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Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy

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Authors: Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell
Publisher: Heinemann
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 672
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.4

ISBN: 0325003106
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.6
EAN: 9780325003108
ASIN: 0325003106

Publication Date: January 2001
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Condition: Softcover. Different cover art, same ISBN. Marked page edges. Has some highlighting, writing, and underlining. Some wear to the cover and pages. Ships the next business day, with tracking and delivery confirmation sent to your email.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Authors Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have already helped hundreds of thousands of K-3 teachers engage, inform, and inspire early readers and writers. Now, with iGuiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6)/i, Fountas and Pinnell support teachers on the next leg of the literacy journey, addressing the unique challenges of teaching upper elementary students.pThe product of many years of work with classroom teachers, iGuiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6)/i is one of the most comprehensive, authoritative guides available today. It explores all the essential components of a quality literacy program in six separate sections:ullibBreakthrough to Literacy:/b Fountas and Pinnell present the basic structure of the language/literacy program within a breakthrough framework that encompasses the building of community through language, word study, reading, writing, and the visual arts. The framework plays out as three "blocks," which can be interpreted as conceptual units as well as segments of time within the school day. Specific information on how to structure a reading and writing workshop is provided. A practical chapter on organizing and managing the classroom will help you implement the principles in your own classroom.libIndependent Reading: /bIt is essential for students to develop interests and tastes as readers, selecting books for themselves every day. Fountas and Pinnell devote four chapters to independent reading, exploring how to structure teaching, minilessons, conferences, groupshare, and ways to use response journals as part of a reading workshop. libGuided Reading: /bThe chapters in this section provide detailed information on planning for guided reading, dynamic grouping for effective teaching, and selecting, introducing, and using leveled texts. Fountas and Pinnell describe characteristics of texts related to difficulty and ways to organize texts in your classroom and school.libLiterature Study: /bThis section of the book discusses how to make students' experiences with literature as rich as possible. The authors offer specific suggestions for forming groups, guiding student choices, and establishing and teaching routines for literature discussion. A full chapter explores reader response and ways to help readers dig deep to uncover the meaning of texts. libTeaching for Comprehension and Word Analysis: /bThis detailed look at the reading process explores both oral and silent reading, processes and behaviors related to comprehension, and ways to help students construct meaning. Included are twelve systems for sustaining the reading process and expanding meaning, plus discussions of the important areas of phonics, spelling, and vocabulary.libThe Reading and Writing Connection: /bThese chapters showcase the instructional contexts - poetry, writer's notebooks, writer's talks, genre, content literacy, and student research - that support students in connected reading and writing. An informative overview of the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction will help you teach students to read and write a variety of genre. What's more, the authors suggest ways to help students learn the "genre" of testing and perform the kinds of reading and writing tasks that tests require. They also detail the continuous thoughtful assessment that guides all aspects of effective teaching. /ulA special feature appears at the end of each section, in which Fountas and Pinnell provide indispensable suggestions for working with struggling readers and writers.

Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome Resource November 18, 2008
This book is a fantastic resource for implementing Independent Reading Workshop within the classroom. The book provides day by day brief lessons.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Resource for a Balanced Literacy Program November 9, 2008
Our teaching staff is using "Guiding Readers and Writers" as part of our book study. We meet once a month to discuss effective strategies/ideas mentioned in the book. There is so much valuable information in this resource that this may very well be a two year book study for us. br /br /Our school is a junior/intermediate school and we have found it helpful that the book addresses literacy for the upper elementary grades as well. So many great things, it is like our LITERACY BIBLE.

5 out of 5 stars

Must have resource May 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Every teacher who teaches grades 3-6 should own this book. It has practical mini-lessons, rationale for teaching comprehension strategies and additional resources. If you don't already own it, you should get your hands on a copy.

4 out of 5 stars

AMAZING. The bible of literacy. August 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the book you need for creating and maintaining a solid and authentic classroom literacy program. "The First Twenty Days" alone is extreemely helpful. You can start small and grow as you feel comfortable. A little overwhelming at times but worth it!

5 out of 5 stars

Guiding Readers and Writers July 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Excellent resource. Everything needed to start a reading/writing/word study workshop. My book is full of sticky notes of things to use!

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