Teaching Language Arts : A Student- and Response-Centered Classroom

, by Cox, Carole

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ISBN: 9780205355501 | 0205355501
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Copyright: 8/1/2001

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xvii

Preface

xix

Part I Constructing a Foundation for Teaching Language Arts

Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Language Arts

(48)

Questions about Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Language Arts

(1)

The Language Arts

(10)

Snapshot A Day in April Font's Fourth-Grade Class

(8)

Learning Language Arts

(7)

An Active, Constructive Process

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 1.1 Self-Assessment Form for- Group Work

(1)

A Social, Interactive Process

(2)

A Transactional Process

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 1.2 Peer-Assessment Form for Group Work

(1)

Teaching Language Arts

(21)

A Student- and Response-Centered Classroom

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 1.3 Double-Entry Literature Journal

(4)

Curriculum Content

(3)

Classroom Environment

(2)

Scheduling and Grouping

(3)

Literature, Resources, and Technology

(2)

Integrated Teaching: ``Ripple Effects'' of Response Themed Learning

(2)

Ripple Effect Our Community and State

(1)

Lessons for Initiating and Demonstrating

(1)

Lesson Plan Initiating Lesson Using Alphabet Books: The Z Was Zapped

(2)

Chris Van Allsburg

Assessing Language Arts

(1)

Standardized Testing versus Authentic Assessment

(6)

Assessment Toolbox 1.4 Writing Rubric

(2)

Answers to Questions about Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Language Arts

(2)

Looking Further

(1)

Children's Books, Films, and Software

(2)

Children and Language Development

(28)

Questions about Children and Language Development

(1)

Language Development

(7)

Snapshot Four Children Talking

(2)

Constructivist Theory

(2)

Social Interactionist Theory

(2)

Language Learning in the Inclusive Classroom

(6)

Students with Special Needs

(1)

Assessing Language Learning

(1)

Snapshot A Child with Learning Disabilities in an Inclusive Classroom

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 2.1 Classroom Activity Analysis Worksheet

(1)

Adapting Language Learning

(1)

Language Structure and Systems

(3)

Phonology

(1)

Semantics

(1)

Syntax

(1)

Pragmatics

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 2.2 Observational Checklist

(1)

Teaching and Assessing Vocabulary Development

(9)

Semantic Mapping

(1)

Teaching Idea Semantic Maps with English Language Learners

(1)

Language Play

(3)

Lesson Plan Language Play and Literature: ANTics! An Alphabetical Anthology

(2)

Cathi Hepworth

Assessment Toolbox 2.3 Anecdotal Record: Sticky Label Assessment Form

(1)

Answers to Questions about Children and Language Development

(1)

Looking Further

(1)

Children's Books and Software

(2)

Multicultural Education and Language Diversity

(36)

Questions about Multicultural Education and Language Diversity

(1)

Multicultural Education

(12)

Models of Multicultural Education

(2)

Snapshot ``Somebody's Lying'': Discovering the Truth about Columbus and the Taino People

(3)

Teaching Idea Books with Multiple Perspectives on Multicultural Content

(1)

Multicultural Children's Literature

(4)

Lesson Plan Examining Diversity with People

(1)

Peter Spier

Language Diversity

(20)

Learning English as a Second Language

(5)

Assessment Toolbox 3.1 Stages of Language Proficiency

(4)

Teaching Idea Aligning Language Lessons in ELD and SDAIE

(5)

Assessment Toolbox 3.2 Stages of Language Proficiency for Jaqui's Students

104

(3)

Teaching Speakers of Nonmainstream English

107

(2)

Answers to Questions about Multicultural Education and Language Diversity

109

(1)

Looking Further

110

(1)

Children's Books and Software

111

(2)

Emergent Literacy

113

(38)

Questions about Emergent Literacy

113

(1)

How Young Children Become Literate

113

(19)

Snapshot Apples and the First Week of First Grade

114

(4)

Family and Culture

118

(1)

Ripple Effect Apples

119

(1)

Emergent Reading

120

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 4.1 Concepts about Print (CAP)

122

(1)

Emergent Writing

123

(7)

Assessment Toolbox 4.2 Concept of a Word

130

(1)

Emergent Biliteracy

131

(1)

The Emergent Literacy Classroom

132

(17)

