25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy

Joan F. Groeber - Educational Consultant, Texas
25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy
June 2001 | 32 pages | Corwin
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Formerly a SkyLight publication.

25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy
 is culled from the book More than 100 Tools for Literacy in Today's Classroom. In addition to simple tasks to stimulate students' thinking and to help them become better readers and writers, each activity includes background information and instructions for conducting the activity. This ready-to-use guide is packed with strategies for improving comprehension of fictional and non-fictional texts.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

1. What's in a Name?

1. What's in a Name?

2. Heads Up

2. Heads Up

3. Back to Front

3. Back to Front

4. Just Like Me

4. Just Like Me

5. If I Were You

5. If I Were You

6. Picture This

6. Picture This

7. That's Your Cue

7. That's Your Cue

8. Taste Tempters

8. Taste Tempters

9. Dressed for Success

9. Dressed for Success

10. Here and There

10. Here and There

11. Why Do You Think This Is So?

11. Why Do You Think This Is So?

12. What's the Problem?

12. What's the Problem?

13. Weather or Not

13. Weather or Not

14. Take a Second Look

14. Take a Second Look

15. Help Wanted

15. Help Wanted

16. Remember When

16. Remember When

17. To Whom It May Concern

17. To Whom It May Concern

18. It's an Honor

18. It's an Honor

19. From the Beginning

19. From the Beginning

20. Listen Up

20. Listen Up

21. Alphabet Soup

21. Alphabet Soup

22. Tongue Twisters

22. Tongue Twisters

23. Ginonym

23. Ginonym

24. Compound Rummy

24. Compound Rummy

25. Drawing a Blank

25. Drawing a Blank

Bibliography

Bibliography

Description

Formerly a SkyLight publication.

25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy
 is culled from the book More than 100 Tools for Literacy in Today's Classroom. In addition to simple tasks to stimulate students' thinking and to help them become better readers and writers, each activity includes background information and instructions for conducting the activity. This ready-to-use guide is packed with strategies for improving comprehension of fictional and non-fictional texts.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

1. What's in a Name?

1. What's in a Name?

2. Heads Up

2. Heads Up

3. Back to Front

3. Back to Front

4. Just Like Me

4. Just Like Me

5. If I Were You

5. If I Were You

6. Picture This

6. Picture This

7. That's Your Cue

7. That's Your Cue

8. Taste Tempters

8. Taste Tempters

9. Dressed for Success

9. Dressed for Success

10. Here and There

10. Here and There

11. Why Do You Think This Is So?

11. Why Do You Think This Is So?

12. What's the Problem?

12. What's the Problem?

13. Weather or Not

13. Weather or Not

14. Take a Second Look

14. Take a Second Look

15. Help Wanted

15. Help Wanted

16. Remember When

16. Remember When

17. To Whom It May Concern

17. To Whom It May Concern

18. It's an Honor

18. It's an Honor

19. From the Beginning

19. From the Beginning

20. Listen Up

20. Listen Up

21. Alphabet Soup

21. Alphabet Soup

22. Tongue Twisters

22. Tongue Twisters

23. Ginonym

23. Ginonym

24. Compound Rummy

24. Compound Rummy

25. Drawing a Blank

25. Drawing a Blank

Bibliography

Bibliography

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25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy


June 2001 | 32 pages | Corwin

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 01/02/2026 9781575178288 $37.95

Formerly a SkyLight publication.

25 Simple Things to Do for Literacy
 is culled from the book More than 100 Tools for Literacy in Today's Classroom. In addition to simple tasks to stimulate students' thinking and to help them become better readers and writers, each activity includes background information and instructions for conducting the activity. This ready-to-use guide is packed with strategies for improving comprehension of fictional and non-fictional texts.

Table Of Contents:

  • Introduction
  • 1. What's in a Name?
  • 2. Heads Up
  • 3. Back to Front
  • 4. Just Like Me
  • 5. If I Were You
  • 6. Picture This
  • 7. That's Your Cue
  • 8. Taste Tempters
  • 9. Dressed for Success
  • 10. Here and There
  • 11. Why Do You Think This Is So?
  • 12. What's the Problem?
  • 13. Weather or Not
  • 14. Take a Second Look
  • 15. Help Wanted
  • 16. Remember When
  • 17. To Whom It May Concern
  • 18. It's an Honor
  • 19. From the Beginning
  • 20. Listen Up
  • 21. Alphabet Soup
  • 22. Tongue Twisters
  • 23. Ginonym
  • 24. Compound Rummy
  • 25. Drawing a Blank
  • Bibliography

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