Concept-Based Literacy Lessons

Designing Learning to Ignite Understanding and Transfer, Grades 4-10

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods

• Author: Lois A. Lanning, Tiffanee Brown
• ISBN: 9781544318554
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Publication: January 10, 2019
• Imprint: Corwin
• Language: English

For literacy teachers looking for practical ways to implement a Curriculum and Instruction Model that’s more inquiry-driven and idea-centered, look no further than this book.
This resource helps bridge the divide between conceptual curriculum and actionable practice, and provides practical support for teachers implementing Concept-Based literacy lessons. 

Readers will find

• Step-by-step help with lesson planning for conceptual understanding and transfer
• Ideas for supporting inductive learning
• Classroom Snapshots that showcase familiar literacy practices in Concept-Based classrooms
• Strategies to promote critical, reflective, and conceptual thinking
• Model elementary and secondary Concept-Based lesson and unit plans
• A chapter devoted to answering frequently asked questions