The Literacy Triangle: 50+ High-Impact Strategies to Integrate Reading, Discussing, and Writing in K-8 Classrooms

Accelerate learning with high-impact strategies. Beginning and veteran teachers alike will find insights and practices they can use immediately. The authors dovetail their proven instructional process of chunk, chew, check, change with before-, during-, and after-reading strategies in this must-have guide for powerful literacy instruction. No matter what content area you teach, this book will help you develop the strategic reader in every student.

K-8 teachers who are interested in high-impact teaching strategies will:

• Learn how to incorporate the literacy triangle's three points--reading, discussing, and writing--into instruction for any subject
• Cut through the conflict caused by the reading wars and gain clarity on the science behind effective, well-rounded literacy instruction
• Help students enjoy reading, gain comprehension, and build reading stamina
• Get differentiation ideas for scaffolding and enriching each strategy using best practices in literacy instruction
• Discover how to engage students in opportunities for making meaning, choosing texts, and leading discussions
• Understand how setting a student's purpose for reading can encourage focus, engagement, deeper conversations, and a motivation to keep reading with literacy strategies

Contents:
>Introduction
Part 1: Planning for Quality Literacy Instruction
Chapter 1: Teaching Literacy Effectively
Chapter 2: Choosing the Right Text
Chapter 3: Using the Literacy Triangle to Drastically Improve Literacy
Part 2: Implementing Quality Literacy Instruction
Chapter 4: Preparing for Success--Before Reading
Chapter 5: Staying Focused on the Goal--During Reading
Chapter 6: Consolidating With Discussion and Writing--After Reading
Chapter 7: Bringing It All Together
Conclusion
References and Resources
Index