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Tables of Contents for Better Books! Better Readers!
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
5
7
David Booth
Introduction
7
6
``Reading Takes You Places''
13
17
The Rationale for a Literature-Rich Reading Program
13
3
How Do Children Learn Language?
16
4
How Do Children Learn to Read?
20
5
What Are ``Real'' Books and Why Do We Use Them?
25
5
Stocking Your Classroom Library
30
21
Books and Children: Finding the Right Fit
30
2
A Clean Approach
32
10
Guidelines for Building a Comprehensive Collection
42
1
How to Group Real Books for Instruction
43
2
Categorizing Your Book Collection
45
6
How Reading Development Progresses
51
16
The Three Stages of Reading Development
51
1
Stage One: The Beginning Readers and Their Books
52
6
Stage Two: The Developing Readers and Their Books
58
5
Stage Three: The Fluent Independent Readers and Their Books
63
2
Other Reading Materials for Your Classroom
65
2
Exploring Books With Children
67
33
Shared Reading and Writing Sessions
68
1
Independent Private Reading
69
1
Guided Reading: Forming Groups, Choosing Books, What We Teach
70
6
Guided Reading Lessons and Lesson Plans
76
10
The Reading Conference; Reading With Beginning Readers; Reading With Developing Readers; Reading With Fluent Independent Readers
86
14
Classroom Organization: Making the Most of Space and Time
100
14
Active Learning Centres
100
1
Learning Centres
101
5
An Interest or Theme Learning Centre
106
1
The Timetable
107
4
Tracking Children's Activities
111
3
Implementing the Reading and Writing Program in Your Classroom
114
10
Combining the Elements on a Day-to-Day Basis
114
1
Read Aloud
114
1
Individual Reading Time
115
1
Buddy Reading
116
2
Home Borrowing
118
3
Daily Writing Opportunities
121
1
Encouraging Reluctant Writers
122
1
Keeping Track of Progress in Writing
123
1
Conclusion
123
1
A Bibliography of ``Better'' Books
124
26
References
150
2
Acknowledgements
152