Apprenticeship in Literacy

This easy-to-read text will guide K-3 teachers as they develop a reading and writing program for all their students. An apprenticeship approach to literacy emphasizes the role of the teacher in providing demonstrations, engaging children, monitoring their understanding, providing timely support and, ultimately, withdrawing that support as the child gains independence. Drawing on authentic classroom examples - student writing samples, class schedules, photographs, and rich transcriptions of teaching and learning interactions - the authors illustrate instruction that is aimed at children's learning zones. As children become more competent readers and writers, the instructional interactions are adjusted to accommodate their higher-level learning. Here is a wealth of in-depth information, specific strategies, and organizational formats in literacy areas such as: principles of apprenticeship literacy; learning to read from a cognitive apprenticeship approach, including the roles of read-aloud, familiar reading, and shared reading; guided reading, including flexible grouping, reading and writing links, and instructional interactions that emphasize problem-solving strategies; helping children develop writing strategies through interactive writing, writing aloud, and revising and editing transactions; transitions in children's independent writing, including their relationship to modeling and coaching demonstrations during assisted writing; helping children acquire phonological knowledge, including activities that guide children in manipulating letters, sounds, and spelling patterns; a typical day of putting it all together in two apprenticeship settings: Angela's first-grade classroom and Carla's Title I reading program; using school-based professional literacy teams to support teachers in developing an effective literacy program for their children.No detail is lost. The authors also cover such practical matters as establishing routines and organizing the classroom environment, including rotation schedules for meeting with small groups of children, lists of materials for establishing literacy corners, and literacy corner activities designed to provide the children with opportunities for independent practice. With Apprenticeship in Literacy you can achieve a balanced literacy program that works for all your students. About the Authors Linda J. Dorn is Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she teaches graduate courses in reading theory and assessment. She has conducted numerous early literacy institutes and workshops for educators across the U.S. and works with Arkansas schools in establishing professional teams that use literacy as a means for supporting and sustaining school-wide change. Linda is currently collaborating with the Arkansas Department of Education in supporting Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas (ELLA), a state-funded program that provides early literacy training to over 1,500 Arkansas teachers. Linda has researched literacy programs in Arkansas and has written articles on Vygotskian theory, early literacy, and teachers as agents of change. Cathy French and Tammy Jones are experienced classroom teachers who, as Early Childhood Curriculum Specialists with the Arch Ford Educational Service Cooperative in Plumerville, Arkansas, worked closely with Arkansas schools in implementing professional literacy teams and training classroom and specialty teachers in early literacy practices. Tammy was the recipient of the Jo Flanagin Award through the Arkansas State Reading Council. Cathy is a past president of the state reading organization. Cathy and Tammy are co-authors of the guided reading program, Early Connections.

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Title:Apprenticeship in Literacy
Author:Linda Dorn
Publishing House:Stenhouse

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