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Tables of Contents for Literary Techniques
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
Part A: Learning to Read and Write
7
19
Conditions for Literacy
7
1
Print Awareness
8
1
Environmental Print
9
1
Reading to Children
10
1
Storytelling
11
1
Building Background Experiences
12
1
Shared Reading
13
2
Alphabet Activities
15
1
Sight Words
16
1
The Cueing Systems
17
1
Focusing on Phonics
18
2
Word Power
20
1
Moving into Literacy
21
2
The Stages of Reading
23
1
Parents as Partners
24
2
Part B: Reading for Meaning
26
35
Comprehension Strategies
26
2
Predicting
28
2
Guided Reading
30
1
Semantic Mapping
31
1
Responding to Reading
32
2
Cloze Procedures
34
2
Venn Diagrams
36
1
Plot Organizers
37
1
Questions that Matter
38
1
Talking About Books
39
2
Literature Circles
41
1
Response Journals
42
3
Retelling the Stories
45
2
Oral Reading
47
1
Readers' Theater
48
1
Choral Reading
48
2
Buddy Reading
50
1
Taped Books
51
1
Responding with Art
52
3
Drama and Literacy
55
3
Word Play as Literacy
58
1
Word Games
59
2
Part C: Becoming a Writer
61
24
Real Reasons for Writing
61
1
The Writing Process
62
2
Authors' Circles
64
1
Revising and Editing
64
3
Notebooks
67
1
Ideas for Writing
67
3
Cooperative Writing
70
2
Publishing
72
1
Patterns for Writing
73
1
Journals
73
1
Memoirs
74
1
Scripts
75
1
Writing in Role
76
1
Letters
77
1
Information and Research
78
2
Stories
80
1
Poems
80
1
Ideas for Poems
81
1
Modes of Print
81
2
Assessing Young Writers' Work
83
2
Part D: Learning About Language
85
16
How Language Works
85
1
Grammar and Usage
86
1
How Sentences Work
87
2
Handwriting
89
2
Handwriting as Art
91
1
Spelling
92
2
An Integrated Spelling Program
94
1
Twenty-One Ways to Become a Better Speller
95
2
Computers
97
2
The Internet
99
2
Part E: Organizing a Literacy Classroom
101
25
Timetabling
101
1
Conferences
102
2
Types of Conferences
104
1
Teacher Demonstrations
105
1
Mini-Lessons
106
1
Reading in Groups
106
1
Individualized Reading
107
2
Tutoring a Troubled Reader
109
1
Tutoring Strategies
110
1
Tracking Reading Progress
111
1
Miscue Analysis
112
1
Teaching Thematically
113
2
An Author Unit
115
1
Genre Study
116
2
Literacy and the Curriculum
118
1
Multiculturalism
119
2
Involving Libraries
121
1
Assessment and Evaluation
122
1
Portfolio Assessment
123
2
Literacy Snapshots
125
1
Part F: How to Choose Books
126
17
Organizing Class Collections
126
1
How Books Work
127
2
Reading Novels
129
1
Recommended Novels
130
1
Picture Books
131
2
Recommended Picture Books
133
2
Folk Tales
135
1
Recommended Folk Tales
136
1
Sharing Poetry
137
1
Recommended Poetry Books
138
1
Reading Nonfiction
139
1
Recommended Nonfiction Books
140
1
Newspapers and Magazines
141
2
References for Teachers
143