MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE

EDU 3367 Methods for Teaching Literacy I

 

Dr. Jane Gangi                                                                                                  Fall 2005

Phone: 914-798-2713                                                                                       Mon. & Thurs., 10:45-12, Rm. BR 6

Email: gangij@mville.edu                                                                             Department Chair: Dr. Levin

Office hours:  M, 1:30-4; W, 1-2; Th, 1:30-4

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides students with a research-based introduction to literacy teaching and learning for children in grades K-8. This course, the first in a pair of literacy methods courses, introduces students to the theories, approaches, and methodology of teaching reading and writing in the elementary classroom, with an emphasis placed on reading instruction in the early elementary grades (K-2). A major goal of this course is to help students develop an informed, integrated, and balanced approach to the planning and instruction of reading and the language arts.

This syllabus and selected course materials can be located at: www.mville.edu/library on the instructor’s website.

1.       www.mville.edu/library

2.       Click on ERES electronic reserves

3.       Click on ERES electronic reserves course material

4.       Click on Instructor and find “Gangi, Jane”

5.       Click on course name: Methods of Teaching Literacy I

Password to course: 3367

REQUIRED TEXTS

Available in the Bookstore:

NOTE: I am piloting these two books and am planning on using them for Methods I and II.

Gangi, J. M.  (2004).  Encountering children’s literature:  An arts approach.  Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 

Chapters 1-8 and appendices fall semester (chapters 9-13 will be in Methods II, spring 2006).

Temple, C. A., Ogle, D., Crawford, A. & Freppon, P.  (2005).  All children read: Teaching for literacy in today’s diverse classrooms.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 

Chapters 1-9 fall semester (chapters 10-13, spring 2006).

 

This book is bundled with MyLabSchool; don’t be intimidated! The clips range from 1-5 minutes, showing you live teachers using what we’re learning (i.e., running record, interactive writing, etc.).  Hopefully, you have no technical problems.  If you do, call first:

Allyn and Bacon’s Technical Support for MyLabSchool:  1-800-677-6337.

If that doesn’t work, email Melanie Cutler, the sales rep, at: Melanie.Cutler@ABLongman.com

 

Also required:

Brooks, Laurie.  2001.  Devon’s Hurt.  Woodstock, IL: Dramatic Publishing.

 

Required, on ERES:

Applegate, A. J. & Applegate, M.D.  (2004). The Peter effect:  Reading habits and attitudes of preservice teachers.  The Reading Teacher, 57(6), 554-563.

Block, C. & Pressley, M. (2003).  Best practices in comprehension instruction.  In L.M. Morrow et al., (Eds.), Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, (2nd Ed.). New York: Guilford.

Manhattanville College Department of Literacy Resources for Children’s Literature.  22 August 2005.

Manhattanville College Department of Literacy Resources for Reading and Language Arts.  22 August 2005.

Optiz, M. F.  (1998).  Children’s books to develop phonemic awareness—for you and parents, too!  The Reading Teacher, 51(March), 525-528.

Yopp, H. (1995). Read-aloud books for developing phonemic awareness:  An annotated bibliography.  The Reading Teacher, 48(6), 538-543.

Yopp, H. & Yopp, R. (2000).  Supporting phonemic awareness development in the classroom.  The Reading Teacher, 54(2), 130-143.

 

Required, online:

New York State Education Department: www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub.html 

                Learning Standards for ELA

               

For participation in literature circles, CHOOSE ONE to borrow from a library, interlibrary loan, or purchase elsewhere:

Ryan, P. M. 2000. Esperanza rising. New York: Scholastic.

Glover, S. & Weber, B.  2000.  Savion:  My life in tap.  New York: Morrow.

Di Camillo, K.  2000.  Because of Winn-Dixie.  Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. 

And, if you like, we will come to a consensus on a fourth choice—a book at least some members of the class would like to read.

 

Will Be Distributed in Class:

For Junior Great Books discussion:  Stone Soup, retold by Marcia Brown

 

OPTIONAL/SUPPLEMENTAL OR RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Articles/Documents available on ERES:

De Cortés, O. G.  (1999).  Justice in the publishing field: A look at multicultural awards for children’s literature. MultiCultural Review, (June), 42-48.

Gangi, J. M. (in-press).  Inclusive aesthetics:  The vanguard of small, multicultural presses.  Children’s Literature Association Quarterly.

__________.  (2005). Recently published multicultural literature.  Unpublished document.

__________.  (2005). Multicultural literature performed.  Unpublished document.

Gee, J. P.  (2003).  Discourses in and out of school:  Looking back.  A paper prepared for an international forum at Hofstra University.

