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Transform the way your students engage with learning during your literacy block.

In Building the Literacy Block: Structuring the Ultimate ELA Workshop, veteran public-school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful and practical discussion on establishing an authentic and purposeful workshop model while integrating reading and writing instruction to create a rigorous environment for all learners. Every chapter of the book focuses on an individual element of your literacy block, provides example activities, and offers practical tips on how to accommodate a variety of classroom environments, ages, and learners.

Readers will also find:

  • Explorations of the essential elements of establishing a strong literacy block and the process necessary for educators to implement this method of instruction
  • Simple and effective strategies for building critical thinking and lifelong learning skills
  • Techniques rooted in modern instructional practices designed

    Table of Contents

    Author’s Note xi

    Introduction xv

    Part I: The Basics 1

    Chapter 1: No Time for That 5

    Chapter 2: We Built This City 25

    Chapter 3: Do the Work, Work, Work 43

    Part II: The Strategies 59

    Chapter 4: Follow the Yellow Brick Road 63

    Chapter 5: Pump Up the Jam, Pump It Up 79

    Chapter 6: Say My Name, Say My Name 101

    Part III: The More 117

    Chapter 7: You Can Go Your Own Way 121

    Chapter 8: Celebrate Good Times 135

    Chapter 9: Come Together, Right Now 153

    Conclusion 165

    Acknowledgments 175

    Index 179

Building the Literacy Block

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      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 25 May 2023
      ISBN-13 9781119819592
      978-1119819592
      ISBN-10 1119819598
      Also in:
      Language learning: reading skills Primary and middle schools

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Transform the way your students engage with learning during your literacy block.

      In Building the Literacy Block: Structuring the Ultimate ELA Workshop, veteran public-school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful and practical discussion on establishing an authentic and purposeful workshop model while integrating reading and writing instruction to create a rigorous environment for all learners. Every chapter of the book focuses on an individual element of your literacy block, provides example activities, and offers practical tips on how to accommodate a variety of classroom environments, ages, and learners.

      Readers will also find:

      • Explorations of the essential elements of establishing a strong literacy block and the process necessary for educators to implement this method of instruction
      • Simple and effective strategies for building critical thinking and lifelong learning skills
      • Techniques rooted in modern instructional practices designed

        Table of Contents

        Author’s Note xi

        Introduction xv

        Part I: The Basics 1

        Chapter 1: No Time for That 5

        Chapter 2: We Built This City 25

        Chapter 3: Do the Work, Work, Work 43

        Part II: The Strategies 59

        Chapter 4: Follow the Yellow Brick Road 63

        Chapter 5: Pump Up the Jam, Pump It Up 79

        Chapter 6: Say My Name, Say My Name 101

        Part III: The More 117

        Chapter 7: You Can Go Your Own Way 121

        Chapter 8: Celebrate Good Times 135

        Chapter 9: Come Together, Right Now 153

        Conclusion 165

        Acknowledgments 175

        Index 179

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