Part 1: Decoding Skills 1. Decoding what is it 2. Assessing decoding 3. Teaching decoding Part 2: Reading Comprehension 4. Reading comprehension - what is it 5. Assessing reading comprehension 6. Teaching reading comprehension Part 3: Reading Vocabulary 7. Vocabulary - what is it 8. Assessing vocabulary 9. Teaching vocabulary Part 4: Writing 10. Writing - what is it 11. Assessing writing 12. Teaching writing Part 5: Spelling 13. Spelling - what is it 14. Assessing spelling 15. Teaching spelling Part 6: Countdown to the classroom 16. Countdown to the classroom
This practical guide presents the Big 5 of literacy decoding, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and spelling. Containing a wealth of resources and tips for teaching ages 9-12, this will be of great interest to all classroom teachers teaching literacy, as well as parents and librarians.
This practical guide presents the Big 5 of literacy decoding, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and spelling. They are the five essential skills for success in school and in life.
Tom Nicholson offers a toolkit to help you bring your class, including those with persistent literacy learning difficulties such as dyslexia, up to typically achieving level for their age and beyond. Designed as a one stop shop for classroom teachers, this book covers assessment, planning and progression of writing, spelling, decoding and comprehension, with a range of practical, easy-to-follow charts, activities, lesson plans, and posters. The final chapter is a Countdown to the Classroom, showing how to plan for a successful and explicit start to literacy, how to encourage good conduct, and how to be an effective leader. Chapters combine both the experience gleaned from a teaching career focused on literacy and countless hours of research.
The author presents solutions for the pressing problem of achieving high levels of literacy in the modelÓ§
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