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Praise for
Transformational Literacy "Put
Transformational Literacy at the top of your reading list. This book truly is about transforming, not just tweaking, practice in response to the Common Core State Standards. Perfect for study in professional learning communities, the book takes you inside schools and classrooms that provide ambitious, higher-order instruction for students from all backgrounds." --NELL K. DUKE, Ed.D., professor of Literacy, Language, and Culture, University of Michigan "Hopeful and helpful--
Transformational Literacy is filled with work-worthy ideas that instill hope in readers by providing helpful vignettes, descriptive examples, text suggestions, and instructional shifts that will prepare young scholars for the 21st century. No classroom teacher, instructional coach or administrator should be without this book." -- CRIS TOVANI, Secondary English teacher and instructional coach, author, and international literacy consultant "
Transformational Literacy is the right book at the right time. It gives teachers and administrators the know-how to leverage the Common Core State Standards across the academic disciplines in a way that promotes deep school-wide literacy improvement. But this really isn't a book about the Common Core; it is a book about how to foster our students' natural curiosity by challenging them with worthy and rigorous tasks, and it is about how to turn our classrooms into places where there is a clear commitment to quality. A must read." -- KELLY GALLAGHER, Secondary English teacher and author of
Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts
List of contents
DVD Contents vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Authors xv
About EL Education xix
Introduction: Embracing Challenge 1
PART 1 UNLOCKING THE POWER OF INFORMATIONAL AND LITERARY TEXTS 13 Part 1 Introduction 14
1 Choosing Worthy Texts 21
2 Bringing Text to Life 47
Part 1 Conclusion 65
PART 2 READING FOR AND WRITING WITH EVIDENCE 73 Part 2 Introduction 74
3 Evidence-Based Reading, Th inking, Talking, and Writing 85
4 From Deep Understanding to High-Quality Written Work 113
5 Building Strong Writers with Models, Critique, and Descriptive Feedback 143
Part 2 Conclusion 167
PART 3 SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS TO SUCCEED WITH COMPLEX TEXTS 175 Part 3 Introduction 176
6 Creating the Conditions for Success with Complex Texts 183
7 Helping Students Read Closely 201
Part 3 Conclusion 231
Conclusion: Leveraging the Common Core for Schoolwide Improvement 239
References 253
Appendix A Informational Text Resources 257
Appendix B Photograph Resources 261
Appendix C Helpful Terms for Reading for and Writing with Evidence 263
Appendix D Qualitative Text Rubrics 265
Appendix E Primary Source Close Reading Guide 267
Appendix F Deeper Lessons Tool 271
Appendix G Questions for Discussion 275
Appendix H Accessing the Bonus Web Materials 285
Index 287
How to Use the DVD 295
About the author
Ron Berger, chief academic officer for EL Education, taught public school for more than twenty-five years.
Libby Woodfin, a former teacher, is director of publications for EL Education.
Suzanne Nathan Plaut, a former high school English teacher, serves as the director of curriculum design for EL Education.
Cheryl Becker Dobbertin, program director for EL Education, is a former teacher and building administrator.
Summary
Inspiring students with work that matters, this book helps teachers leverage the common core instructional shifts building knowledge through non fiction, reading for and writing with evidence, and regular practice with complex text to engage students in work that matters.
