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Identifying what exemplary teachers know and do to promote literacy achievement at every grade level, this highly motivating book provides step-by-step guidance for professional development. It helps teachers assess their strengths and build their competencies in six key domains of literacy instruction directly linked to student success. Featuring skills-building exercises, sample lesson plans, book lists, and over a dozen reproducibles, the book illustrates specific actions that teachers can take to emulate their most effective colleagues in school districts around the country. New to This Edition * Revised and updated based on the authors' professional development work with over 20,000 educators. * Expanded to cover K–12 (prior edition covered K–5). * Now includes material for literacy coaches and administrators, as well as teachers. * ""Teacher-in-Action"" cases offer vivid snapshots of exemplary practices. *Many of the activities and reproducibles are new or revised.

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Exemplary literacy teachers are highly skilled at matching their teaching styles to the needs of their students. Both veteran and beginning teachers can learn from their successes and move towards more effective instruction with this book. The second edition features updated examples, teaching methods, resources, and strategies. The suggestions are practical and proven; the authors have based their work on decades of research and observation of effective teaching. Reading this book will help you make immediate improvements in your teaching of reading! - Drew Tuck, fourth-grade teacher, Keshequa Elementary School, Dalton, New York, USA Block and Mangieri provide clear, research-based descriptions of exemplary teachers and, more importantly, paint vivid pictures of what they look like in action. Exemplary Literacy Teachers, Second Edition, should be in the professional library of every classroom teacher, literacy coach, administrator, and university instructor. - James F. Baumann, Wyoming Excellence Chair of Literacy Education, University of Wyoming, USA This book is a 'must read' for educators who seek to lift the level of literacy instruction in classrooms districtwide. The lens through which we examine literacy instruction is brought into sharp focus as a clear picture of best practice is crafted by grade level. The descriptions of grade-specific teaching behaviors are explicit and rooted in a solid research base. Moreover, they are made visible and replicable through a plethora of classroom examples. Block and Mangieri have given us a powerful tool for scaffolding teacher change. - Elizabeth Asbury, Supervisor of Instruction, Medford Township (New Jersey) Public Schools, USA

"""Exemplary literacy teachers are highly skilled at matching their teaching styles to the needs of their students. Both veteran and beginning teachers can learn from their successes and move towards more effective instruction with this book. The second edition features updated examples, teaching methods, resources, and strategies. The suggestions are practical and proven; the authors have based their work on decades of research and observation of effective teaching. Reading this book will help you make immediate improvements in your teaching of reading!"" - Drew Tuck, fourth-grade teacher, Keshequa Elementary School, Dalton, New York, USA ""Block and Mangieri provide clear, research-based descriptions of exemplary teachers and, more importantly, paint vivid pictures of what they look like in action. Exemplary Literacy Teachers, Second Edition, should be in the professional library of every classroom teacher, literacy coach, administrator, and university instructor."" - James F. Baumann, Wyoming Excellence Chair of Literacy Education, University of Wyoming, USA ""This book is a 'must read' for educators who seek to lift the level of literacy instruction in classrooms districtwide. The lens through which we examine literacy instruction is brought into sharp focus as a clear picture of best practice is crafted by grade level. The descriptions of grade-specific teaching behaviors are explicit and rooted in a solid research base. Moreover, they are made visible and replicable through a plethora of classroom examples. Block and Mangieri have given us a powerful tool for scaffolding teacher change."" - Elizabeth Asbury, Supervisor of Instruction, Medford Township (New Jersey) Public Schools, USA"

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Cathy Collins Block, PhD, is Professor of Education at Texas Christian University (TCU). She has taught every grade level, from preschool to graduate school, frequently consults to school districts in the United States and internationally, and has published more than 250 articles, book chapters, and books. Dr. Block has served on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Reading Conference, Literacy First, and many other organizations. Her contributions have been recognized with awards including the TCU Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching and Scholarship, the Paul A. Witty Award for Meritorious Service from the IRA, and the IRA's Literacy Award. John N. Mangieri, PhD, is Executive Director of the Institute for Literacy Enhancement in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has served as the Chairman of the Reading Department at the University of South Carolina, as Dean of the School of Education at Texas Christian University, and as a university president. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Mangieri is the author or coauthor of 88 professional articles and 15 books. He has served as a member of the Classroom Management Committee of the International Reading Association and was the reading representative on the U.S. Office of Education's National Task Force on Urban Education. Dr. Mangieri has served as a consultant to more than 100 school districts in 21 states.

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