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Shaping Literate Minds
Developing Self-Regulated Learners
"This is a book about problem solving—an internal tool that shapes the cognitive development of young readers and writers. At the same time, it is a book about the role of the teacher and the curriculum in structuring problem-solving opportunities. It is a book that advocates for schools to create intellectual environments that make literate thinking a top priority for children. Finally, it is a book that presents teaching and learning as collaborative processes between many people with a common goal—literacy for children."
—from the Introduction
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"This is a book about problem solving—an internal tool that shapes the cognitive development of young readers and writers. At the same time, it is a book about the role of the teacher and the curriculum in structuring problem-solving opportunities. It is a book that advocates for schools to create intellectual environments that make literate thinking a top priority for children. Finally, it is a book that presents teaching and learning as collaborative processes between many people with a com...read more
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Table of Contents
1. Language and Learning
2. A Curriculum for Literacy
3. Shaping a Literacy Processing System
4. Developing Orthographic and Phonological Knowledge
5. Teaching for Automaticity and Transfer
6. Developing Self-Regulated Teachers
Appendixes
References
Index