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The Write to Read
Response Journals That Increase Comprehension
Edited by:
- Lesley Roessing - Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
Foreword by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
October 2009 | 200 pages | Corwin
In this practical handbook, Lesley J. Roessing presents a unique step-by-step model of response journaling which demonstrates how teachers can plan and implement response journaling using concepts that can be applied to all content areas.The Write to Read: Reading Journals That Increase Comprehension teaches students in Grades 5û12 how to respond to reading material in a variety of ways, encourages students to read self-selected books, and helps them develop skills for deeper and more meaningful responses. The book contains a combination of theory, practice, practical advice, anecdotes, and teacher models, along with samples of student work. Readers will also find an array of tools for adapting the program to learnersÆ needs and interests and for evaluating student progress.
List of Figures
List of Photographs
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. The Three Rs: Rationale for Reader Response
Part I Before-Reading Response
2. The Pre-Reading Response
PART II During-Reading Response
3. Journaling: Setup for Success
4. Double-Entry Journaling and Sticky Notes
5. Poetic Response
6. Interactive Response
7. Literature Circles and Book Clubs: Discussion Response
8. Individual Reading: Relinquishing Control and Giving Choice
Part III After-Reading Response
9. Post-Reading Response
Part IV Content Area Response Adaptations
10. Responding Across the Curriculum
Part V Response Evaluation
11. Teacher and Student Evaluation
12. Coming to a Conclusion
Resource A: Literary References
Resource B: Forms and Examples
References
Credits
Index
"A transactional approach to understanding literature will come alive for intermediate and middle school teachers and students who avail themselves of Roessing's advice and examples in this book. What a practical resource for teachers! Facilitating a balanced reading and writing program is at the heart of The Write to Read."
Author, A Guide to Literacy Coaching
"This is such an easy answer: a curriculum that builds to strong reader response. This is a gem."
New Milford Public Schools, CT
"A comprehensive, well-reasoned text devoted to reader response at middle elementary and secondary levels. Such authenticity is appealing to the field."
Penn State Harrisburg
"The major strengths of the book are the explicit instructions for set-up, multiple examples of student responses, examples of varieties of texts used for modeling, and materials for teacher use in appendices."
University of Washington
"The author provides very engaging and helpful examples throughout the book. One can really 'see' how these ideas work."
Texas Woman's University