Heath, S. (2004).  Learning language and strategic thinking through the arts.  Reading Research Quarterly, 39 (3), 338-341.

Lynn, L.  (1997).  Language-rich home and school environments are key to reading success.  The Harvard Education Letter, 13(4), 1-5.

 

Reese, D., et al.  (2001).  Fiction posing as truth:  A critical review of Ann Rinaldi’s My heart is on the ground: The diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux girl.  Rethinking our classrooms, vol. 2, 57-62.

Scroggins, M. & Gangi, J.  (2004).  Paul Laurence who? Invisibility and misrepresentation in children’s literature and language arts textbooks.  MultiCultural Review, 13(3), 44-53.

Strickland, D.S. (2004). Working with families as partners in early literacy.  The Reading Teacher, 58(1), 86-88.

 

Optional, Online:

Books to Avoid. http://www.oyate.org/books-to-avoid/index.html

National Reading Panel (NRP).  (2000).  Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching children to read: An evidence-based assessment of scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction.  Washington, D. C.: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/

 

For participation in leading a Professional Literature Review, with a partner CHOOSE ONE, to borrow from a library, interlibrary loan, or purchase elsewhere.  To help make your decision, you can consult the publisher’s description of the book at the publisher’s website (on Google, type the publisher’s name in quotations).  Whatever books you do not choose, I will introduce in class.

Akhavan, N. L. (2004).  How to align literacy instruction, assessment, and standards and achieve results you NEVER dreamed possible.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Allington, R. L.  (2001).  What really matters for struggling readers:  Designing research-based programs.  New York: Longman.

Bear, D.R., Invernizzi, M., Templeton, S.R. & Johnston, F.  (2004).  Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction.  (3rd Ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Burns, M. S., Griffin, P. & Snow, C.  (1999).  Starting out right:  A guide to promoting children’s reading success.  Washington, D. C.: National Academy Press.

Clay, M. M. (1993). An observation survey of early literacy achievement. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Cunningham, P. M.  (2005).  Phonics they use:  Words for reading and writing.  (4th Ed.). Boston:  Allyn and Bacon.

Duke, N. & Bennet-Armstrong, V. S.  (2003).  Reading and writing informational text in the primary grades. New York: Scholastic.

Edwards, S. A., Maloy, R. W. & Verock-O’Loughlin.  2003.  Ways of writing with young kids: Teaching creativity and conventions unconventionally.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Gunning, T. G. (2001).  Building words:  A resource for teaching word analysis and spelling strategies.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. (1996). Guided reading: Good first teaching for all children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

An essential guide—but weak on the inclusion of multicultural literature and authors.

Hoyt, L.  (1999).  Revisit, reflect, retell:  Strategies for improving reading comprehension.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Klug, B. J. & Whitfield, P.T.  (2003).  Widening the circle:  Culturally relevant pedagogy for American Indian children.  New York: RoutlegeFalmer.

Lipke, B.  (1996).  Figures, facts and fables:  Telling tales in science and math.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Mantione, R. D. & Smead, S.  (2003).  Weaving through words:  Using the arts to teach reading comprehension Strategies.  Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

McCarrier, I. C., Pinnell, G. S. &  Fountas, I. C. (2000). Interactive writing: How language and literacy come together, K-2. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Miller, D.  (2002).  Reading with meaning:  Teaching comprehension in the primary grades.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

New Standards Speaking and Listening Committee.  (2001).  Speaking and listening for preschool through third grade.  University of Pittsburgh: National Center on Education and the Economy.

Optiz, M.  (2000).  Rhymes & reasons:  Literature and language play for phonological awareness. 

Optiz, M. and Rasinski, T.  (1998).  Good-bye round robin:  25 effective oral reading strategies.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Pinnell, G. S. & Fountas, I. C. (1998). Word matters: Teaching phonics and spelling in the reading/writing classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Ruzzo, K. & Sacco, M.A. (2004). Significant studies for second grade: Reading and writing investigations for children. Portsmouth, NH: Heineman.

Saldaña, J.  (1995).  Drama of color: Improvisation with multiethnic folklore.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.  

Spandel, V.  (2005).  Creating writers through 6-trait writing assessment and instruction.  Boston:  Allyn and Bacon.

Taberski, S. (2000). On solid ground: Strategies for teaching reading K-3. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Tompkins, G. E. (2004). 50 literacy strategies: Step by step. (2nd Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Weaver, C.  (1996).  Creating support for effective literacy education:  Workshop materials and handouts.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

 

JOURNALS AND ONLINE RESOURCES: See Manhattanville College Department of Literacy Resources for Children’s Literature and Reading and Language Arts: Associations, Journals, Websites documents.