Seven Ways to Begin Teaching Reading and Writing

133

(4)

Lesson Plan Read, Talk, Draw, Write

137

(2)

Lesson Plan Read, Talk, Draw, Write Adapted for English Language Learners in Kindergarten with The Napping House, by Audrey Wood

139

(4)

Emergent Literacy in Kindergarten

143

(1)

Snapshot A Day in a Kindergarten Class

144

(3)

Assessing Emergent Literacy

147

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 4.3 Systematic Sampling of Emergent Literacy

148

(1)

Answers to Questions about Emergent Literacy

149

(1)

Looking Further

149

(1)

Children's Books and Software

150

(1)

Part II Spoken Language

Listening and Talking

151

(36)

Questions about Listening and Talking

151

(1)

Listening and Talking in the Classroom

151

(6)

Listening: The Neglected Language Art

151

(1)

Talking: The Suppressed Language Art

152

(1)

Literacy and Listening and Talking

153

(1)

Snapshot Teacher Talk and Student Talk about a Book and a Film at Halloween

153

(4)

Critical Thinking and Oral Communication

157

(9)

Teachers' Questions and Prompts

158

(3)

Problem Solving Using Brainstorming and Graphic Organizers

161

(1)

Cooperative Learning

162

(4)

Teaching and Assessing Listening and Talking

166

(18)

A Four-Step Model for Teaching Listening and Talking

166

(3)

Assessing Listening and Talking

169

(1)

Activities across the Curriculum

170

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 5.1 Peer Evaluation of Listening and Talking

171

(1)

Teaching Idea DLTA with Where the Wild Things Are

172

(3)

Maurice Sendak

Assessment Toolbox 5.2 Story Retelling Record

175

(6)

Teaching Idea Reader's Theater Script Prepared for Children

181

(3)

Teaching Idea Model for an Oral History with Grandfather's Journey

184

(1)

Allen Say

Answers to Questions about Listening and Talking

184

(1)

Looking Further

185

(1)

Children's Books, Films, and Software

185

(2)

Drama and Media

187

(52)

Questions about Drama and Media

187

(1)

Drama and Learning

187

(4)

Experience and Language Development

187

(1)

Drama and Literacy

188

(3)

Teaching and Assessing Drama

191

(18)

The Circle of Drama

191

(1)

Creative Drama

192

(2)

Lesson Plan Creatures! Creative Drama and Writing

194

(1)

Story Dramatization

195

(1)

Teaching Idea Bringing to Life Where the Wild Things Are

195

(3)

Maurice Sendak

Snapshot English Language Learners Make Masks and Act Like ``Wild Things''

198

(2)

Adapting and Performing Dramatic Literature

200

(1)

Teaching Idea Shakespeare for Children

201

(5)

Assessing Drama

206

(1)

Curriculum Drama

207

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 6.1 Drama Self-Assessment Form

208

(1)

Media and Learning

209

(25)

Critical Viewing

209

(2)

Defining Media Literacy

211

(1)

Teaching and Assessing Media Literacy

211

(1)

Snapshot Multimedia about the Solar System with Third-Grade English Language Learners

212

(4)

Viewing

216

(1)

Ripple Effect The Solar System and Science Fiction

217

(3)

Teaching Idea Film Response Guide for The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin

220

(3)

Visually Representing

223

(10)

Assessing Media Literacy

233

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 6.2 Students' Media Critique Form

234

(1)

Answers to Questions about Drama and Media

234

(1)

Looking Further

235

(1)

Children's Books, Films, and Software

236

(3)

Part III Literature and Reading

Teaching with Literature

239

(42)

Questions about Teaching with Literature

239

(1)

Reader Response to Literature

239

(9)

The Transactional Model

240

(1)

Children's Aesthetic and Efferent Stances

240

(3)

Snapshot How to Find a Lost Mine and Other Treasures in Children's Books

243

(4)

Ripple Effect The Desert of the Southwest United States

247

(1)

Response-Centered, Integrated Teaching with Literature

248

(18)

Reading Aloud, Along, and Alone

248

(2)

Talking Together

250

(4)

Response Options

254

(2)

Focal Topics of Interest

256

(1)

Literature Circles

256

(3)

Teaching Idea Literature Circles with English Language Learners

259

(5)

