{"product_id":"transformational-literacy-making-the-common-core-shift-with-work-that-matters-paperback","title":"Transformational Literacy: Making the Common Core Shift with Work That Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Berger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLibby Woodfin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Nathan Plaut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngage, challenge, and inspire students with work that matters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy, \u003c\/i\u003e written by a team from EL Education, helps teachers leverage the Common Core instructional shifts--building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction, reading for and writing with evidence, and regular practice with complex text--to engage students in work that matters. Worthy texts and worthy tasks help students see the connection between their hard work as readers and writers and their capacity to contribute to stronger communities and a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories, examples, and resources that permeate \u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e come primarily from the more than 150 EL Education schools around the country that support teachers to select, supplement, customize, and create curriculum, and improve instruction. The book also draws on EL Education's open source Common Core English Language Arts curriculum--often cited as one of the finest in the country--and professional development offered to thousands of teachers to implement that curriculum effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e combines the best of what EL Education knows works for kids--purposeful, inquiry-based learning--and the new imperative of the Common Core--higher and deeper expectations for all students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeach standards through a compelling and purposeful curriculum that prioritizes worthy texts and worthy task\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove students' evidence-based reading, thinking, talking, and writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport students to develop a new mindset toward the challenge of reading complex texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an approach to literacy instruction that will engage, challenge, and inspire student with work that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePut \u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e at the top of your reading list. This book truly is about transforming, not just tweaking, practice in response to the Common Core State Standards. Perfect for study in professional learning communities, the book takes you inside schools and classrooms that provide ambitious, higher-order instruction for students from all backgrounds.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eNELL K. DUKE\u003c\/b\u003e, Ed.D., professor of Literacy, Language, and Culture, University of Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHopeful and helpful--\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with work-worthy ideas that instill hope in readers by providing helpful vignettes, descriptive examples, text suggestions, and instructional shifts that will prepare young scholars for the 21st century. No classroom teacher, instructional coach or administrator should be without this book.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eCRIS TOVANI\u003c\/b\u003e, Secondary English teacher and instructional coach, author, and international literacy consultant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e is the right book at the right time. It gives teachers and administrators the know-how to leverage the Common Core State Standards across the academic disciplines in a way that promotes deep school-wide literacy improvement. But this really isn't a book about the Common Core; it is a book about how to foster our students' natural curiosity by challenging them with worthy and rigorous tasks, and it is about how to turn our classrooms into places where there is a clear commitment to quality. A must read.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eKELLY GALLAGHER\u003c\/b\u003e, Secondary English teacher and author of \u003ci\u003eWrite Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Put \u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e at the top of your reading list. This book truly is about transforming, not just tweaking, practice in response to the Common Core State Standards. Perfect for study in professional learning communities, the book takes you inside schools and classrooms that provide ambitious, higher-order instruction for students from all backgrounds.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--NELL K. DUKE, Ed.D., professor of Literacy, Language, and Culture, University of Michigan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hopeful and helpful--\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with work-worthy ideas that instill hope in readers by providing helpful vignettes, descriptive examples, text suggestions, and instructional shifts that will prepare young scholars for the 21st century. No classroom teacher, instructional coach or administrator should be without this book.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- CRIS TOVANI, Secondary English teacher and instructional coach, author, and international literacy consultant \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTransformational Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e is the right book at the right time. It gives teachers and administrators the know-how to leverage the Common Core State Standards across the academic disciplines in a way that promotes deep school-wide literacy improvement. But this really isn't a book about the Common Core; it is a book about how to foster our students' natural curiosity by challenging them with worthy and rigorous tasks, and it is about how to turn our classrooms into places where there is a clear commitment to quality. A must read.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- KELLY GALLAGHER, Secondary English teacher and author of \u003ci\u003eWrite Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Berger, \u003c\/b\u003e chief academic officer for EL Education, taught public school for more than twenty-five years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibby Woodfin, \u003c\/b\u003e a former teacher, is director of publications for EL Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Nathan Plaut, \u003c\/b\u003e a former high school English teacher, serves as the director of curriculum design for EL Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Becker Dobbertin, \u003c\/b\u003e program director for EL Education, is a former teacher and building administrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298907451494,"sku":"9781118962237","price":38.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/GpVnHTYTB89781118962237.webp?v=1767232526","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/transformational-literacy-making-the-common-core-shift-with-work-that-matters-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}