Planning for Successful Reading and Writing Instruction in K-2: A Step-By-Step Guide for Mapping Out the Year, the Month, the Day

by Antoinette Fornshell

Book Overview

In this one-of-a-kind resource, a seasoned educator guides primary teachers through planning and managing a cohesive, balanced literacy program. She begins by asking them to consider district... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439365937
• ISBN13: 9780439365932
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Help for My Fellow Left Brains!!

I have always been a successful teacher in the sense that my 1st graders always leave me reading fluently and working on grade level across the subjects. Yet, I personally never felt as if I knew where I was going from day to day. I would work very hard on my lesson plans for the upcoming week to turn in to my principal. Then I would wake up each day wondering what I was going to specifically teach and do with my students. So somehow I would figure something out each morning, stressed to the max. Sure, I knew my overall goal, but this book helped me to get it all planned out. Now, I can tell anyone what my class will be working on today, two weeks from today, or any given month of the school year. This summer I have only spent one week on my plans and I have my year and all the months for reading and writing planned. Now I've just got to use that information to plan my weeks. I have never felt so prepared for teaching as I do now. I feel like I have a goal and a specific plan of action to lead me to it. This is a "Must Have" for anyone as unorganized and unfocused as I was.

Great For New and Experienced Teachers Alike!

As a Kindergarten teacher, I find this book invaluable as I plan for my readers/writers workshop. I think it would help any teacher in planning for a succesful reading and writing workshop. I even passed it around my school, and both new and seasoned teachers found it both practical and relevant. It is truly a "Comprehensive" resource!

Necessary For ANY Classroom

This book has strategies and ideas for K-2, but can also be implemented in the 3-5 classroom. Very easy to read and understand. Antoinette has really outdone herself!