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CONTENTS  
About the Authors v
Preface vii
Chapter One What Is Book Club Plus? 1

     Meeting the Dual Obligations of Literacy Instruction

 1

     Building Blocks of the Book Club Plus Framework

 3

     Research Support for Book Club Plus

5

     The Guiding Principles

 6

     The Book Club Plus Framework

 10

     Book Club as a Context for Literacy Learning

 11

     Literacy Block as a Context for Guided Reading Groups

 13

     Conclusion

 15
Chapter Two Content and Curriculum 15

     Content in the Book Club Plus Framework

 15

     Curriculum in the Book Club Plus Framework

 18

     Extensions to Upper Primary Grades

 25

     Conclusion

 26
Chapter Three Making Meaning with Text 27

     Comprehension: What Will We Teach?

 27

     Three Principles of Comprehension Instruction

 30

     Comprehension Strategies

 32

     Conclusion

 44
Chapter Four Writing in Book Club Plus 45

     Writing in the Classroom

 45

     Reading and Writing Stances

 46

     Writing Into a Unit or Text

 48

     Writing Through a Unit or Text

 53

     Writing Out of a Unit or Text

 56

     Conclusion

 62
Chapter Five Talk in the Classroom 63
     Oral Language and Constructing Meaning 63
     Toward a Pedagogy of Talk for Early Literacy Learning 63
     Talk About Text in Book Club Plus 64
     Teacher-Led Talk About Text 66
     What Have We Learned? 72
     Student-Led Talk About Text 73
     Conclusion 80
Chapter Six Assessment 81
     Goals of Book Club Plus Assessment 81
     Developing an Assessment System 82
     The Vision and the Curriculum 84
     Identifying Target Standards and Benchmarks 85
     Tools for Assessment 88
     Making Wise Instructional Decisions 99
     Conclusion 102
Chapter Seven Classroom Management 103
     Getting Started 103
     Level of Implementation 103
     Choosing a Relevant and Engaging Theme 105
     Selecting Literature 106
     Grouping Students 111
     Daily Instruction 114
     Inclusion 120
     Frequently Asked Questions 124
Chapter Eight Introduction to the Sample Frameworks 133
     Preparing to Teach a Book Club Plus Unit 133
     Understanding the Sample Frameworks 133
     Meeting Standards Within the Frameworks 135
     Getting the Most from the Sample Frameworks 138
Chapter Nine Framework for Book Club Plus 139
Chapter Ten Framework for a Read-Aloud Unit 201
Chapter Eleven Framework for Using Book Club Plus with Your Basal 227
Blackline Masters Think Sheets 295
Blackline Masters Evaluation Sheets 315
Bibliography 335
Index 341