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Visualizing during reading. Choosing just-right books. Using a table of contents. Peer editing. What do these strategies have in common? They're all tools of skilled readers and writers. And there's no better way to teach them than through minilessons. Minilessons provide strategic, focused instruction that children can put to immediate use. They capture interest without risking boredom.
Linda Hoyt, author of the popular Revisit, Reflect, Retell, returns with the definitive guide to conducting minilessons across the literacy spectrum. Linda covers oral reading, guided reading, independent reading, and writing, providing more than 170 of her best minilessons for understanding individual words and whole texts, fiction and nonfiction.
For each "Snapshot," Linda guides you through a process for gradually handing over responsibility to your students:
- Demonstration: It's important to communicate the goal of the lesson to your students. Then, using one of the book's many reproducibles or your own text, model what you want them to do, explaining how you arrive at decisions. Make your thinking as transparent as possible so students will understand how to apply the strategy.
- Guided and Independent Practice: Give students the chance to try the strategy, perhaps in pairs, small groups, or teams-with you as coach. From there, allow them to apply the strategy in their personal work as you assess them for what they're doing well and where they need support.
- Reflection: Students must think about the strategy, to promote its long-term use. What did we learn? How did the strategy work for us? How else might we use it? Linda includes "Key Questions" within each Snapshot to get you and your students started.
Snapshots is essential for making the most of even the shortest moments of your day. It will help you broaden your students' vision so they can see the many functions of literacy and apply them in real and meaningful ways.
Synopsis
Linda Hoyt, author of the popular Revisit, Reflect, Retell, returns with the definitive guide to conducting minilessons across the literacy spectrum.
Synopsis
Visualizing during reading. Choosing just-right books. Using a table of contents. Peer editing. What do these strategies have in common? Theyre all tools of skilled readers and writers. And theres no better way to teach them than through minilessons. Minilessons provide strategic, focused instruction that children can put to immediate use. They capture interest without risking boredom. Linda Hoyt, author of the popular Revisit, Reflect, Retell, returns with the definitive guide to conducting minilessons across the literacy spectrum. Linda covers oral reading, guided reading, independent reading, and writing, providing more than 170 of her best minilessons for understanding individual words and whole texts, fiction and nonfiction. For each Snapshot, Linda guides you through a process for gradually handing over responsibility to your students: Demonstration: Its important to communicate the goal of the lesson to your students. Then, using one of the books many reproducibles or your
About the Author
Linda Hoyt is a nationally recognized consultant who creates environments where engaged children are active participants in their own learning. She is the author, co-author, or editor of Solutions for Reading Comprehension, Revisit, Reflect, Retell, Updated Edition; Spotlight on Comprehension; Exploring Informational Texts; Make It Real; and Snapshots as well as Snapshots the DVD and the Navigating Informational Texts staff development DVD - all published by Heinemann. In addition, she is the author of Interactive Read-Alouds for grades K - 1, 2 - 3, 4 - 5, and 6 - 7, classroom materials offered by firsthand. Comprehension Strategies: That Help Your Struggling Students Be More Successful Readers, Grades 2 - 5, Linda's BER video series, illustrates many of the strategies found in Revisit, Reflect, Retell, Updated Edition, and is used around the country as a staff development resource for enhancing teachers' understanding of comprehension. Linda Hoyt is a Heinemann Professional Development Provider. » Listen to an interview with Linda Hoyt on Education Talk Radio - 11/09/2011 (35:58)
Table of Contents
1. Getting Started with Minilessons
Developing a Strategic Stance Toward Print; Or, Reading Strategies Alive!
Knowing What to Do and When to Do It
Showtime! A Celebration of Oral Reading
Playing with Phonemic Awareness: Using Our Ears to Make Sense of Sounds
Building Knowledge of Print: Sounds, Symbols, and Sight Words in Action
Minilessons for Guided Reading and Literature Discussion
Independent Reading: Personalizing the Learning in Books I Choose Myself
Informational Text: Strategies for Success in All Content Areas
Writing: Collecting My Thoughts, Telling My Stories, Moving Forward as a Writer