Literacy Strategies for Teacher Candidates - Softcover

Literacy Strategies for Teacher Candidates is packed with a variety of concepts, strategies, and application ideas teacher candidates can use to gain a better understanding of teaching and learning, and ultimately improve the effectiveness of their teaching. The topics covered include the most common content taught in literacy education methods courses. This book serves as a handy supplement that teacher candidates can use to more fully understand the practical applications of the concepts and methods presented and then take the book into their own classrooms as a hands-on guide for implementing the ideas with their own students.

An interactive guide to the research-based background information and specific strategies that teacher candidates need to be successful in their own classrooms.

 

Literacy Strategies for Teacher Candidates is packed with a variety of concepts, strategies, and application ideas teacher candidates can use to gain a better understanding of teaching and learning, and ultimately improve the effectiveness of their teaching. The topics covered include the most common content taught in literacy education methods courses.  This book serves as an ideal supplement that teacher candidates can use to more fully understand the practical uses of the concepts and methods presented—and then take the book into their own classrooms as a hands-on guide for implementing the ideas with their own students.  

• Research-based background information and specific strategies describe how to teach the content of each chapter.
• Rationales and procedures for implementing each strategy show teacher candidates how and when to implement the strategy.
• Connections to K-8 Classroom features include concrete ideas for implementing or modifying each strategy.
• Modifications for English Language Learners include specific, concrete ideas for ensuring effective teaching with all students in the classroom.
• Black-line masters included for many of the strategies allow teacher candidates to practice the strategies and then take them into their own classrooms.