Summary of Course Instructional Focus & Assessments

Numbers in parentheses (     ) indicate International Reading Association Standards; items in brackets […..] indicate NCATE Standards.

 

Course Objectives

By the end of the course students will:

Course Activities

Students will engage in:

Performance Assessment

1. Demonstrate knowledge of major theories of literacy learning.

(1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.1)

[1, 2, 3]

Readings, lecture, discussion, viewing multimedia, hands on practice

Class discussion, reading response logs, mid-term, professional literature reviews

2.  Demonstrate knowledge of language development.

(2.2, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7)

[1, 3]

Readings, lecture, viewing multimedia, hands on practice

Mid-term, class discussion, professional literature reviews, reading response logs

3. Understand the physical, cognitive, emotional and socio-cultural factors that influence learning to read.

(3.0, 4.1)

[3]

Readings,  lecture, viewing multimedia, class discussion, hands on practice

Mid-term, class discussion, fieldwork log, professional literature reviews

4. Demonstrate knowledge of developmental stages of beginning reading, writing, and spelling.

(2.1, 2.2)

Readings, collaborative learning activities, hands on practice

Lesson plan, mid-term, professional literature reviews

5. Demonstrate the ability to teach reading and writing to students of diverse backgrounds.

(1.7, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2)

[1]

Readings, discussion, viewing multimedia, video, hands-on practice

Lesson plan, fieldwork log, professional literature reviews

6. Demonstrate an ability to construct environments that support literacy learning.

(5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 5.7. 2.14) [1]

Readings, discussion, video, hands-on practice

Lesson plan, field work  log, professional literature reviews

7. Become familiar with the NYS Student Learning Standards for English Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking)

[3]

Use of Internet, readings, classroom discussion, Lesson plan writing and demonstration

Lesson plan, class discussion, children’s literature log

8. Become familiar with techniques for assessing and monitoring student’s progress in literacy development.

(10.1)

[1, 2]

In-class guided practice with assessments such as taking a running records, videos

Lesson plan, in-class demonstrations, fieldwork log report

9. Become familiar with a wide range of children’s literature (fiction and non-fiction) at appropriate levels.

(2.12, 5.4, 5.5)

[2]

Class readings, in-class work with children’s literature, read aloud demonstrations, lesson plan writing

In-class demonstrations, lesson plan, children’s literature log

10. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of technology as a tool in literacy instruction.

(5.7)

[3]

Reading, discussion, hands-on activities

Children’s literature log, professional literature reviews

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS

Your success as a student is of utmost importance to the College. If you have a documented disability please contact me early in the semester so that appropriate accommodations can be made in a timely manner. The Help Center is the designated office on campus to provide services and accommodations to students with diagnosed disabilities.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

 

“[T]he decision to take the class is the decision to attend the class every time it meets….my decision to teach the class includes the commitment to offer sessions worth attending…let me know if (you) think I am not doing that.”  -from Ken Bain, The Chronicle of Higher Education

 

Attendance is expected at all class sessions unless you are sick or have a family emergency.  We engage in experiential learning every session, which cannot be “made up.”  Students, whether in kindergarten or graduate school, learn best when they are actively engaged in learning so, while there will be some lecture, most of our class time will be active and participatory.  Coming to class regularly will help you develop your abilities as an effective teacher who is better able to facilitate students’ literacy learning.

 

If you must miss a class—I don’t expect (or want) you to come to class when you are sick—it is your responsibility to find out from your “buddy” what you missed.  Students who miss more than 3 classes may be asked to withdraw from the course.  Excessive tardiness will lower your grade.

 

Assignments are due on the date indicated, unless I have agreed to an exception in advance. 

 

Academic Integrity: The Manhattanville College School of Education policy: 

Undergraduate catalogue:  “Any student found to have committed an offense against academic integrity in any education course will automatically be dismissed from the education program.”

 

In any and all written work for this class, you must use quotes when quoting.  Do not quote without citation from published works (including book jackets), Amazon, or any other internet source.  Plagarized work receives a zero. I report all cases of plagiarism to the appropriate administrator.  Also, submitting an assignment that one has written during a previous semester or submitting the same assignment for more than one class simultaneously is typically considered to be plagiarism. 

 

GRADING.  See Attachments for performance assessments.

PLEASE ATTACH RUBRIC WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR WORK.

Manhattanville Conceptual Framework standards are identified in individual assignments as indicated below.

20%        Response log to required texts and class activities. 1a., 2b., 3a., 3d., 3e., 4a., 4b.

20%        Field experience log and Running Record. 1b., 2b., 3e., 4b.

