In Beyond Leveled Books, Second Edition, Franki Sibberson, Karen Szymusiak, and Lisa Koch provide even more resources to help teachers understand and meet the needs of transitional readers. The key topic of series books has been revised and enlarged, with charts outlining new series with the challenges they pose and supports readers need. New lessons have been added, and most chapters now include a related article from a literacy expert. Some of the contributors include Kathy Collins, Larry Swartz, and Mary Lee Hahn.Leveled books are an indispensable tool for teaching children to read, especially for emergent readers, but the authors of Beyond Leveled Books are sounding the alarm about the overuse and misuse of leveling and the way it restricts teacher autonomy and undermines student choice and reading engagement. The authors lay out a blueprint for using leveled books effectively within a student-centered and differentiated approach that is designed to motivate all readers, particularly transitional ones.

Teaching Transitional Readers: Beyond Leveled Books is packed with resources to help teachers understand and meet the needs of transitional readers, including examples of classroom instruction, sample mini-lessons, strategies for small-group instruction, assessment techniques, and articles by literacy experts
Resources for K-5 Classrooms: The book explores the uses and limitations of leveled texts in primary reading instruction, including ideas for how to organize your classroom library and a list of great books and series to use alongside leveled text in supporting new readers
Gateway to Independent Reading: The authors provide explicit tools for helping students consolidate their skills and reading strategies, to read widely and deeply, to increase their vocabulary, and build critical thinking
Making Reading Fun: Teach students to experience joy from reading through deeper comprehension and application

Beyond Leveled Books is an essential resource for K-5 teachers looking to help all readers, including budding readers, struggling readers, transitional readers, and readers who have plateaued.

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Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2023

ISBN

9781003841692

Edition

Topic

Education

Subtopic

Professional Development

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Mini-Lessons
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Challenging Leveled-Book Mania
Chapter 2 Expanding Our Definition of Just-Right Books in Our K–1 Classrooms
Chapter 3 Understanding Transitional Readers
Chapter 4 When Levels and Learning Clash: Moving from Levels to Supports in Designing Instruction
Chapter 5 Taking a Close Look at Series Books
Chapter 6 Using Picture Books, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels with Transitional Readers
Chapter 7 Organizing for Thoughtful Instruction
Chapter 8 Grouping for Instruction
Chapter 9 Building a Reading Community
Chapter 10 Taking the Conversation Home
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index