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Literacy for Life
Donna E. Norton, Texas A&M University

ISBN-10: 0205394388
ISBN-13: 9780205394388

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 576 pp
Published: 08/28/2006

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Drawing on her expertise in using children’s literature to foster literacy in today’s multicultural classrooms, Donna Norton has crafted a contemporary, application-rich textbook that will prepare students to “put reading first” and provide high-quality, research-based instruction in reading and the language arts.

 

Written by one of today’s the top literacy scholars, Literacy for Life prepares teachers for the central and important goal of developing lifelong readers by emphasizing higher cognitive and thinking skills while using high quality literature. Donna Norton’s expertise in children’s and multicultural literature is evident throughout, particularly in the wealth of extraordinarily and meticulously well-chosen examples of children’s literature to support literacy development.

 

Literacy for Life makes major advances over existing reading methods texts by broadening the context of literacy, including detailed examples of real lesson plans, instructional units, and illustrated examples as well as strong coverage of writing. All of these, plus the “Extend Your Reading” activities in each chapter have been tested in public school classrooms by the author and her protégés. In addition, the observation recommendations were field tested by teachers-in-training.

Recognizing that today’s college classrooms need to offer flexibility in the way material is covered, Literacy for Life is the first literacy text that divides content area reading strategies in two chapters (K-4 and 4-8) to address the need of programs that offer teacher certification in this manner.


Literacy for Life has a strong emphasis on IRA/NCATE Standards and up-to-date scholarship on the No Child Left Behind legislation, along with many recent newspaper articles demonstrating the currency of reading issues.

Lastly, the beautiful four-color design of Literacy for Life is tailored for today’s visually orientated students and covers all the topics necessary to the preparation of literacy teachers, including: emergent literacy; phonics & phonemic awareness; vocabulary development; comprehension; fluency; assessment & evaluation; reading & literature in the content areas; reading & writing; literacy instruction for ELL, multicultural, and special needs students; computer-assisted instruction; and developing instructional programs that work.

“Read All About It” demonstrates that reading is a current and dynamic field of study--and one relevant to teachers’ and students’ daily lives--through current articles culled from various publications.

“Lesson Plans” are a unique and important feature of Literacy for Life. They are clear, concise examples of how a master teacher systematically creates a lesson plan. They are based on specific books and include headings such as Purpose, Materials, Grade Level, Book Summary, and Procedures.

Differentiating Instruction is a strong feature of Literacy for Life, one students and professors will not find in other literacy texts. Because diverse learners have diverse needs, this end-of-chapter feature provides relevant, practical material on: ELL; Struggling Readers & Writers; and Gifted and Accelerated Readers & Writers.

References/Children’s Lit References is unique to Literacy for Life. Donna Norton’s expertise on children’s literature has so strongly influenced the choice of reading matter featured in the text, that it became important to distinguish the children’s lit references from the other (varied and extensive) research material referenced at the end of each chapter.

Rich chapter pedagogy:

  • Chapter Outlines appear before each chapter to give students and professors a clear picture of what will be covered.
  • Critical Thinking Questions are posed as a preface to the content of each chapter to activate learning and prepare the reader for the concepts in the material to come.
  • Focus Questions demonstrate the goals of each chapter, indicating, “After reading this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions…” They are a more quantifiable & somewhat less conceptual version of the Critical Thinking Questions which precede them.
  • Key Terms are set in bold throughout the text, indicating that they will be defined in the glossary at the end of the text.
  • "Up for Discussion” is a feature that appears in each chapter of the text. It is designed to activate a conversation on contemporary issues facing literacy teachers. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions, and students are encouraged to bring their own experience and understanding to bear on the discussion.
  • “Extend Your Reading” is an explanatory list of particular strategies for teaching reading with authentic children’s literature. “For Further Reading is a bibliographical listing of recommended readings related to the chapter content.

1 Changing Trends in Literacy Instruction

2 Emergent Literacy, Language Development, and Cognitive Development

3 Assessment and Evaluation in the Reading and Writing Program

4 Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

5 Vocabulary Development

6 Developing Approaches for Fluency and Comprehension

7 Reading, Writing, and Literature in the Content Areas: Kindergarten through Fourth Grades

8 Reading, Writing, and Literature in the Content Areas: Fourth through Eighth Grades

9  The Reading and Writing Connection

10 Literacy Instruction for ELL Students, Multicultural Education, and Students with Special Needs

11 Computer-Assisted Instruction in Reading and Writing

12 Putting it All Together: Literacy Instruction that Works

From Best-Selling Author Donna Norton!

 

Drawing on her expertise in using children’s literature to foster literacy in today’s classrooms, Donna Norton has crafted a contemporary, application-rich textbook that will prepare future teachers to “put reading first” and provide high-quality, research-based instruction in reading and the language arts.

 

 

Book Earns High Praise From Reviewers

“A great number of activities listed at the end of each chapter provide students with many opportunities to discuss the chapter content, apply to field work, and reflect.” - Shelley Hong Xu, CSU Long Beach

 

“Chapter 3, Assessment. This chapter is so current, it is scary! This chapter helps to give a clear, but realistic picture of the types of assessments our students will be faced with in the public schools.” - Carol L. Butterfield, Ph.D., Central WA University

 

This publication marks a major advance over existing reading methods texts. It broadens the context of literacy with meticulously chosen examples of children’s literature, real (and very detailed) lesson plans, classroom tested instructional units, and vividly illustrated examples.

 

  • Read All About It feature demonstrates that reading is a current and dynamic field of study.
  • Lesson Plans are clear, concise examples of how a master teacher systematically creates a lesson plan based on specific books.
  • Differentiating Instruction provides relevant, practical material on: ELL; Struggling Readers and Writers; and Gifted and Accelerated Readers and Writers.

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