Lester L. Laminack

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Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature

The read-aloud of yesteryear was often limited in its ambition and application--a well-intended routine for getting students' attention or settling them down. But today's read-aloud is a vibrant, deliberate part of good teaching, an essential, effective strategy for introducing sophisticated ideas to young learners throughout the school day by immersing them in rich language and literate behaviors. The influence of raeding aloud can be profund, and Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature shows you how to plan for and implement the read-aloud for maximum instructional effect.

Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literature revolutionizes the read-aloud. Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth lay out six types of read-alouds, each of which targets key instructional goals, including:
* addressing standards in the curriculum
* building community in the classroom
* demonstrating the craft of writing
* enriching vocabulary
* enticing children to read independently
* modeling fluent reading.

Whether you read aloud once a day, or six times a day, Laminack and Wadsworth give you all the startegies you need to make the read-aloud a successful and effective way to lead your students to new understandings. You'll discover how, why, and when to read aloud, and find both specific suggestions for planning instruction around it and numerous ideas for entry points into it. Best of all, they provide an extensively annoted list of four hundred titles to use with each of the six types of read-aloud, including ample suggestions for how each fits within the reading and writing curriculum.

Today's read-aloud is an exciting opportunity to create new and powerful instructional moments. read Learning Under the Influence of language and Literature and make it an important part of your daily practice now.

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Selected Works

Children's Literature
Snow Day!
Just the possibility of a snow, the mere mention of snow in the forecast can send the imagination spinning. Children (of all ages) will delight in the anticipation of a day with lots and lots of snow and----NO SCHOOL!
Jake's 100th Day of School
The 100th Day of School is a BIG event for young children everywhere. And Jake, like most children has been working on his very special collection for a long time. But in the excitement of the big day Jake rushes out to catch the bus and leaves something very important behind. Find out how a very caring principal helps save the day.
Saturdays and Teacakes
A heartwarming tribute to the love of a grandmother and the importance of making memories.
The Sunsets of Miss Olivia Wiggins
"...tender depiction of a life well-lived, which speaks to the value of maintaining loving relationships, even when they are altered by Alzheimer's disease."
--Booklist
Trevor’s Wiggly-Wobbly Tooth
Although he is happy about having a loose tooth, Trevor worries when his classmates tell him some of the ways others might try to pull out the tooth.
Professional Books for Classroom Teachers
Spelling In Use
A close look at spelling instruction and assessment in the writing workshop
The Writing Workshop Working through the Hard Parts (and they're all hard parts)
A thorough overview of establishing and maintaining the writing workshop in the K-6 classroom
Reading Aloud Across the Curriculum: How to Build Bridges in Language Arts, Math Science, and Social Studies
Bringing picture books and read-aloud into the curriculum to build vocabulary and both broaden and deepen conceptual frameworks for units of study in the content areas.
Climb Inside a Poem: Reading and Writing Poetry Across the Year
A year long focus on poetry for the K-2 classroom. Includes a big book of original poetry and two guide books to create a poetry environment, a focus on reading poetry and a formal unit of study on writing poetry.



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