Cases of Successful Literacy Teachers

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Learning from Successful Literacy Teachers Discussion of IRA's Excellent Reading Teachers 2. Guiding Students Literacy Success Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: Hawthorne Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin Summary of Strategies Used Case for Exploration: Hawthorne Elementary School, Madison, Wisconsin Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites 3. Oral Language Development Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: A. Doyle Elementary School, Fresno, California Summary of Strategies Used Case for Exploration: A. Doyle Elementary School, California Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites 4. Early Literacy Development Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: Springview Elementary School, Miami Springs, Florida Summary of Strategies Used Case for Exploration: Masson Elementary School, Lorain, Ohio Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites 5. Vocabulary Development Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: Chinn Elementary, Parkhill, Missouri Summary of Strategies Case for Exploration: Chinn Elementary, Parkhill, Missouri Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites 6. Comprehending Text Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: Baggaley Elementary School, Latrobe, Pennsylvania Summary of Strategies Used Case for Exploration: Baggaley Elementary School, Latrobe, Pennsylvania Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites 7. Development of Written Communication Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, Fort Worth, Texas Summary of Strategies Case for Exploration: Bruce Shulkey Elementary School, Fort Worth, Texas Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites 8. Literacy Across the Curriculum: Strategy Instruction in the Content Areas Focus Questions Reading Research to Know Inside the Classroom: Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Buffalo, New York Summary of Strategies Used Case for Exploration: P.S. #17 Buffalo, New York Concluding Thoughts Terms to Know Research that Works Websites Glossary Index About the Authors About the Contributors