Clearing the Path for Developing Learners

All learning is based on the mastery of essential literary skills, and in this impactful title from author and reading specialist Peg Grafwallner, educators will discover tools they need to embed literacy into all subjects. Using this book's skill-building strategies and reproducibles, educators can effectively teach those literacy skills to support developing students as they learn to read, write, and think critically.Through this title, educators will discover how to:Expand their teaching methods to include literacy skillsIntroduce literacy into daily lesson planningEmbed reading comprehension into any subject areaCreate a positive classroom culture through relevant and relatable vocabulary strategies Scaffold instruction using literacy strategies to boost subject-area comprehensionContents:IntroductionPart I: Your Roadmap to Teaching Essential Skills Chapter 1: Prioritize Essential Skills in Your ClassroomChapter 2: Foster a Sustainable Classroom CultureChapter 3: Unpack Academic Standards to Identify Essential SkillsChapter 4: Harness Brain-Based Teaching TechniquesPart II: Your Essential Skills Starter KitChapter 5: Locate the Main Idea and Identify Supporting DetailsChapter 6: Compose a SummaryChapter 7: Interpret and Apply Academic VocabularyChapter 8: Identify and Apply InferenceChapter 9: Identify and Understand Cause Effect RelationshipsChapter 10: Identify and Understand Relationships Using Compare ContrastChapter 11: Delineate and Evaluate ArgumentsEpilogueReferences and ResourcesIndex