More Than 100 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy

Packed with stimulating activities and innovative strategies, this how-to book addresses all levels of learner-centered instruction and literacy.

More Than 100 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy provides a wealth of strategies that teachers can implement to design a literate environment, orchestrate student interactions, increase students' fluency and comprehension, and build the cognitive skills students will need for life-long learning. The revised edition:

• Offers updated research
• Addresses the current educational environment
• Presents additional strategies and examples

This updated edition of More Than 50 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy provides a user-friendly collection of methods and strategies for delivering effective literacy instruction. The authors include more than 100 practical techniques that are grounded in a constructivist, learner-centered approach; provide a new section with tips for literacy coaches; and demonstrate how to develop

A rich environment that fosters vocabulary and reading skills

Student interaction through strategies like Buddy Studies, Partner Biographies, and Story-Map Trios

Fluency and comprehension by using predictable text, innovations on text, and more

Student assessments through observations, anecdotal records, and open-ended questions

Aligned with National Reading Panel recommendations, this resource includes inventive ideas from master teachers to promote continuous improvement in literacy teaching and learning.

Deborah Hubble is an elementary school literacy coach in the Katy Independent School District, Houston. She also serves as a writer of monthly research abstracts for Effective Schools, a nationally acclaimed school reform organization. Her school-related passions include creating authentic literacy experiences for children, providing professional development in reading and writing workshop approaches, and supporting and educating stakeholders through organizational change and school reform. With experience as a special education teacher, district language arts coordinator, and elementary school librarian, Hubble has pursued an interest in learner-centered literacy for twenty years.