{"product_id":"the-literacy-cookbook-isbn-9781118288160","title":"The Literacy Cookbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eProven methods for teaching reading comprehension to all students\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with classroom-tested techniques for teaching reading comprehension to even the most hard-to-reach students. The book offers a review of approaches that are targeted for teaching reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. The book also includes information on how to connect reading, writing, and test prep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains accessible and easy-to-adopt recipes for strengthening comprehension, reading, writing, and oral fluency.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTerrific resources are ready for download on the companion website.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe materials in this book are aligned with the English Language Arts Common Core Standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe website includes an ELA Common Core Tracking Sheet, a handy resource when writing or evaluating curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE Basic Ingredients\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE Comprehension 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Comprehension, and Why Is It Important? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Theory of Comprehension 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Background Knowledge Is So Important 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Critical Reading Skill 1: Paraphrasing 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can You Teach Students How to Paraphrase? 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Critical Reading Skill 2: Inference 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Critical Reading Skill 3: Vocabulary in Context (and Vocabulary Instruction) 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Critical Reading Skill 4: Inferring Main Idea or Argument (AKA Summarizing) 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTLC Download Zone for Comprehension Process 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO Reading 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecoding + Fluency and Comprehension = Reading 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonfiction Versus Everything Else 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Types of Readers 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndependent and Guided Reading 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Reading Strategically 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore-Reading Strategies 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring-Reading Strategies 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTextbook Reading: How to Make Life Less Painful for Everyone Involved 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use the Teachers’ Manual 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Truth About Textbook ‘‘Reading’’ Tests 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter-Reading Strategies 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Workshop: Something to Consider 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTLC Download Zone for Reading 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHREE Writing 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReadWell toWriteWell 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhyWeWrite (and Read) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunchy Insights, or How to Avoid Writing Like a Robot 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Simple Recipe forWriting Instruction 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Students StruggleWith the Most When They Write 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThesis Brainstorming and Organizing 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching with Mentor Texts 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting Workshop 101 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotivational Grammar 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRubrics and How to Spend Less Time Grading 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTLC Download Zone forWriting 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOUR Speaking and Listening 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Oral Fluency Matters 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Train Students to Listen and Speak Effectively 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Thoughts on Effective Speaking 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass Discussion Logistics 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocratic Seminars Made Easy 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Talk Projects 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTLC Downloads for Speaking and Listening 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO Entrées\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE Tasty Persuasive Writing 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Persuasion 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Prepare Students for PersuasiveWriting Tasks 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIX Reading, Writing, and Test Prep ‘‘Stew’’ 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Argument for Stew 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting Key Critical Reading Skills to Test Prep Instruction 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Prep Tips 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting Writing to Reading Through Genre Study 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen-Ended Responses 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEVEN The Document-Based Question Approach 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are DBQs, and Why Should Everyone Use Them? 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning DBQs Across the Curriculum 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEIGHT Research Paper Guide 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading and the Research Paper 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Avoid RPT (Research Paper Torture) 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Sample Research Paper Assignments 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Paper Teachers’ Guide 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNINE Teaching with Novels 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNovels in English Language Arts: Literary Response PaperWriting Guide 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Novels in History, Social Studies, and Science 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE Desserts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEN Recommended Reading 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Reading and Vocabulary 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Writing 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Curriculum and Instruction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn HowWe Think About Teaching, Learning, and Change 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELEVEN Appendix 211\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Tantillo\u003c\/b\u003e is a literacy consultant who has taught high school English and Humanities in both suburban and urban public schools including the high-performing North Star Academy Charter School of Newark. She also founded and directed the New Jersey Charter School Resource Center and the New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association. Visit Sarah at www.literacycookbook.com.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook offers all teachers\u003c\/b\u003e (not just English teachers) classroom-tested techniques for enhancing literacy instruction. The book includes dozens of practical tools and directions—recipes, if you will—for how to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening to even the most hard-to-reach students. The materials in this book (including a companion Website) are aligned with the \u003cb\u003eEnglish Language Arts Common Core Standards\u003c\/b\u003e and will definitely give your students an edge on their path to college.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by literacy expert Sarah Tantillo, the book begins by exploring the comprehension process and the importance of background knowledge, and by outlining the four key reading skills. Next, Tantillo identifies the characteristics of different types of readers and explains the methods to use when teaching students to read strategically. The section on how to teach writing describes what students struggle with most and offers practical techniques for overcoming these challenges. The book also includes great suggestions for training students to listen and speak effectively. To supplement the book, terrific resources are ready to download from the companion Website, www.literacycookbook.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e gives detailed guidance on how to help students succeed at fundamental tasks such as persuasive writing, research papers, and test preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"All educators teach reading and writing, whether they realize it or not; more broadly, the most important job of our schools is to instill outstanding literacy skills in our students. Sarah Tantillo's \u003ci\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource to help you achieve excellence in this critical area of teaching.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Doug Lemov,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eTeach Like a Champion, Teach Like a Champion Field Guide, Practice Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sarah Tantillo culls together numerous ideas from noted literacy experts and adds her own twist, giving readers easy-to-implement tips and tricks that make teaching the big stuff more manageable. Her humor and strong voice make \u003ci\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e seem more like 'beach' reading than 'work' reading. 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