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Informationen zum Autor PCG Education, a division of Public Consulting Group (PCG), provides instructional and management services and technologies to schools, school districts, and state education agencies across the United States and internationally. Klappentext A New Edition of the Key Resource for Developing Excellent Readers, Learners, and Thinkers Across the Curriculum The Second Edition of Thinkquiry Toolkit 1 offers teachers of students in grades 4 through 12 a collection of reliable instructional practices, student learning experiences, and collaborative routines proven to develop reading comprehension and vocabulary learning. The approaches in Thinkquiry Toolkit 1 have been used successfully by classroom teachers for the past 20 years in a variety of educational settings and locations. The updated second edition incorporates the instructional shifts fundamental to the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy (CCSS ELA & Literacy). The Thinkquiry Toolkit explains the implications of the CCSS ELA & Literacy for content literacy instruction, and provides strategies and approaches that implement the instructional shifts in all classrooms. As teachers of literacy in all disciplines align their instruction to the CCSS, they need proven tools, approaches, and strategies to support their students?and Thinkquiry provides those resources. This edition of Thinkquiry includes an overview of the CCSS ELA & Literacy and its instructional shifts as well as an explanation of how Thinkquiry 's research-based, experience-tested strategies and approaches is a strong resource that helps students and teachers achieve the literacy goals of the Common Core. In addition to the tools, strategies, and approaches, Thinkquiry provides a wealth of useful templates. For each of the tools presented, there is a set of examples of what the tool might look like "in action" and in various content areas. Classroom scenarios, at the end of each section, offer a vision of how the tools can be used in the classroom. Thinkquiry Toolkit 1 gives teachers an essential resource to help students develop the confidence and skills they need to be excellent readers, learners, and thinkers. Look for Thinkquiry Toolkit 2, which will focus on strengthening writing strategies across the content areas. Zusammenfassung Essential, easy-to-implement tools for teachers to help improve literacy across the content areas, as mandated by the CCSS. Inhaltsverzeichnis About PCG Education xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 PART 1: Overview of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy and the Related Instructional Shifts 6 Introduction to the CCSS ELA & Literacy 6 Instructional Shifts Required by the CCSS ELA & Literacy 8 Key Elements in the Standards and Shifts 11 PART 2: Selecting the Right Tools for Maximum Learning 17 Content Teachers Are Key to Supporting Students to Become Better Readers, Writers, and Thinkers 17 Why Thinkquiry Tools Work with Students in Grades 4-12 18 The Literacy Demands of Diff erent Content Areas 23 The Connection between Vocabulary Development and Reading Comprehension 25 Tips for Using Thinkquiry Tools in Your Classroom 28 Designing Lesson Plans That Increase Content Learning 34 Evaluating Classroom Practice 38 Notes 43 Part 3: Laying the Foundation before Reading/Learning 44 Introduction 44 Knowledge Rating Guide 46 Knowledge Rating Guide Template 48 Knowledge Rating Guide Content Examples 49 Frayer Model 55 Frayer Model Example 56 Frayer Model Template 57 Frayer Model Content Examples 58 Triple-Entry Vocabulary Journal 59 Triple-Entry Vocabulary Journal ...