Assessment Toolbox 7.1 Literature Circle Plan and Progress Sheet

264

(1)

Gathering Resources

265

(1)

Wide Independent Reading

265

(1)

Literature Units

266

(9)

Core Book Units

266

(2)

Snapshot Core Book Unit with Fourth-Graders on Treasure Island

268

(4)

Robert Louis Stevenson

Author Units

272

(1)

Teaching Idea Author Unit on Eric Carle

273

(1)

Genre Units

273

(1)

Teaching Idea Genre Unit on Fairytales: ``Cinderella''

274

(1)

Assessing Teaching with Literature

275

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 7.2 Literature Portfolio Organizer

276

(1)

Answers to Questions about Teaching with Literature

277

(1)

Looking Further

277

(1)

Children's Books, Films, and Software

277

(4)

The Reading Process

281

(40)

Questions about the Reading Process

281

(1)

Reading as Meaning Construction

281

(10)

Models of the Reading Process

281

(3)

Recommendations for Teaching Reading

284

(2)

Snapshot Before, During, and After Reading in a First-Grade Class

286

(5)

Teaching Reading with Literature and Writing

291

(24)

Shared Reading

291

(1)

Teaching Idea Shared Reading: All about Pigs

292

(2)

Guided Reading

294

(1)

Teaching Idea Guided Reading with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

294

(3)

Eric Carle

Language Experience Approach

297

(1)

Teaching Idea Struggling Readers Write about Bart the Crow

298

(3)

Word Study and Phonics

301

(4)

Assessment Toolbox 8.1 Test of Phoneme Segmentation

305

(5)

Teaching Idea Whole-to-Parts Phonics Instruction with ``The Eensy, Weensy Spider''

310

(1)

Sustained Silent Reading

310

(1)

Snapshot Sustained Silent Reading in a First-Grade Class

311

(1)

Reading Workshop

312

(1)

Independent Reading

313

(2)

Assessing Reading

315

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 8.2 Running Record

316

(1)

Answers to Questions about the Reading Process

317

(1)

Looking Further

318

(1)

Children's Books and Software

318

(3)

Part IV Written Language

The Writing Process

321

(32)

Questions about the Writing Process

321

(1)

What Children Do in the Writing Process

321

(12)

Writing Workshop

323

(1)

Snapshot Writing Workshop in Sheila Kline's Fourth-Grade Class of English Language Learners

324

(3)

Assessment Toolbox 9.1 Writing Status Checklist

327

(3)

Writing in English as a Second Language

330

(3)

Teaching and Assessing Writing as a Process

333

(17)

Authentic Assessment

333

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 9.2 Writing Record

334

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 9.3 Writing Rubric

335

(1)

A Literate Environment

336

(1)

Modeling

336

(1)

Minilessons

337

(2)

Conferences

339

(2)

Journals

341

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 9.4 Peer-Editing Form

342

(1)

Revising and Editing

343

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 9.5 Self-Editing Checklist

344

(1)

Publishing

345

(1)

Scheduling

345

(3)

Portfolios

348

(2)

Answers to Questions about the Writing Process

350

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 9.6 Self-Assessment Form for Student's Portfolio Selection

351

(1)

Looking Further

352

(1)

Children's Books and Software

352

(1)

Reading and Writing

353

(42)

Questions about Reading and Writing

353

(1)

Reading and Writing Connections

353

(11)

Snapshot Reading and Writing about Colors across the Curriculum

357

(2)

Ripple Effect Colors

359

(5)

Aesthetic Reading and Writing: Literary Texts

364

(15)

Poetry

364

(5)

Teaching Idea Guided Poetry

369

(4)

Songs

373

(1)

Stories

374

(3)

Assessing Literary Texts

377

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 10.1 Writing Record

378

(1)

Efferent Reading and Writing: Informational Texts

379

(11)

Informational Books and Reports

380

(3)

Teaching Idea English Language Learners Read and Write about Guts

383

(3)

Biographies and Autobiographies

386

(2)

Assessing Informational Texts

388

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 10.2 Record for Retelling an Informational Text

389

(1)

Answers to Questions about Reading and Writing

390

(1)

Looking Further

390

(1)

Children's Books and Software

391

(4)

Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting

395

(38)

Questions about Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting

395

(25)

