Teaching with Basal Reading Textbooks
Teaching with Basal Reading Textbooks Most of you will teach in a school system that has adopted a basal reading text. While there are many conveniences with the basal, they may not be a complete literacy program. Effective teachers often supplement their instruction with other materials.
This should provide an introduction into this approach to teaching reading.
Experience and Text Notice how one teacher uses the story to develop students' comprehension.
The video lasts approximately 35 minutes.
Guided Reading This video lasts approximately 50 minutes. ~
Teaching with Literature Focus Units
Teaching Literature Focus Units Many teachers use this approach to teaching. While about one week is spent on picture books, as many as 3-4 weeks may be devoted to a chapter book the entire class reads. Often these include favorites from the Caldecott, Newbery books, or other state award books.
Focus Unit Example Attached Files:
Example LFUs Attached Files:
Hubbard's Cupboard-The Little Red Hen
Teaching with Literature Discussion Groups
Orchestrating Literature Circles Literature Circles is an exciting way to engage students in reading. This is due in part by allowing students choice-what book to read, schedule for reading, and type of responses. We will be participating in groups this week in class.
Literature Circles from Harvey Daniels Harvey Daniels is the name most often heard when discussing Literature Circles. Here you will find a link to one page of his website. Review this but also continue to explore the website. Be prepared to share what you have learned.
Literature Circles Resource Center About the Literature Circles Resource Center
Katherine L. Schlick Noe, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Literacy
College of Education
Seattle University I developed the Literature Circles Resource Center as an educational service to teachers in elementary grades through middle school. The purpose of this site is to provide in-depth information and resources on literature circles. The site evolved from a classroom action research project in which I spent one day a week in each of six classrooms in the Seattle area -- grades 1 through 6 -- learning with and from teachers and students as they tried out literature circles for the first time. The research project led to the book, Getting Started with Literature Circles (1999), co-authored with Nancy J. Johnson of Western Washington University in Bellingham. The site also presents information specific to middle school from the book, Literature Circles in Middle School: One Teacher's Journey (2003), co-authored with Bonnie Campbell Hill and Janine A. King. Both books are published by Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
The site is designed to be interactive. Book lists, guidelines, and resources for literature circles will change periodically. Through this site, you can download forms and guidelines to adapt for your own teaching. And finally -- I would love to post resources and information from your classroom on this site, so that teachers all over the world can share useful resources for literature circles.
Copyright Information
Material on the LCRC is copyrighted. Material may be downloaded and used for educational, non-commercial purposes if credit is given to the Literature Circles Resource Center.
Linking to the Literature Circles Resource Center
You may link to the Literature Circles Resource Center as long as you clearly identify the LCRC as the destination.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for this educational resource, we would love to
hear from you:
Katherine L. Schlick Noe, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Literacy
College of Education
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
email: [email protected]
(206) 296-5768
Additional Resources for Literature Circles
TeacherTube Video This video shows a group of teachers modeling a literature circle. It will last about 20 minutes.
Literature Circles fromYouTube This is a video by students about Literature Circles.
Teaching with Reading/Writing Workshop
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CCSS article Attached Files:
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Teaching with Basal Reading Textbooks Most of you will teach in a school system that has adopted a basal reading text. While there are many conveniences with the basal, they may not be a complete literacy program. Effective teachers often supplement their instruction with other materials.
This should provide an introduction into this approach to teaching reading.
The video lasts approximately 35 minutes.
- focus unit.pdf (52.413 KB)
- LitFocusIndex.htm (3.461 KB)
- LitFocusUnit.ppt (288 KB)
- Native American Unit Within the Multicultural Literature Class.docx (31.443 KB)
Katherine L. Schlick Noe, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Literacy
College of Education
Seattle University I developed the Literature Circles Resource Center as an educational service to teachers in elementary grades through middle school. The purpose of this site is to provide in-depth information and resources on literature circles. The site evolved from a classroom action research project in which I spent one day a week in each of six classrooms in the Seattle area -- grades 1 through 6 -- learning with and from teachers and students as they tried out literature circles for the first time. The research project led to the book, Getting Started with Literature Circles (1999), co-authored with Nancy J. Johnson of Western Washington University in Bellingham. The site also presents information specific to middle school from the book, Literature Circles in Middle School: One Teacher's Journey (2003), co-authored with Bonnie Campbell Hill and Janine A. King. Both books are published by Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.
The site is designed to be interactive. Book lists, guidelines, and resources for literature circles will change periodically. Through this site, you can download forms and guidelines to adapt for your own teaching. And finally -- I would love to post resources and information from your classroom on this site, so that teachers all over the world can share useful resources for literature circles.
Copyright Information
Material on the LCRC is copyrighted. Material may be downloaded and used for educational, non-commercial purposes if credit is given to the Literature Circles Resource Center.
Linking to the Literature Circles Resource Center
You may link to the Literature Circles Resource Center as long as you clearly identify the LCRC as the destination.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for this educational resource, we would love to
hear from you:
Katherine L. Schlick Noe, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Literacy
College of Education
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
email: [email protected]
(206) 296-5768
- Sort.docx (13.772 KB)
- CCSS article.pdf (235.117 KB)