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 to help educators develop authentic learning experiences for all students.
A powerful tool that offers upper elementary teachers methods for establishing an authentic and rigorous literacy block, Building the Literacy Block is a must-have resource for 3-6 literacy educators as well as those who work directly or indirectly with students, teachers, and school administrators.
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 to help educators develop authentic learning experiences for all students.
A powerful tool that offers upper elementary teachers methods for establishing an authentic and rigorous literacy block, Building the Literacy Block is a must-have resource for 3-6 literacy educators as well as those who work directly or indirectly with students, teachers, and school administrators.
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
