Total Literacy Techniques by Persida Himmele
I was so into the book that I lost track of time. --Phillip, 6th GradeThis book provides 3rd through 8th grade teachers with more than 50 tools and techniques for helping their students read independently and critically. Authors P rsida and William Himmele explain how teachers can strategically lay a strong foundation for the academic language students need in order to engage effectively with text. Coauthor Keely Potter, a Language Arts Master Teacher, believes that students need to find the Book that will help them fall in love with reading and become avid and self-motivated readers.
The authors view literacy and learning as an interconnected process that involves emotions and cognition. With this in mind, they present tools for helping students develop academic language, become avid and analytical readers, develop higher-order thinking skills, engage with informational texts, discuss texts, and write about texts in clear and cogent ways. Each chapter includes reflections from real teachers and students who share their own literary practices and journeys, bringing the practices to life.
With a focus on engaging readers as thinkers, Total Literacy Techniques provides practical and effective ways for teachers to help students develop the critical reading habits that open up new ways of understanding and contributing to the world.
Dr William Himmele is an Associate Professor at Millersville University in southeastern Pennsylvania. He has served as an ESL teacher and a Speech Pathologist, a higher education administrator, an international consultant and a speaker on issues related to increasing student engagement and teaching English language learners. Keely Potter is a National Board Certified Teacher who currently teaches Language Arts to 5th through 8th graders at Dodson Branch School in Jackson County, Tennessee. Half of her time is spent in the role of ""Master Teacher,"" which allows her to work with teachers in an instructional coach setting. Prior to teaching in her current rural district, Keely was a teacher, a literacy coach, and a reading specialist. She has also served as a professional developer, and as a literacy consultant-which she continues to do. Most of her 21 years of teaching experiences have been in an urban setting, where we observed her weaving the same literary magic that she now currently performs in a rural setting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416618836 |
| ISBN 10 | 141661883X |
| Title | Total Literacy Techniques |
| Author | Persida Himmele |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development |
| Year published | 2014-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 151 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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