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Readers and Writers in Primary Grades : A Balanced and Integrated Approach

Name: Readers and Writers in Primary Grades : A Balanced and Integrated Approach
Author: Martha Combs
ISBN: 9780130931504

by Martha Combs

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Overview

Readers and Writers in Primary Grades is organized around strategies that benefit elementary school teachers in their efforts to be responsive to the developmental literacy needs of young children. Integrating theory and practice, these strategies offer a balanced look at appropriate literacy activities for K-3 classrooms. Chapter topics include reading aloud to children, shared reading, shared and interactive writing, guided and independent reading, guided and independent writing, literature study, developing phonological awareness and a strong phonics base, integrating phonics and structure, and linking children's learning experiences with a balanced literacy program. For kindergarten through third grade teachers.

Synopsis

Readers and Writers in Primary Grades: A Balanced and Integrated Approach, K-3 uniquely focuses on the skills and practices reading teachers use to ensure that every child learns to read and write in the primary grades. A model of an integrated framework at the beginning of each chapter displays where reading components fit in a comprehensive reading program, as well as brief but concrete explanations of the theory behind this instruction. Thoroughy presented are the processes and procedures needed for integrating reading and writing into daily classroom practices.