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This exceptionally applied, best-selling text models proven effective language arts instruction. Revised with an eye toward the major themes of differentiation, technology, assessment, and the use of the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts, the 8th edition of the market leading text Language Arts: Patterns of Practice better prepares teachers for effective language arts instruction. Retaining the rich classroom orientation, accessible writing style, and numerous features that have been the text's hallmark, the new edition also examines the changes in the field that are affecting teachers today.

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Author:   Gail Tompkins
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   0.882kg
ISBN:  

9781292022727

ISBN 10:   1292022728
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   26 July 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Language Arts: Patterns of Practice 8e Table of ContentsChapter 1 Learning and the Language Arts 2Vignette First Graders Apply the Six Language Arts 2HOW CHILDREN LEARN 5The Process of Learning 5Learning Strategies 6Social Contexts of Learning 7Implications for Learning Language Arts 7LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CULTURE 8The Four Language Systems 8Academic Language 11Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students 11Critical Literacy 13Implications for Learning Language Arts 14HOW STUDENTS LEARN LANGUAGE ARTS 14A Community of Learners 14Self-Efficacy 17The Six Language Arts 18Language Arts Strategies 20Communicative Competence 24Engaging English Learners 24Summing Up 25Chapter 2 Teaching and Assessing Language Arts 26Vignette A Sixth Grade Language Arts Class 26PATTERNS OF PRACTICE 30Literature Focus Units 31Literature Circles 31Reading and Writing Workshop 33Thematic Units 37THE TEACHER'S ROLE 38Scaffolding Learners 38Differentiating Instruction 41Engaging English Learners 42Teaching Struggling Students 42Language Arts Standards 44ASSESSING LEARNING 45Monitoring Progress 46Evaluating Learning 48Implementing Portfolios 49High-Stakes Assessments 56Summing Up 57Chapter 3 Emergent Literacy 58Vignette K-1 Students Read and Write 58FOSTERING CHILDREN'S INTEREST IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE 62Written Language Concepts 62Alphabet Concepts 64YOUNG CHILDREN BECOME READERS 74Shared Reading 74Language Experience Approach 78YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN TO WRITE 78Introducing Young Children to Writing 81Interactive Writing 81Minilessons 84Summing Up 85 Chapter 4 Personal Writing 86Vignette Seventh Graders Respond to Literature 86WRITING IN JOURNALS 90Personal Journals 90Dialogue Journals 92Reading Logs 93Double-Entry Journals 95Learning Logs 96Simulated Journals 98SOCIAL NETWORKING 101Classroom Blogs 101Safety Concerns 103LETTER WRITING 104Friendly Letters 104Email Messages 106Business Letters 107Simulated Letters 107TEACHING PERSONAL WRITING 107Minilessons 108Mentor Texts 108Engaging English Learners 110Assessing Students' Personal Writing 112Summing Up 113Chapter 5 Oral Language: Listening and Talking 114Vignette Second Graders Read Folktales 114LISTENING 118Types of Listening 118Reading Aloud 122Persuasion 125TALK 127Talking in Small Groups 127Discussions 128Oral Reports 133Interviews 133Debates 134TEACHING ORAL LANGUAGE 136Minilessons 136Mentor Texts 137Taking Notes 137Engaging English Learners 140Assessing Oral Language 142Summing Up 143Chapter 6 Written Language: Reading and Writing 144Vignette Ms. Kakutani Uses the Reading Process 144THE READING PROCESS 148Stage 1: Prereading 148Stage 2: Reading 149Stage 3: Responding 151Stage 4: Exploring 152Stage 5: Applying 153Teaching the Reading Process 153THE WRITING PROCESS 156Stage 1: Prewriting 157Stage 2: Drafting 158Stage 3: Revising 159Stage 4: Editing 162Stage 5: Publishing 164Teaching the Writing Process 166The Author's Craft 168Engaging English Learners 172Reading and Writing Are Reciprocal Processes 173Summing Up 175 Chapter 7 Visual Language: Viewing and Visually Representing 176Vignette Eighth Graders Learn About Irony 176VISUAL ELEMENTS 181Color 181Line 184Symbols 185Humor 188Teaching Visual Language 190VIEWING 192Art Appreciation 192Visual Language in Books 196VISUALLY REPRESENTING 203Artistic Representations 203Graphic Representations 204Dramatic Representations 204Summing Up 209Chapter 8 Building Vocabulary 210Vignette Eighth Graders Study Words 210HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 213Old English (A.D. 450-1100) 213Middle English (1100-1500) 214Modern English (1500-Present) 215Learning About Word Histories 215WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS 216Morphological Information 217Synonyms and Antonyms 219Homonyms 222Multiple Meanings 223Idioms 224Borrowed