Building the Literacy Block: Structuring the Ultimate Ela Workshop - Paperback

by Bridget M. Spackman (Author)

Transform the way your students engage with learning during your literacy block.

In Building the Literacy Block: Structuring the Ultimate ELA Workshop, veteran public-school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful and practical discussion on establishing an authentic and purposeful workshop model while integrating reading and writing instruction to create a rigorous environment for all learners. Every chapter of the book focuses on an individual element of your literacy block, provides example activities, and offers practical tips on how to accommodate a variety of classroom environments, ages, and learners.

Readers will also find:

• Explorations of the essential elements of establishing a strong literacy block and the process necessary for educators to implement this method of instruction
• Simple and effective strategies for building critical thinking and lifelong learning skills
• Techniques rooted in modern instructional practices designed to help educators develop authentic learning experiences for all students.

A powerful tool that offers upper elementary teachers methods for establishing an authentic and rigorous literacy block, Building the Literacy Block is a must-have resource for 3-6 literacy educators as well as those who work directly or indirectly with students, teachers, and school administrators.

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INCREASE YOUR STUDENTS' ENGAGEMENT DURING YOUR LITERACY BLOCK

In Building the Literacy Block: Structuring the Ultimate ELA Workshop, veteran public school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful and hands-on blueprint for an authentic and purposeful workshop model that integrates rigorous reading and writing instruction suitable for all learners. Each chapter of the book focuses on a single, digestible element of your literacy block, offers example activities and practical tips for accommodating different classroom environments, ages, and learners.

Perfect for upper elementary teachers seeking to build an authentic and rigorous literacy block, Building the Literacy Block will also earn a prominent place in the libraries of Grade 3-6 literacy educators and those who work with students, teachers, and school administrators.

"Every upper elementary literacy teacher can benefit from Bridget Spackman's deep knowledge of effective instruction and the structure, strategies, and specific examples provided in Building the Literacy Block!"
--Michelle Emerson, Author of First Class Teaching

"Bridget does a fabulous job giving a plethora of concrete ideas for upper elementary teachers to meaningfully structure their literacy block. Her emphasis on intentional planning, building routines, and putting students in the driver's seat of their own learning supports student critical thinking while simultaneously cultivating their love of reading."
--Shane Saeed, Instructional Coach, St. Vrain Valley School District

Author Biography

BRIDGET M. SPACKMAN is an experienced public school educator and researcher. She specializes in providing authentic learning experiences that build twenty-first century skills in her students and in developing innovative and effective methods of literacy instruction.