Differentiated Literacy Strategies for

Gregory and Kuzmich offer a versatile handbook for middle school and high school educators who need to differentiate literacy instruction for learners at different stages of development.

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

About the Authors

xiii

Introduction: Multiple Competencies in Literacy

xv

Accelerating Literacy Learning

1

(16)

Academic Accountability

1

(1)

Closing the Achievement Gap

2

(1)

Diverse Learners and Busy Teachers

3

(1)

Selecting High-Payoff Instructional Strategies

3

(3)

Standards-Based Curriculum

6

(1)

Four Core Competencies in Literacy

7

(6)

Assessment Data

13

(3)

A Comprehensive Literacy Program

16

(1)

Creating a Climate for Literacy Learning

17

(20)

Equity, Diversity, and Classroom Climate

17

(2)

Building Connections With Students

19

(3)

Goal Setting at the Secondary Level

22

(1)

The Basic Toolkit for Teachers of Diverse Learners

23

(5)

You Can't Learn to Read Without Reading

28

(2)

You Can't Learn to Write Without Writing

30

(1)

You Can't Learn to Speak and Listen Without Speaking and Listening

31

(3)

Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Every Day

34

(3)

Knowing the Adolescent Literacy Learner

37

(24)

Brain Research

37

(5)

Adolescent Brain Development

42

(1)

Developmental Tasks of the Adolescent

43

(1)

Characteristics of Adolescents

44

(1)

Learning Styles

45

(5)

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

50

(4)

Best Teaching Practices for All Learning Styles, Preferences, and Intelligences

54

(6)

Build Your Knowledge of Your Literacy Learners

60

(1)

Functional Literacy

61

(34)

Functional Literacy Defined

61

(1)

Oral Language Development

62

(2)

Phonological Awareness

64

(1)

Phonemic Awareness

64

(2)

Spelling and Early Writing

66

(1)

Fluency

67

(3)

Fluency Is the Prelude to Comprehension

70

(1)

Literacy Strategies for Diverse Learners

70

(4)

Flexible Grouping Strategies for Functional Literacy

74

(10)

Forms of Writing

84

(8)

Speaking and Listening

92

(1)

A Balanced Literacy Program for Functional Literacy

93

(2)

Content Area Literacy

95

(44)

Content Area Literacy Defined

95

(1)

Vocabulary Acquisition

96

(7)

Formulating Questions for Critical Thinking

103

(3)

Text Orientation

106

(15)

Forms of Writing

121

(13)

Presentation and Product Creation for Content Area Literacy

134

(3)

Commitment to Content Area Literacy

137

(2)

Technological Literacy

139

(22)

Technological Literacy Defined

139

(1)

The Multidimensional Nature of the Twenty-first Century

139

(1)

Questioning Authenticity

140

(5)

Searching for Information

145

(4)

Media Orientation

149

(1)

Multimedia Production

150

(6)

Demystifying Directions

156

(1)

Technological Literacy and Diverse Learners

157

(2)

Technological Literacy and Lifelong Learning

159

(2)

Innovative Literacy

161

(20)

Innovative Literacy Defined

161

(1)

Innovation and Creativity

162

(3)

Instructional Strategies That Promote Innovative and Creative Literacy

165

(4)

Lifelong Learner Orientation

169

(3)

Practical and Adaptive Thinking

172

(4)

Influential Communication

176

(2)

High Payoff for the Unknown Future

178

(3)

Managing Instruction in the Differentiated Literacy Classroom

181

(28)

Unit Planning for Literacy Learning

182

(9)

Managing Literacy Instruction in Diverse Classrooms

191

(3)

Centers

194

(5)

Strategies for Learners With Literacy Problems

199

(3)

Developing Independent Learners

202

(4)

Classrooms That Support Differentiated Literacy Learning

206

(3)

Bibliography

209

(10)

Index

219

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Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades 7-12

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