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25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy


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Literacy, K-12

June 2001 | 32 pages | Corwin
25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy is culled from the book More than 100 Tools for Literacy in Today's Classroom. In addition to simple tasks to stimulate students' thinking and to help them become better readers and writers, each activity includes background information and instructions for conducting the activity. This ready-to-use guide is packed with strategies for improving comprehension of fictional and non-fictional texts.
 
Introduction
 
1. What's in a Name?
 
2. Heads Up
 
3. Back to Front
 
4. Just Like Me
 
5. If I Were You
 
6. Picture This
 
7. That's Your Cue
 
8. Taste Tempters
 
9. Dressed for Success
 
10. Here and There
 
11. Why Do You Think This Is So?
 
12. What's the Problem?
 
13. Weather or Not
 
14. Take a Second Look
 
15. Help Wanted
 
16. Remember When
 
17. To Whom It May Concern
 
18. It's an Honor
 
19. From the Beginning
 
20. Listen Up
 
21. Alphabet Soup
 
22. Tongue Twisters
 
23. Ginonym
 
24. Compound Rummy
 
25. Drawing a Blank
 
Bibliography

Joan F. Groeber

Joan F. Groeber is an independent consultant and lecturer in the field of literacy and assessment. She is a visiting literacy instructor in the College of Education at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Groeber has published eight books and over thirty articles for educators from the kindergarten level to college on the topics of literacy, assessment tools, classroom management strategies, and self-evaluation. More About Author

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ISBN: 9781575178288
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