Meet the learning needs and preferences of all students using Children with Disabilities: Reading and Writing the Four-Blocks(R) Way for students in grades 1–3. This 144-page book provides a glimpse into an inclusion special-education classroom that uses the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model. This wonderful collection of ideas, strategies, and resources includes information on Self-Selected Reading, Guided Reading, Writing, and Working with Words. It also includes strategies for reading and writing success in special-education classrooms, variations for students with disabilities, teacher's checklists, IEP goal suggestions, examples of assistive technology, and answers to commonly asked questions. The book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and provides a list of children's literature that can be used in lessons.

Learn when and how to teach the Guided Reading block using Guided Reading the Four-Blocks(R) Way for grades 1–3. This 224-page book gives a glimpse into classrooms that use the Guided Reading model within a balanced literacy program. The book includes a list of materials needed, comprehension skills and strategies, and activities for before, during, and after reading a text. It also includes a list of children's literature. The book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.

This helpful classroom resource provides the balanced literacy framework of Four-Blocks(R) for students in the upper grades. It includes ideas and suggestions for scheduling, materials for each block, classroom layout, professional development, and much more. Instruction is tailored to the needs of all learners, including those who may have been left behind by other methods, and it fully supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.

"THE TEACHER'S GUIDE TO THE FOUR-BLOCKS LITERACY MODEL IS THE ALL-NEW, GRADE-SPECIFIC GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING THE FOUR-BLOCKS FRAMEWORK. THE BOOK FOCUSES ON THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A BALANCED LITERACY FRAMEWORK, STEPS FOR CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT, AND A VARIETY OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES."--Page 4 of cover.

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"THE TEACHER'S GUIDE TO THE FOUR-BLOCKS LITERACY MODEL IS THE ALL-NEW, GRADE-SPECIFIC GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING THE FOUR-BLOCKS FRAMEWORK. THE BOOK FOCUSES ON THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A BALANCED LITERACY FRAMEWORK, STEPS FOR CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT, AND A VARIETY OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES."--Page 4 of cover.

"THE TEACHER'S GUIDE TO THE FOUR-BLOCKS LITERACY MODEL IS THE ALL-NEW, GRADE-SPECIFIC GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING THE FOUR-BLOCKS FRAMEWORK. THE BOOK FOCUSES ON THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A BALANCED LITERACY FRAMEWORK, STEPS FOR CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT, AND A VARIETY OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES."--Page 4 of cover.

In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of Organizing Schools for Improvement collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved—and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning? The authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education.