Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations Four volumes of short, engaging nonfiction articles at the PreK/1, 2/3, 4/5, and 6/7 grade reading level to give kids additional practice in nonfiction reading. Buy now with 1-Click Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 Stephanie Harvey Stephanie Harvey has spent the past thirty five years teaching and learning about reading and writing as an elementary teacher, special ed teacher and staff developer. We typically model our own thinking and guide kids through a good portion of text so that they have a clear idea of what to do. Everyone weighs in to construct meaning and hold thinking.Kids read, code, and respond to the text individually and then talk to each other and share out the process and the content.As the teacher reads aloud, kids respond in writing. She has two grown children and lives in Denver with her husband, escaping to the high country whenever possible to breathe that fresh mountain air. Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have adapted the strategy instruction made famous in Strategies That Work and The Comprehension Toolkit to meet the developmental needs of our youngest readers. It's so obvious; when we think about and actively use what we are learning, we remember it.
We specialize in school and district-based professional development, with an emphasis on reading and writing instruction in grades PreKindergarten through 12. We peel back the layers and show how we approach text and in that way demonstrate for kids how understanding happens.We leave tracks of our thinking directly on the text or on a Post-it, in a notebook, etc. Good news! The Comprehension Toolkit series presents an active literacy learning framework that grounds students in the nonfiction reading and thinking strategies that they will need throughout school and onto college and careers. Seminars.
They learn in … Anchor charts connect past teaching and learning to future teaching and learning.
) We have yet to see a basal program with robust, in-depth comprehension instruction at its core. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.
The 22 lessons in The Primary Comprehension Toolkit model Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis's comprehension instruction and give you an explicit framework for your teaching. The Comprehension Toolkit series presents an active literacy learning framework that grounds students in the nonfiction reading and thinking strategies that they will need throughout school and onto college and careers.
“This staff development resource helps coaches and administrators maximize teacher effectiveness through collaborative and collegial staff development.”52 short nonfiction texts for American History (1750-1800) with 10 new lessons for content literacy“We turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. ( We finally understand why we remember so little from all those years of schooling, but still got decent grades. Literacy specialists Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward demonstrate how to "table the labels" and use detailed formative assessments to craft targeted, ... Loaded with ready-to-go lessons, routines, and "actions," as well as the latest research, this book is a must for any teacher who strives to makes every reader a thriving reader. When students engage in purposeful conversations, they articulate their learning and have opportunities to change their thinking based on what they hear.Every time we teach a lesson, we are assessing kids' thinking, reflecting on our teaching, and planning for subsequent instruction. In the The only difference we can see between PTK instruction and the reading workshop model is that when we introduce comprehension strategies and practices for the first time, our lessons take longer than standard minilessons. "We teach the reader, not just the reading. Often in school, students engage in focused content reading and have little opportunity for real world reading. The inquiry projects she describes require in-depth learning: topic selection, question development, research exploration, reading for content, organization, synthesis, writing to convey meaning, and presenting findingsall skills that develop independent thinkers who know how to make decisions, solve problems, and apply their knowledge insightfully.Full of practical suggestions to help you bring nonfiction into your curriculum, Why is nonfiction almost a guaranteed success? , But we don't do In one kindergarten we know well, the kids spend several weeks at the beginning of the year "marinating" in nonfiction of all varieties, the classroom awash in nonfiction.