Teaching literacy in second grade

Author(s)

    • Paratore, Jeanne R.
    • McCormack, Rachel L.

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Teaching literacy in second grade

Jeanne R. Paratore and Rachel L. McCormack

(Tools for teaching literacy / Donna Ogle and Camille Blachowicz, series editors)

Guilford Press, c2005

  • : pbk
  • : hardcover

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-190) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Second-grade classrooms are exciting places to visit. Children are consolidating their growing reading and writing expertise, exploring new genres, and becoming more effective communicators. This book takes the reader into several exemplary second-grade classrooms to demonstrate what teachers can do to optimize literacy learning for their students. Highlights include how to set appropriate short- and long-term goals for individual students, ways to plan instruction to meet those goals, and innovative ideas for partnering with parents.

Table of Contents

1. What Is the Second-Grade Child Like?. 2. Knowing What to Teach in Second Grade. 3. Setting Up the Classroom Environment for Literacy 4. Getting to Know Your Students 5. Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Learners 6. A Week in a Second-Grade Classroom 7. Developing Home-School Partnerships That Help Children Learn 8. Resources and More Appendices: A. Primary Literacy Standards for Second Grade. B. List of Common Phonograms. C. Vickie's Learning Center Direction Cards.

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