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Practicing what we teach: How culturally responsive literacy classrooms make a difference

Title: Practicing what we teach: How culturally responsive literacy classrooms make a difference Editors: Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt and Althier M. Lazar Publisher: Teachers College Press Call Number: LB1715 .P674 2011 From the Publisher: "This readable book features K–12 teachers and teacher educators who report their experiences of culturally responsive literacy teaching in primarily high …

Posted 16 months ago by Veronica

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Debriefing Socrates

Your Mind Online:  How Is Your Use of Technology Affecting Your Life? shed many enlightening thoughts, observations, and experiences.  Summarized are the main themes that emerged in our inspiring Socratic conversation that openly and honestly probed the topic of technology and its influences on our daily lives. We are our own gate-keepers now - critical …

Posted 20 months ago by Jennifer Govan

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There might have been a way to cut the listed eqnempiut faster…

Literary practices as social acts : power, status and cultural norms in the classroom

Title: Literary practices as social acts : power, status and cultural norms in the classroom Author: Cynthia Lewis Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, c2001 Call no.: LB1575.5.U5 L49 2001 From the Publisher: This book examines the social codes and practices that shape the literary culture of a combined fifth/sixth-grade classroom. It considers how …

Posted 24 months ago by Tina Lin

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Reading for All in Africa: Building Communities Where Literacy Thrives

Title: Reading for All in Africa :  Building Communities Where Literacy Thrives Edited by: Arua E. Arua Publisher: Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c2003 Check it out! LB1049.95 .P36 2003 From the publisher: In October 2001, the Reading Association of Nigeria and the International Reading Association’s International Development in Africa Committee hosted the 2nd …

Posted 24 months ago by melissa cardinali

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What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy

"Gee astutely points out that for video game makers, unlike schools, failing to engage children is not an option." – Review Title: What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy Author: James Paul Gee Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 Check it out! GV1469.3 .G44 2007 From the publisher:A controversial look …

Posted 27 months ago by melissa cardinali

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Wow…

Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers

Title: Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers Author: Lacina, Jan. Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, c2011. Check it out: LB1576 .L2425 2011 From the publisher: Using teaching vignettes, cases for exploration, and research in the field, this text provides pre-service and in-service teachers with effective, research-based literacy strategies they can use to improve their …

Posted 27 months ago by Alexander

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Classroom reading assessments

Title: Classroom reading assessments : more efficient ways to view and evaluate your readers Author: Frank Serafini Publisher: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2010. Check it out! LB1050.46 .S47 2010 From the publisher: Frank Serafini helps you open windows into students’ invisible mental processes as they select books, read and make sense of them, and respond …

Posted 28 months ago by melissa cardinali

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Literacy 2.0: Reading and Writing in the 21st Century Classrooms

Title: Literacy 2.0: Reading and Writing in 21st Century Classrooms Authors: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Alex Gonzalez Publisher: Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press, © 2010 Check it out: LC149.5 .F745 2010 From the publisher: Literacy 2.0 is where traditional literacy and technological literacy meet. Students in the 21st century still need to develop the reading …

Posted 30 months ago by addie

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Bringing Literacy Home

Title:  Bringing Literacy Home Authors:  Dunnsmore, Kailonnie and Fisher, Douglas, Eds. Publisher:  International Reading Association Call No.:  LC151 .B74 2010 From the Publisher: True family literacy is not just a matter of establishing parent–child book nights—it’s also about recognizing and validating the important ways teachers, families, and community members learn from one another. Family literacy …

Posted 30 months ago by Victoria Lebron

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Reading Banned Books Out Loud

As many teachers know, September is the time for setting classroom routines, meeting families and setting goals for your students. In the frenzy of all the things teachers have to do in a day, we hold on to the routines we enjoy the most, or feel are the most productive. With Banned Books Week running …

Posted 32 months ago by melissa cardinali

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Melissa, These are wonderful first-hand stories of how important reading time is for children (and everyone) and how literature has the magic ability to cast a spell and give readers perspective all in one…