Words 225TEACHING STUDENTS ABOUT WORDS 225Targeting Words to Teach 228Word-Learning Strategies 229Word Walls 230Word-Study Activities 232Minilessons 234Differentiating Instruction 237Engaging English Learners 238Assessing Vocabulary Knowledge 240Summing Up 241Chapter 9 Comprehending and Composing Stories 242Vignette Fifth Graders Read a Novel 242CONCEPT OF STORY 247Elements of Story Structure 247Story Genres 256Narrative Devices 258Teaching Students About Story Structure 258Engaging English Learners 263Assessing Students' Knowledge About Stories 264COMPREHENDING STORIES 264Guided Reading 264Readers Theatre 265Responding to Stories 266Retelling Stories 268WRITING STORIES 270Writing Retellings 271Story Innovations 272Genre Stories 273Original Stories 274Summing Up 275 Chapter 10 Exploring Poetry 312Vignette Sixth Graders Participate in Poetry Workshop 312PLAYING WITH WORDS 316Laughing With Language 316Creating Word Pictures 318Experimenting With Rhyme 318THE POETRY GENRE 320Poems Students Read 320Poems Students Write 320Poetic Devices 333TEACHING POETRY 335How to Read Poems 335Teaching Students to Write Poems 340Minilessons 342Mentor Texts 344Engaging English Learners 344Assessing Poetry 345Summing Up 347Chapter 11 Investigating Nonfiction 276Vignette Kindergartners Learn About Fish 276NONFICTION BOOKS 281Expository Text Structures 285Nonfiction Features 287Comparing Fiction and Nonfiction Books 287RESEARCH 289The Research Process 289Research Tools 289Reporting 291Multigenre Projects 299Life Stories 301TEACHING NONFICTION 304Research Workshop 305Minilessons 306Mentor Texts 306Engaging English Learners 308Assessing Nonfiction Projects 309Summing Up 310 Chapter 12 Learning to Spell Conventionally 348Vignette Fourth Graders Study Spelling Words 348SPELLING DEVELOPMENT 352Invented Spelling 353Stages of Spelling Development 353Analyzing Students' Spelling Development 356TEACHING SPELLING 360Spelling Strategies 360Components of the Spelling Program 361Minilessons 367Weekly Spelling Tests 367Engaging English Learners 371Assessing Students' Spelling Development 372Summing Up 373Chapter 13 Language Tools: Grammar and Handwriting 374Vignette Fifth Graders Learn Grammar Through Literature 374GRAMMAR 379Grammar Concepts 379Teaching Grammar 382Engaging English Learners 390Assessing Students' Knowledge About Grammar 390HANDWRITING 391Handwriting Forms 391Students' Handwriting Development 392Teaching Handwriting 393Summing Up 399Chapter 14 Putting It All Together 400Vignette First Graders Study the Solar System 400LITERATURE FOCUS UNITS 405How to Develop a Literature Focus Unit 405A Primary Grade Unit on The Mitten 409An Upper Grade Unit on The Giver 411LITERATURE CIRCLES 411How to Organize Literature Circles 411READING AND WRITING WORKSHOP 414Establishing a Workshop Environment 415How to Set Up a Reading Workshop 415How to Set Up a Writing Workshop 417THEMATIC UNITS 420How to Develop a Thematic Unit 421Using Content-Area Textbooks 423A Fourth Grade Unit on Flight 425Summing Up 427Special Features Table of ContentsMinilessonMr. Voss's Kindergartners Learn to Predict 85Mr. Rinaldi's Eighth Graders Write Simulated Letters 109Ms. Shapiro Teaches Her Second Graders About Sustaining Conversations 138Ms. Yarborough Introduces Revising to Third Graders 168Mrs. Monroe Teaches Her Sixth Graders About Word Histories 236Mrs. Levin's Second Graders Learn About Theme 260Mr. Uchida Teaches His Fifth Graders How to Write Data Charts 307Mr. Johnston Teaches His Third Graders to Read Poems Expressively 343Mrs. Hamilton Teaches the Think It Out Strategy 369Ms. Thomas Teaches Manuscript Letter Formation 395Step-by-StepMinilessons 31Think-Alouds 40Rubrics 51Shared Reading 75Language Experience Approach 79Interactive Writing 83Classroom Blogs 102Interactive Read-Alouds 123Grand Conversations 130Hot Seat 135Revising Groups 160Interpreting Political Cartoons 190Viewing Images 193Story Boards 199Process Drama 207Word Learning 229Word Walls 231Sketch-to-Stretch 256Guided Reading 266Retelling Stories 269The Research Process 290Cubing 294Choral Reading 338Gallery Walks 342Making Words 366Word Ladders 368Anticipation Guides 424Integrating Technology Literacy and the Internet 23Online Assessment Tools 55Electronic and Interactive Media 73Technology-Supported Activities 38Publishing Writing Online 166Digital Tools for Viewing and Visually Representing 191Digital Tools for Teaching Vocabulary 236Digital Tools for Reading and Writing Stories 261Nonfiction Applications of Digital Technology 308Online Resources for Writing and Learning About Poetry 344Keyboarding 397Common Core State StandardsLanguage Arts Standards 45Emergent Literacy 62Personal Writing 108Oral Language 136Written Language 147Visual Language 190Vocabulary 226Stories 259Nonfiction 306Poetry 317Spelling 360Grammar 384

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