`A practical approach that is essential for today's teachers.... The hands-on strategies and graphics can be used with little extra effort on the part of the teacher' - Sarah J McNary, San Dieguito Union High School District, California `I applaud the authors' understanding and respect for the children of diverse backgrounds and their recommendations on how teachers can handle them in a sensitive but effective manner.... New teachers especially, who feel challenged by this, would appreciate the guidance and support' - Maria Elena Reyes, Associate Professor University of Alaska, Fairbanks Use effective teaching strategies to accelerate literacy learning in the differentiated classroom! From best-selling authors Gayle Gregory and Lin Kuzmich comes a versatile handbook for middle and secondary school educators who need to differentiate literacy instruction for adolescent and teen learners at different stages of development along the literacy continuum. Covering the relevant brain research and specific teaching and assessment strategies for teens, this book pays special attention to hooks that appeal to older learners with varying degrees of skills and competencies. Containing more than 100 planning models, checklists, charts, lesson plans and more, this book will aid teachers in: - pre-assessing adolescent and teen learners for literacy skills and competencies - selecting and differentiating an array of instructional strategies appropriate for specific learner needs - using literacy models that can accelerate learning to help diverse learners grow as fast and as far as they can in literacy Written for classroom teachers, reading specialists, curriculum developers and instructional leaders, this one-stop source provides an expert guide to working with all of today's adolescent and teen learners, whether struggling, gifted, emerging, developing, or dealing with learning disabilities.

'The authors of this book offer numerous strategies that not only help our students organise and develop their thoughts and learning but also help us, the busy teachers, to plan ahead and ensure that our students in pramry school are well equipped to be life-long learners in this ever chnaging technological twenty--first century....Overall, this book is valuable, comprehensive guide to developing the literacy skills of all learners. There are over 100 planning models, examples and checklists included and though I recommend it as book worth reading and studying from beginning to end, it is a book that the busy teacher can dip into for valuable ideas when planning a literacy lesson. Because this book is inspirational, yet so practical, I certainly will keep it close at hand and intend to begin using some of the suggested frameworks'- REACH, Journal of Special Needs Education in Ireland Today's teachers are accountable for accelerating literacy learning and achievement for learners at all stages of literacy development. This important resource gives teachers an instructional and assessment framework designed to promote the multiple competencies their learners need: functional literacy for phonics, spelling, and reading; content-area literacy for vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension; techological literacy for information searching, evaluation, and synthesis; and innovative literacy for creativity, growth, and life-long learning. With a focus on research-based and differentiated strategies, noted authors Gayle Gregory and Lin Kuzmich offer teachers step-by-step guides to: - Assessing diverse learners for literacy skills, competencies, learning styles, and learning gaps - Implementing a broad array of strategies to move all students to the next stage in their literacy learning - Creating lessons and activities that address all four literacy competencies in the differentiated classroom. With more than 100 planning models, examples and checklists included, this book is the ideal resource for all primary teachers who want to close the achievement gap for emerging learners and insure the growth and development of all learners.

. In this comprehensive guide to using data to plan differentiated instruction, the authors present step-by-step techniques and planning tools to help teachers design learning that allows all students to grow and achieve to their maximum potential. Four sample units are used to demonstrate every aspect of the planning process, and the authors provide a generous collection of templates, grids, and sample planners for teachers, curriculum designers, and instructional leaders to use at every stop along the way. This resource covers everything you need to know, including: using data to differentiate instruction for student learning styles; using data for pre-assessment, formative assessment, and final assessment; curriculum approaches for data driven instruction.

Busy teachers struggle daily with the demands of increased accountability and the need to develop skill and proficiency in diverse groups of learners. Focused on the power of student teams to advance learning, this book shows how students working together and expressing ideas with one another can clarify their thinking and deepen their understanding of essential concepts. Combining effective grouping strategies with other research-based practices, this resource for the differentiated classroom demonstrates how teachers can raise achievement and critical thinking by showing students how to practice three key skills: attentive listening, accepting others' ideas, and disagreeing with ideas rather than people. Student Teams That Get Results shows teachers how to prepare students for deeper and more successful thinking on assessments using an innovative collection of best-practice teaching tools that help learners: - Scaffold critical layers of meaning - Generalize and infer - Integrate content - Identify patterns - Increase adaptive and analytic reasoning This book offers more than 100 reproducible lesson planners, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organizers, and more. Each teaching tool-used as presented or customized to meet learners' unique needs-includes a reproducible template, examples of the teaching tool in action across grade levels and content areas, and a brief how-to-use-it description.

