Still Learning to Read Teaching Students in Grades 3-6

Name: Still Learning to Read Teaching Students in Grades 3-6
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ISBN: 9781571103598

ISBN-10: 1571103597

ISBN-13: 9781571103598

Edition: 2003

Authors: Franki Sibberson, Karen Szymusiak

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The saying goes that "children learn to read in grades K-2, and read to learn in grades 3 and up." However, teachers in grades 3 through 6 are discovering this conventional wisdom is wrong-their students have to deal with an increasingly sophisticated range of texts that require additional reading skills. Upper elementary teachers face the difficult task of trying to offer appropriate reading instruction just as many of their students have their first experiences with textbooks, high stakes exams, and complex reading in new genres. In Still Learning to Read, Franki Sibberson and Karen Szymusiak provide guidance on how to devote more time to reading instruction, without neglecting the…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Publication date: 1/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880



Acknowledgments



Teaching Reading in the Upper Elementary Classroom



Making the Most of Time and Space



Organizing the Classroom Library



Preparing for Thoughtful Instruction



Slowing Down During the First Six Weeks



Grouping Beyond Levels



Threads of Learning Throughout the Year



Conversations and Writing to Clarify Thinking



Browsing and Book Choice All Year Long



Reading Difficult Texts with Persistence and Stamina



Supporting Thinking with Evidence from the Text


Epilogue


App.: Some Useful Forms


References