Imagine a thriving English classroom. One that''s active, experiential, collaborative, and rigorous. Authentic Literacy Instruction will help you not just imagine this classroom, but also create it. Through a hands-on approach to student-centered literacy, the authors share how to reinvigorate your love for what you do and refine your practices to tap into the passions, strengths, and lived experiences of every learner.

Understand what authentic literacy is and why it''s important.

Transform your classroom into an authentic literacy community.

Develop your own expertise as a teacher reader and teacher writer.

Establish classroom routines that make authentic literacy part of daily practice.

Teach individual students and help them identify as lifelong readers and writers.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Authentic Literacy

Chapter 2: Teacher as Authentic Literacy Expert

Chapter 3: Relationships and Community in the Authentic Literacy Classroom

Chapter 4: Promotion of Student Choice for Greater Outcomes

Chapter 5: Student Application of Literacy Skills

Chapter 6: Feedback in the Authentic Literacy Classroom

Chapter 7: Classroom Routines That Build Authentic Reading and Writing Habits

Epilogue

Appendix

References and Resources

Index