Teaching Literacy: Engaging the Imagination of New Readers and Writers

by Kieran Egan

Book Overview

This unique approach to teaching core literacy skills offers step-by-step planning frameworks and an appendix of activity ideas to show teachers how to engage students in the process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412927889
• ISBN13: 9781412927888
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

I bought this book for Christmas for my girlfriend, an aspiring SLP focusing on literacy. She absolutely loves it, says it's very easy to read, and cannot wait to use the classroom applications in real life. Also, the package arrived in mint condition and in a timely fashion.

A fun, revealing guide for teachers interested in going beyond the textbook to add an atmosphere of

TEACHING LITERACY: ENGAGING THE IMAGINATION OF NEW READERS AND WRITERS is a fun, revealing guide for teachers interested in going beyond the textbook to add an atmosphere of fun to literacy. Acknowledging that this atmosphere of fun, familiar ideas and experiences encourage effective instruction, TEACHING LITERACY offers a new approach designed to present classroom teachers with intriguing, different activities. Chapters offer challenges for student and teacher alike and encourage lessons which are refreshingly different. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch