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by Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher
Table of Contents
This ASCD Study Guide is designed to enhance your understanding of Creating Literacy- Rich Schools for Adolescents, published by ASCD in March 2006. In this book, Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher make a compelling case that all teachers—across the content areas—have a role to play in students' development of literacy, which they define as reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Rather than focusing solely on reading instruction and the cliché that says “all teachers are teachers of reading,” they urge teachers to incorporate rich literacy- based learning experiences into their classrooms, with the goal of helping students to learn and think across the curriculum.
Before you start the book, respond to these statements.
Before Reading
Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents
After Reading
Adolescents read and write well enough.
Improving reading and writing skills is the responsibility of the English teachers.
Reading and writing take away from the time spent on content learning.
Getting all of the students to read the same text at grade level is the goal of the classroom.
Content vocabulary words are the most important words students need to know to be successful.
Intervention programs for struggling readers are effective regardless of the role of the teacher.
Examining student work with a group of teachers is an effective way of improving student learning.
Using the anticipation guide above, how could this type of tool help students who struggle with learning? Would it be useful for advanced students? What about teachers? How could they use the information gathered on an anticipation guide?
Talk about your responses with colleagues. Find out what they think about each of these issues. After you have read the book, return to this page and reconsider your answers. Have you changed your opinions and ideas as a result?
Factor
1-Not at all evident
2 - Has been discussed
3 - Scattered implementation
4 - Widespread implementation
5 -Significant attention at all levels
Access
Appeal
Environment
Encouragement
Staff training
Nonaccountability
Follow-up activities
Distributed time to read
GOAL 1:
Targeted Completion Date
Action
Resources
Persons to Involve
Outcomes
GOAL 2:
GOAL 3:
Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents was written by Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher. This 160-page, 7″ x 9″ book (Stock # 105142; ISBN-13: 978-1-4166-0321-4; ISBN-10: 1-4166-0321-2) is available from ASCD for $18.95 (ASCD member) or $23.95 (nonmember). Copyright © 2006 by ASCD. To order a copy, call ASCD at 1-800-933-2723 (in Virginia 1-703-578-9600) and press 2 for the Service Center. Or buy the book from the ASCD Online Store.
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