literacy

Offers practical guidelines to help educators plan a successful Family Reading Night at their school, explaining the benefits of a family reading program and including examples from other schools that have implemented the program.

Explains how teachers can use critical literacy as a framework for teaching and learning in K through six grade classrooms.

A teacher speaks out about political and media attacks on the methods being used to teach public school students how to read, and offers specific suggestions on actions educators must take to enable them to continue doing what is best for the children in their care.

The classic story of a boy's raft trip down the Mississippi in an illustrated version to encourage the student's desire to read printed material.

Explains methods for making children love to read and write in grade school and beyond, discussing topics such as making books attractive, real-world reasons to write, nonfiction and poetry study, involving families, and bilingualism.

IN 1859 TWELVE-YEAR-OLD CLOTEE, A HOUSE SLAVE WHO MUST CONCEAL THE FACT SHE CAN READ AND WRITE, RECORDS IN HER DIARY HER EXPERIENCES AND HER STRUGGLE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ESCAPE TO FREEDOM.

A guide to planning and implementing a literacy professional development course for teachers, sharing information about classroom and adult learning, offering suggestions for implementing an effective professional development system, discussing coaching in the professional development context, and exploring issues in the modern educational environment.