Literacy in Elementary Education, Grades 3-6 shows future and current
educators how to implement literacy instruction within key content areas
to bolster learning and provide students with meaningful educational
experiences.
The book begins with an introduction to literacy, which reviews
contemporary standards, speaks to literacy in modern classrooms, and
shows that literacy is multimodal, critical, social, culturally
relevant, and extends across the disciplines. Additional chapters
address the connection between accuracy, fluency, and vocabulary and
student comprehension; critical considerations for teaching reading as
it relates to comprehension; and writing methods and how to implement
them in an interdisciplinary manner. Closing chapters discuss embedding
literacy within content areas such as science, social studies, or math,
and establishing literacy assessments that support instructional design
and student needs. Each chapter includes anecdotal notes from the
author's teaching experiences, as well as literacy-related exercises,
activities, and games that can be employed in the classroom.
The second edition includes a new chapter on student assessment and
classroom management techniques, as well as new and expanded content on
racial literacy, stages of reading and writing, teaching vocabulary,
guided reading, and content area literacies.
Literacy in Elementary Education is an ideal supplementary text for
courses and programs in elementary education. The text can also be used
by practicing educators to enrich their curriculum and promote
meaningful literacy learning.