Grammar

395

(1)

Defining Grammar

395

(1)

Reasons for Teaching Grammar

396

(1)

Types of Grammar

397

(3)

Snapshot Arguing about Grammar in Writing Workshop

400

(2)

Grammar in Proper Perspective

402

(2)

Teaching and Assessing Grammar

404

(1)

Snapshot Revising and Editing in Writing Workshop

404

(13)

Teaching Idea Content-Centered Sentence Combining

417

(3)

Punctuation

420

(3)

Development of Punctuation Skills

420

(1)

Teaching and Assessing Punctuation

421

(2)

Handwriting

423

(4)

Development of Handwriting Skills

423

(1)

Teaching and Assessing Handwriting

424

(3)

Assessing Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting

427

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 11.1 Students' Revising and Editing Checklist

428

(1)

Answers to Questions about Grammar, Punctuation, and Handwriting

429

(1)

Looking Further

430

(1)

Children's Books and Software

430

(3)

Spelling

433

(26)

Questions about Spelling

433

(1)

The English Writing System

433

(3)

Snapshot A Child Learns to Spell

435

(1)

Stages of Spelling Development

436

(3)

Spelling and Literacy Development

439

(9)

Spelling and Writing

440

(1)

Snapshot Peer-Editing Group in Writing Workshop

441

(2)

Spelling and Reading

443

(5)

Assessing and Teaching Spelling in Grades K-8

448

(9)

Kindergarten through Second Grade

450

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 12.1 The Camel Test

450

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 12.2 Writing Sample Analysis

451

(1)

Second through Fourth Grade

452

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 12.3 Developmental Spelling Inventory

453

(2)

Lesson Plan Word Study of Homophones with The King Who Rained

455

(1)

Fred Gwynne

Fifth through Eighth Grade

456

(1)

Answers to Questions about Spelling

457

(1)

Looking Further

458

(1)

Children's Books and Software

458

(1)

Part V Integrated Teaching

Technology in the Classroom

459

(28)

Questions about Technology in the Classroom

459

(1)

Technology and the Language Arts

459

(3)

Word Processing

462

(11)

The Writing Process

464

(2)

Word Processing in Writing Workshop

466

(2)

Electronic Messaging

468

(1)

Snapshot Ping Liu Connects Second-Grade Key Pals in the United States and China

469

(4)

Multimedia Projects

473

(9)

The Internet

473

(2)

Teaching Idea Internet Scavenger Hunt

475

(1)

Hypermedia

476

(1)

Snapshot Eighth-Grade Latino Students Use HyperStudio to Tell Autobiographical Heritage Stories

477

(5)

Assessing Multimedia Projects

482

(1)

Caveats on Technology in the Classroom

482

(2)

Assessment Toolbox 13.1 Rubric for a HyperStudio Project

483

(1)

Answers to Questions about Technology in the Classroom

484

(2)

Looking Further

486

(1)

Language across the Curriculum

487

(26)

Questions about Language across the Curriculum

487

(1)

Learning to Use Language and Using Language to Learn

487

(12)

Thematic Teaching

488

(1)

Snapshot Theme on the Environment and Ecology in Willa Richardson's Third Grade

489

(4)

Ripple Effect The Environment

493

(5)

Assessment Toolbox 14.1 Independent Project Checklist

498

(1)

Tools for Using Language across the Curriculum

499

(10)

Finding Information

499

(6)

Snapshot Third-Graders Research How to Build an Aquarium

505

(1)

Recording Information

506

(2)

Organizing Information

508

(1)

Presenting Information

508

(1)

Assessing Language across the Curriculum

509

(1)

Answers to Questions about Language across the Curriculum

509

(3)

Assessment Toolbox 14.2 Informational Skills Checklist for Kindergarten

510

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 14.3 Informational Skills Checklist for Primary (Grades 1 and 2)

510

(1)

Assessment Toolbox 14.4 Informational Skills Checklist for Middle, Upper Elementary, and Middle School (Grades 3 through 8)

511

(1)

Looking Further

512

(1)

Children's Books and Software

512

(1)

Appendix IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts

513

(2)

References

515

(18)

Subject Index

533

(14)

Index of Children's Books, Films, and Software

547

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Teaching Language Arts : A Student- and Response-Centered Classroom

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