Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 228
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-1193-3 • Paperback • June 2011 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-4422-1194-0 • eBook • July 2011 • $35.00 • (£30.00)
Marilyn Chambliss is Associate Professor Emerita in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Maryland. An educational psychologist with a Ph.D. from Stanford, she is interested in how reading instruction and written materials can be designed to enhance the reading comprehension of all children. Her work includes describing comprehension processes that students use when they read different types of text and developing a system for analyzing the comprehensibility and learnability of textbooks. Linda Valli is the inaugural Jeffrey & David Mullan Professor of Teacher Education and Professional Development in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Maryland. Her Ph.D. is from the Department of Education Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she developed her interests in educational inequalities and critical theory. She has used cases in her own teaching and conducts research on learning to teach, professional development, culturally-responsive teaching, and education policy.
Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Alternative Thematic Frameworks
Part 3 Introduction
Part 4 Part I: The Teaching of Reading
Chapter 5 Case 1: Word Study that Supports Reading and Writing
Chapter 6 Case 2: Performing Poetry: Explicit Modeling of Fluency
Chapter 7 Commentary: A Teacher Educator Perspective
Chapter 8 Case 3: Developing Vocabulary Knowledge through Explanation of Words in Context
Chapter 9 Case 4: Reading Strategies that Support Comprehension
Chapter 10 Commentary: A Teacher's Perspective
Chapter 11 Commentary: A Teacher Educator Perspective
Chapter 12 Case 5: Developing Personal Connections to Comprehend Text
Chapter 13 Case 6: Modeling Reading Comprehension Strategies Across Three Genres
Chapter 14 Commentary: A Teacher Educator Perspective
Chapter 15 Commentary: An English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Perspective
Chapter 16 Case 7: Coordinating and Employing Multiple Strategies To Comprehend Science Fiction
Chapter 17 Case 8: Preparing Students to Comprehend and Learn from an Expository Text
Part 18 Part II: Perspectives on Teaching
Chapter 19 A Matter of Principle: Evidence of Learner-Centered Psychological Practices among Effective Teachers
Chapter 20 Moral Perspectives on Teaching Reading
Chapter 21 Accessing the General Education Curriculum: Ideas for Including Students with Disabilities
Chapter 22 A Principal's Perspective
Part 23 References
Part 24 List of Contributors
What better way to improve instruction than to consider real classroom lessons! With case studies keyed to the Common Core Standards, this book is a powerful tool for professional development. Perfect for teacher study groups or college courses, this book will help both novice and experienced teachers refine their practice in today's diverse classrooms.
— Mariam Jean Dreher, University of Maryland
Chambliss and Valli have compiled an excellent resource for professional development and university methods courses. I was excited to find such a good collection of case studies that could be used with preservice and in-service teachers. They are well written examples of real classrooms that cover a broad range of concepts in literacy and math instruction that lend themselves to discussion of quality teaching.
— Carol A. Donovan, University of Alabama
SPECIAL FEATURES:
—Cases are actual and unrehearsed lessons for diverse groups of students in real classrooms
—Case introductions highlight well-regarded principles of learning
—End-of case questions and commentaries stimulate consideration of various aspects of the cases.
—Lesson objectives are keyed to Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.
INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES:
Facilitator's Guide has been written to accompany the text. Please contact Rowman & Littlefield at textbooks@rowman.com on how to access this guide. Features of the Facilitator's Guide include:
—Instructional approaches for each chapter. Key aspects highlighted with analytic comments to guide discussion
—Experienced instructor insight. Three new commentaries written by Kristie Jones Newton, a math methods instructor, describing her approaches and insights in using the cases.
—Applications of case studies. Suggestions on using the cases with preservice and in-service teachers.
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