Busy teachers struggle daily with the demands of increased accountability and the need to develop skill and proficiency in diverse groups of learners. Focused on the power of student teams to advance learning, this book shows how students working together and expressing ideas with one another can clarify their thinking and deepen their understanding of essential concepts. Combining effective grouping strategies with other research-based practices, this resource for the differentiated classroom demonstrates how teachers can raise achievement and critical thinking by showing students how to practice three key skills: attentive listening, accepting others' ideas, and disagreeing with ideas rather than people. Student Teams That Get Results shows teachers how to prepare students for deeper and more successful thinking on assessments using an innovative collection of best-practice teaching tools that help learners: - Scaffold critical layers of meaning - Generalize and infer - Integrate content - Identify patterns - Increase adaptive and analytic reasoning This book offers more than 100 reproducible lesson planners, assessment tools, checklists, graphic organizers, and more. Each teaching tool-used as presented or customized to meet learners' unique needs-includes a reproducible template, examples of the teaching tool in action across grade levels and content areas, and a brief how-to-use-it description.

`A practical approach that is essential for today's teachers.... The hands-on strategies and graphics can be used with little extra effort on the part of the teacher' - Sarah J McNary, San Dieguito Union High School District, California `I applaud the authors' understanding and respect for the children of diverse backgrounds and their recommendations on how teachers can handle them in a sensitive but effective manner.... New teachers especially, who feel challenged by this, would appreciate the guidance and support' - Maria Elena Reyes, Associate Professor University of Alaska, Fairbanks Use effective teaching strategies to accelerate literacy learning in the differentiated classroom! From best-selling authors Gayle Gregory and Lin Kuzmich comes a versatile handbook for middle and secondary school educators who need to differentiate literacy instruction for adolescent and teen learners at different stages of development along the literacy continuum. Covering the relevant brain research and specific teaching and assessment strategies for teens, this book pays special attention to hooks that appeal to older learners with varying degrees of skills and competencies. Containing more than 100 planning models, checklists, charts, lesson plans and more, this book will aid teachers in: - pre-assessing adolescent and teen learners for literacy skills and competencies - selecting and differentiating an array of instructional strategies appropriate for specific learner needs - using literacy models that can accelerate learning to help diverse learners grow as fast and as far as they can in literacy Written for classroom teachers, reading specialists, curriculum developers and instructional leaders, this one-stop source provides an expert guide to working with all of today's adolescent and teen learners, whether struggling, gifted, emerging, developing, or dealing with learning disabilities.

'The authors of this book offer numerous strategies that not only help our students organise and develop their thoughts and learning but also help us, the busy teachers, to plan ahead and ensure that our students in pramry school are well equipped to be life-long learners in this ever chnaging technological twenty--first century....Overall, this book is valuable, comprehensive guide to developing the literacy skills of all learners. There are over 100 planning models, examples and checklists included and though I recommend it as book worth reading and studying from beginning to end, it is a book that the busy teacher can dip into for valuable ideas when planning a literacy lesson. Because this book is inspirational, yet so practical, I certainly will keep it close at hand and intend to begin using some of the suggested frameworks'- REACH, Journal of Special Needs Education in Ireland Today's teachers are accountable for accelerating literacy learning and achievement for learners at all stages of literacy development. This important resource gives teachers an instructional and assessment framework designed to promote the multiple competencies their learners need: functional literacy for phonics, spelling, and reading; content-area literacy for vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension; techological literacy for information searching, evaluation, and synthesis; and innovative literacy for creativity, growth, and life-long learning. With a focus on research-based and differentiated strategies, noted authors Gayle Gregory and Lin Kuzmich offer teachers step-by-step guides to: - Assessing diverse learners for literacy skills, competencies, learning styles, and learning gaps - Implementing a broad array of strategies to move all students to the next stage in their literacy learning - Creating lessons and activities that address all four literacy competencies in the differentiated classroom. With more than 100 planning models, examples and checklists included, this book is the ideal resource for all primary teachers who want to close the achievement gap for emerging learners and insure the growth and development of all learners.

'Ready-to-use templates and clear instructions make this material user-friendly and clear. Especially helpful is the cross-reference matrix showing how a strategy can be used in more than one area.'uWilliam Osman, President, New Jersey Staff Development Council'An excellent introduction integrates the five 'theaters of the mind' in a brief and coherent way.'uChristelle Estrada, Director of Professional Development Services, Salt Lake City School District, UTA comprehensive set of tools for achieving lasting results and sustaining a professional learning community!Sustaining results-oriented team efforts is hard work, and achieving diversified solutions to complex issues over time requires commitment and creativity. To support the momentum of learning communities, Teacher Teams That Get Results: 61 Strategies for Sustaining and Renewing Professional Learning Communities provides an illustrated collection of ready-to-use tools and examples of plans in action for results-oriented faculty and staff.Focusing on the where, what, why, how, and when to use each of the 61 strategies, best-selling authors Gayle Gregory and Lin Kuzmich offer the tools your team needs to succeed. You will learn to:Create and sustain a growth-oriented climate that encourages feedback and builds trustShare knowledge and skills to expand and optimize resultsBuild resilience, develop creative solutions, and manage changeDetermine priorities and create excellence during goal setting, tying data to practice, and analyzing resultsAn indispensable guide for teachers, teacher leaders, and school administrators, this handbook is ideal for school and district staff serving as meeting and workshop leaders and facilitators.