Product Description
It is possible to create a literacy block where teachers meet with students for guided reading and writing conferences, and provide daily explicit instruction in both reading and writing. A comprehensive look at literacy and learning, 100 Minutes shows teachers how to fit balanced literacy into a daily 100-minute literacy block using a framework of whole-class instruction and writing sessions, combined with independent work. It also offers strategies for dealing with the important elements of literacy instruction, including sharing and conferencing; using exemplars; creating success criteria; providing effective feedback; building in rich tasks, higher-level thinking, open-ended questions, and collaborative learning opportunities; and thinking critically and analytically about all kinds of texts.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Acknowledgments
PART ONE: Finding the Balance
1. 100 Minutes on Balance Literacy
2. The Building Blocks
PART TWO: Reading, Thinking, and Responding
3. Reading Around the Library Block
4. Reading Response
PART THREE: Writing, Reflecting, and Feeback
5. Writing Around the Literacy Block
6. Exploring Different Purposes and Audiences
PART FOUR: AWARD Time
7. The Foundation of Independence
8. Small-Group Learning
PART FIVE: Maintaining the Balance
9. Building in New Literacies
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
