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Informationen zum Autor Susan E. Israel is an independent researcher, writer, and literacy consultant and currently serves as President and Director of Reading Alliance for Catholic Education in Indiana, where she works with small and large corporations to enhance literacy products. Her special research interests are in the areas of reading comprehension, writing, and child-mind development as it relates to literacy processes. Israel served as assistant professor at the University of Dayton, and in 2005 she was awarded the University's Panhellenic Council Outstanding Professor Award. She has also served on the national faculty at the University of Notre Dame Summer Program, where she taught reading and language arts methods. A former elementary teacher, she was awarded the 1998 teacher-researcher grant from the International Reading Association (IRA). Having been an active member of the IRA for over a decade, she has served on a number of IRA committees and interest groups and recently was president of the History of Literacy Special Interest Group. In addition, she has been active with the National Reading Conference. Israel has authored, coauthored, or edited over 15 books and volumes and is the senior editor of the recently published comprehensive volume, Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension (Israel & Duffy, 2008). Other recent publications include Teachers Taking Action: A Comprehensive Guide to Teacher Research (with Cynthia Lassonde, 2008), Reading First and Beyond (with Cathy Collins Block, 2005), Collaborative Literacy (2006), Shaping the Reading Field (2007), Poetic Possibilities (2006), and Quotes to Inspire Great Reading Teachers (2006). Klappentext The authors offer higher-level thinking and reading strategies that promote achievement for all students, with resources to build collaborative literacy, stimulate creativity, develop richer comprehension, and more. Zusammenfassung The authors offer higher-level thinking and reading strategies that promote achievement for all students! with resources to build collaborative literacy! stimulate creativity! develop richer comprehension! and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements About the Authors Introduction: Setting the Purpose for Building Collaborative Literacy Part I: Gaining Wisdom About Gifted Students to Build Collaborative Literacy 1. What Does Building Collaborative Literacy Mean in the Classroom 2. Identifying and Engaging Advanced Readers and Gifted Students in Collaborative Literacy 3. Strengthening Instruction of Gifted Students With Special Needs in a Collaborative Literacy Environment Part II: Building Collaborative Literacy Communities in the Regular Classroom 4. Developing and Creating an Enriched Literacy Collaborative 5. Building Collaborative Literacy in a Multicultural Classroom 6. Building Collaborative Literacy During Reading and Writing Instruction 7. Building Collaborative Literacy With Parents Part III: Building Collaborative Literacy Using Gifted and Literacy Strategies 8. Using Gifted Literacy Strategies With All Students to Increase Higher Level Thinking and Develop Richer Comprehension 9. Strategies to Stimulate Creativity During Reading and Writing 10. Building Efficiency in Using Information Through Inquiry-Based Learning and Technology 11. Evaluation of Collaborative Literacy in Every Classroom Part IV: Final Reflections: Congratulations on Making Personal Connections and Building Collaborative Literacy 12. The Mind of a Busy Teacher: A Meta-Reflection References by Chapter Index ...
