Classrooms that Work: They Can All Read and Write (Fourth Edition)
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Cunningham and Allington show great insight into the balanced literacy approach though a core set of ideas such as real reading and writing, guided reading and writing, decoding and word knowledge. Use as a primer for teaching strategies and why to teach them and as a refresher on the comprehensive approach to instructional reading methods. Teachers will find workable, practical techniques to keep children engaged in a meaning-centered classroom. For a clear picture of how a balanced reading program works, the authors detail sample days of three different elementary level classrooms. The approaches can be used as is or can be adjusted to suit your style or even a middle school classroom. Teachers will tell other teachers to read this book.
