The Comprehensive Handbook for Scaffolding Students’ Literacy Growth
Our readers and writers must "do the doing" if they are to succeed. In The Big Book of Literacy Tasks, Nancy Akhavan offers an instructional plan designed to yield independent effort and engagement. 75 tasks in beautiful full-color two-pagers ensure gradual release by moving more swiftly from the "I do" teacher phase to the "you do," when students benefit from the healthy amount of struggle that is the hallmark of learning. (And spoiler alert: you kick the habit of hovering, over-explaining, and rescuing!)
Backed by research and thoughtfully arranged to make day-to-day planning easier, this groundbreaking book provides:
This is Book 27 in the Corwin Literacy Series. See all Corwin Literacy books here.
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Nancy Akhavan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Fresno State. She has held numerous positions as teacher, principal, and district office leader. She has lead literacy programs for schools K-12. She currently consults with teachers, as well as school and district leaders to implement effective reading and writing instru
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