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101 innovative, ready-to-use literacy lessons designed for three developmental stages and arranged by four critical domains of study.

This book provides functional, pragmatic activities for educators, future teachers, and parents to promote the gift of literacy to others. 100 detailed lesson plans for the domains of oral and written language, word recognition, comprehension, strategic reading for narrative text, study skills, and strategic reading for content area text. The 101st lesson is blank for further planning. The plans are designed for readers in three developmental steps: initial reading, transitional, and basic literacy. This book emphasizes literacy as a continuous process not dependent on age or grade level.

Literacy learning is a language-based process best acquired through functional, pragmatic activities. Promoting the Gift of Literacy provides the lesson plans to meet readers' needs and promote literacy learning.

• Foundation information in Chapters 1 and 2 provides basic, easy-to-access information for any literacy facilitator.

• Includes 100 detailed literacy lesson plans, 25 per each of the following four domains: - Oral and written language; - Word recognition; - Comprehension and strategic reading for narrative text; and - Study skills and strategic reading for content area text. Also offers a blank 101st lesson for individual design and further planning.

• Each lesson plan contains the following sections: - Domain and area of instruction - Materials - Intended Learning Outcome - Pre-Reading Activity - Reading Activity - Post-Reading Activity - Independent Practice - Notes

• Lesson plans are designed for readers in three developmental stages (initial reading, transitional, and basic literacy) to support literary learning as a continuous process.

• Appendices on resources, national literature awards, and a literacy plus template are included for ease of use.

I.FOUNDATIONS.

II.THE LITERACY LESSON PLANS.

Reading Methods (Supplementary)  [LITERACY STRATEGIES]   (Reading & Literacy)

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