Literacy Links: Practical Strategies to Develop the Emergent Literacy At-Risk Children Need - Softcover

Robb, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0325004420 ISBN 13: 9780325004426

Verlag: HEINEMANN EDUC BOOKS, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

When young children have been deprived of literacy-building experiences, is it fair for them to start school being taught the same way as those with a rich reading and writing background?

No, it's NOT fair, says reading expert Laura Robb. That's why she helped develop Literacy Links, a highly successful early intervention program, and why she wrote this book. Dedicated to young children with little exposure to literacy activities at home, the program provides the background knowledge these children need to succeed. The book explains exactly how this works.

Thoroughly comprehensive and practical, Literacy Links offers strategy after strategy to help literacy-deprived young learners. Robb has found that giving students the opportunity to experience family storybook reading at school works best. She offers four ways to reconstruct that experience and develop emergent literacy by

• organizing small separate kindergarten classes that respond to the children's needs and progress
• training adults to conduct family storybook reading within a regular school day
• building the literacy knowledge of small groups through a balanced read-aloud program and writing workshop
• setting up a summer school program for children who would benefit from more reading and writing.

These techniques, in fact, will benefit all children, regardless of background.

Enhanced by plentiful student work, reproducibles, and photographs, Literacy Links is just the book needed by classroom teachers, Title I Directors, and any administrator who's serious about developing emergent literacy in every child.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Laura Robb is the author of several classic books on literacy, including Teaching Reading in Middle School (second edition, 2010) and Teaching Nonfiction Writing: A Practical Guide. She brings more than four decades of teaching experience to her authorship and her professional development workshops, which she conducts throughout the country. She is a sought-after speaker, beloved by teachers for her commitment to children and adolescents and her ability to show what best practices look like in day-to-day teaching. In addition to her speaking and consulting, she teaches part time in grades K - 8. Recently, the Nassau Reading Council presented Robb with its 2009 Friend of Literacy Award. A survey conducted by Instructormagazine named Robb as one of the nation's top twenty educators. Laura Robb lives in Winchester, Virginia. Visit LRobb.com for teaching tips and to find out more about her in-service offerings. » Listen to an interview with Laura Robb on Education Talk Radio - 12/06/2011 (42:17)

Laura Robb is the author of several classic books on literacy, including Teaching Reading in Middle School (second edition, 2010) and Teaching Nonfiction Writing: A Practical Guide. She brings more than four decades of teaching experience to her authorship and her professional development workshops, which she conducts throughout the country. She is a sought-after speaker, beloved by teachers for her commitment to children and adolescents and her ability to show what best practices look like in day-to-day teaching. In addition to her speaking and consulting, she teaches part time in grades K - 8. Recently, the Nassau Reading Council presented Robb with its 2009 Friend of Literacy Award. A survey conducted by Instructormagazine named Robb as one of the nation's top twenty educators. Laura Robb lives in Winchester, Virginia. Visit LRobb.com for teaching tips and to find out more about her in-service offerings. » Listen to an interview with Laura Robb on Education Talk Radio - 12/06/2011 (42:17)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HEINEMANN EDUC BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0325004420
• ISBN 13: 9780325004426
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
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