http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/literacy?feed=rss&pg=2 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "literacy" on Netvouz http://cri.cps.k12.il.us/pdf/Literacy_Handbook.pdf This resouce is part of the Chicago Reading Initiative. It is divided by K-3, 4-8 and H.S. It clearly explains many specific strategies for literacy instruction with support for: Word Knowledge, Fluency, Comprehension and Writing. It explains what students would do, what the teacher would do and what the evaluator would look for during observations. It also includes Observation Guides for Literacy Instruction in a rubric format. Administrators > Indicators of Effective Learning & Teacher Assessment jgordon Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:32:36 GMT http://www.debbiediller.com/mypublications.htm The home site has a video clip of Debbie Diller's new DVD. Debbie Diller has written books and developed DVDs that are excellent resources for using literacy stations. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:26:15 GMT http://www.darien61.org:16080/~kwahlund/Site/FvESL/FvESL.html At Fairview School, the ESL students have worked very hard to complete dual language books. The students wrote stories in their native language and in English. Click on the links to the books below to read and listen to their stories. Literacy > ELLs (See ESL section also) jgordon Mon, 14 May 2007 20:28:48 GMT http://www.englishcompanion.com/vignettes/vignettes.html This page tries to bring you into our classroom and show you what certain activities and assignments look like for Note-taking strategies, Graphic strategies, Discussion Strategies, Teaching strategies Language Arts jgordon Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:23:55 GMT http://www.amazon.com/English-Language-Learners-Essential-Practice/dp/0439926467/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313179967&sr=1-10 David Freeman and Yvonne Freeman, two of the leading experts on English language learning show mainstream teachers in a variety of settings how to support language growth through content areas, organize curriculum around themes, draw on primary language and culture, emphasize meaningful reading and writing, and develop academic language. Scenarios from classrooms at different grade levels show teachers how to implement effective practices for meeting the needs of their English language learners. For use with Grades K–12. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:15:32 GMT http://www.heinemann.com/products/E01203.aspx Deep understanding, critical thinking, subject knowledge, and control of academic literacy are goals we have for all our students. Pauline Gibbons presents an action-oriented approach that gives English learners high-level support to match our high expectations. Focusing on the middle grades of school, she shows how to plan rigorous, literacy-oriented, content-based instruction and illustrates what a high-challenge, high-support curriculum looks like in practice.Strongly recommended by Jim Cummins Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:51:02 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8971&r=sb051208 This book by Maria Carty helps teachers of content-area subjects discover ways to help their students become better, more capable writers. It shows them how to take students through all the steps involved in producing written documents—from generating ideas to researching to revising and editing—and provides them a wealth of practical tips for supporting and encouraging student work. Exploring Writing in the Content Areas suggests specific techniques designed to help students: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:35:33 GMT http://www.wsd1.org/PC_EarlyChild/Video%20Resources2.pdf Guided Reading at the Emergent Level Video Observe four actual guided reading sessions and learn how to prepare for and initiate a successful guided reading program in your classroom. This is a page from WrightGroup.com. Scroll down to read more about the resource. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Thu, 08 May 2008 18:23:33 GMT http://www.allynbaconmerrill.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0132487128 This guide by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey is packed with real classroom examples of specific teaching strategies in action and features a focus on working with English language learners and struggling readers, ideas for using different technologies to enhance teaching, an up-to-date research base of current sources of support and additional reading, and an excellent assessment chapter showing how various formal and informal assessments can be used in the classroom. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:52:57 GMT http://www.d214.org/staff_services/si__reading_writing_thinking_roads.aspx This website is through Township High School District 214. This site includes reading and/or thinking skills, and links for printable graphic organizers and assignment templates. The organizers and writing templates scaffold the writing tasks with sample language. Rec. by: Sam Markey Literacy > Writing Strategies jgordon Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:46:12 GMT