -- Interactive writing: developing word-solving strategies -- The writing workshop: support for word learning -- Reading instruction: systematic observation and teaching for word solving -- Guided reading: powerful teaching for word solving -- Establishing benchmarks for progress -- Thinking comprehensively about word solving |
| Summary |
Explains how to create literacy programs for K-3 students that focus on letters, sounds, and words, discussing the theory of word study and providing instructions and practical tools for reading and writing skills |
| Notes |
"a companion volume to Guided Reading" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-396) and index |
| Subject |
English language -- Orthography and spelling -- Study and teaching.
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Language arts.
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Phonetic alphabet.
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Reading -- Phonetic method -- Study and teaching.
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Reading -- Phonetic method.
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English language -- Spelling -- Study and teaching.
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| Author |
Fountas, Irene C.
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Giacobbe, Mary Ellen.
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| LC no. |
98034167 |
| ISBN |
0325000514 (alk. paper) |
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