Promoting Literacy Development: 50 Research-Based Strategies for K-8 Learners - Softcover

Antonacci, Patricia A.; O′Callaghan, Catherine M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412987083 ISBN 13: 9781412987080

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Fifty research-based literacy strategies designed for busy K-8 classroom teachers

Organized around 10 key areas for teaching and learning literacy―phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, story comprehension, comprehension of informational text, questioning for understanding, discussion for understanding, narrative writing, and writing to learn-Promoting Literacy Development offers 50 clearly written, step-by-step strategies for developing proficient readers and writers. The authors also include suggestions for differentiating instruction for English language learners and for students with special needs.

About this title

About the Author

Patricia Antonacci is a Professor Emeritus of Education at Iona College. Antonacci entered the teaching profession as a classroom teacher for the middle and elementary grades and continued as a literacy specialist. Her long career in public schools brought her a range of experiences as a teacher at all grade levels including a number of years working in diverse classroom settings. As a reading specialist for K through 12, she assisted teachers in integrating literacy instruction in content areas. Working in a large urban district afforded her rich experiences teaching striving readers and English language learners. Antonacci has taught courses at Fordham University and Iona College including the following: reading in the content areas for middle and secondary grades, foundations of literacy, literacy across the curriculum, action research, as well as mentoring doctoral students in conducting research in literacy education. She has published numerous articles and books including (as coauthors) Antonacci & O’Callaghan, Portraits of Literacy Development: Instruction and Assessment in a Well-Balanced Literacy Program, K-3 (2004); Antonacci & O’Callaghan, A Handbook for Literacy Instruction & Assessment Strategies K-8 (2006), Antonacci & O’Callaghan, Using Children’s Literature Across the Curriculum: A Handbook of Instructional Strategies K-8 (2010), Antonacci & O’Callaghan, Promoting Literacy Development K-8 (2012).

Review

“The structure around the essential elements of literary means that I could use this book as a supplement for almost any text...This is exactly the kind of material we try to get into the hands of the students now while they have the time to spend on learning the strategies.” Author: Linda K. Allen

“(The book’s) three greatest strengths are the inclusion of differentiate instruction for the ELL students, children’s literature, and integration of media/technology.”

Author: Esther Berkowitz

“Some of the book’s strengths include the appearance of a user-friendly format, instructional strategies across the language arts areas, affordable pricing for the teaching candidates and (it could be) a resource to keep for future reference.” Author: Kathy H. Barclay

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1412987083
• ISBN 13: 9781412987080
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336