—Justine Marie Bruyère Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University
“Finally, a grade-band-specific book that thoughtfully aligns literacy instruction to the PLC process, achieving two goals simultaneously. Any district currently revising curriculum would benefit greatly from this book.” —Chris Bessonette 2018 Milken Educator Award Winner; Second-Grade English Teacher, Munger Mountain Elementary School, Jackson, Wyoming
With Reading and Writing Instruction for Second- and Third-Grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work®, second- and third-grade teachers will equip their students with the foundational literacy skills they will need throughout their lives. Part of the Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher series, this book emphasizes the importance that the Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work process has in supporting learners who struggle with literacy and in enriching learning for those who demonstrate mastery. Series editors Mark Onuscheck and Jeanne Spiller and authors Sarah Gord and Kathryn E. Sheridan provide tools and guidance to help readers design standards-aligned curriculum, assessments, and instruction. With the provided tools and guidance, readers will collaborate with their teams to explore every unit of instruction, develop detailed learning progressions, and determine the most effective teaching strategies and assessments to enhance literacy learning for every student.
SECOND- & THIRD-GRADE CLASSROOMS
“Packed with theory and practice ideas, this book is sure to help educators maximize their collaborative team time and improve teaching delivery. Sarah Gord and Kathryn E. Sheridan zoom in on second and third grade to give a comprehensive view of what is possible when teams boost targeted instructional strategies, differentiation, and collaboration.”
Readers will: u Use common assessments and rubrics to collect data about student learning for collaborative inquiry and analysis
u Identify, unwrap, and prioritize learning standards using the sixstep pre-unit protocol (PREP)
u Examine research-backed teaching strategies, like gradual release of responsibility, to differentiate and improve classroom instruction
u Develop learning progressions and build team calendars to plan literacy-focused instruction and assessment
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MARK ONUSCHECK JEANNE SPILLER
u Understand the role the three big ideas and four critical questions of a PLC play in collaborating around reading and writing instruction