20%        Professional literature review and demo lesson. 1a., 1d., 3a., 4a., 5a., 5d., 5.e.

10%        Lesson plan and demo. 1c., 1d., 1e., 2c., 2d., 2.e., 3a., 3d.

10%        Midterm. 1a.,2d., 2e., 3d., 5d.

20%        Children’s literature mini-log. 1d., 2a., 2c., 2d., 2e., 3a., 3c., 3e., 5a.

Optional:  Creative responses to literature; I have examples.

 

CLASS SCHEDULE

MONTH/DAY/

SESSION

TOPIC/ACTIVITIES      

ASSIGNMENTS DUE

Session 1: 8/29               

-Introduction to Teaching Reading

-Children’s Literature

-Narrative Pantomime                                                    

None

 

Session 2: 

9/1

Teaching Reading

-Read Temple et al., Ch.1

-Sign-up for Professional Lit Review

Optional:

-Read Report of the National Reading Panel

NO CLASS

SEPTEMBER 5 LABOR DAY

 

Session 3: 

9/8                

-Children’s literature and the arts

-Genre and the history of child. lit.

-Read-alouds:  See Gangi, Ch. 2.1 for suggestions on reading aloud.

-Read Gangi, Chs. 1 & 2

-Read Applegate & Applegate

-Come prepared to read aloud one picture book (5 min.)

 

Session 4:

9/12

-Social and Cultural Contexts

-Read Temple et al., Ch. 2

-Review Manhattanville College Department of Literacy Resources for Children’s Literature and

Manhattanville College Department of Literacy Resources for Reading and Language Arts

Session 5:

9/15     

-Selecting and Evaluating Child Lit.          

-Introduction to Multicultural Child Lit.  

-Storytelling Shawl

-Read Gangi, Ch. 3

-Reading Response Log #1

-Optional: De Cortés and Scroggins and Gangi articles on ERES


 

Session 6:

9/19

-What Teachers Need to Know about Language

-Activities to support knowledge of rimes and  phonogram patterns, story grammar

-View Annenberg/CPB Tape: Teaching Reading, K-2 Tape #3: Building Oral Language (Cindy Wilson, Kindergarten, Boston, MA)

-Read Temple et al., Ch. 3

 

Session 7:  9/22

-Picture Books and Reading                         

-Visual Art Activity

-Read Gangi, ch. 4

 

 

Session 8:

9/26

-Emergent Literacy

-Prof. Lit. Review:

Phonics They Use

 

-View: Debbie Miller Happy Reading video

 

 

-Read Temple et al., ch. 4

-View: My Lab School, Reading Methods, Early Literacy, Module 1, Clip 1, An Interactive Writing Activity (K)

-My Lab School, Reading Methods, View: Module 2, Word Recognition and Phonics, Clip 3, Word Chunking

 

-Optional: My Lab School, Language Arts, Module 3, Emergent Literacy, Clip 5, Phonics

Session 9:

9/29

-Poetry, Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

-Song Books

-Choral Reading:  I have more available in my office; stop by if you want them.

-Read Gangi, Ch. 5

-Reading Response Log #2

-Read Optiz, “Children’s books to develop phonemic awareness—for you and parents, too!”  and the Yopp & Yopp, and Yopp articles

Session 10:

10/3

-Building Word Knowledge                          

-Essentials of Literacy/Comer SDP  

-Prof. Lit. Review:

-What really matters for struggling readers 

-Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction     

-Building words:  A resource for teaching word analysis and spelling strategies

- Word matters: Teaching phonics and spelling in the reading/writing classroom

 

-Read Temple, Ch. 5

-View: My Lab School, Reading Methods, Module 2, Word Recognition and Phonics, Clip 2, Teaching Phonics

 


 

Session 11:

10/6

 

-Building Word Knowledge, cont.

-Running Records

-Prof. Lit. Review:

-An observation survey of early literacy achievement

 

-Read the NYS ELA standards

-View My Lab School, Language Arts, Module 1, Clip 1, Running Records

-My Lab School, Reading Methods, Module 8, Assessment, Clip 13, Using Assessment to Inform Instruction

-My Lab School, Reading Methods, Module 8, Assessment, Clip 14, Portfolios and Self-Assessment

NO

CLASS OCTOBER 10 COLUMBUS DAY

 

 

Session 12:

10/13

 

-Drama and Reading Achievement

-Story theater

-Readers theater:  I have more in my office—stop by if you want them

-Prof. Lit. Review:

-Speaking and listening for preschool through third grade. 

-Rhymes & reasons:  Literature and language play for phonological awareness. 

-Good-bye round robin:  25 effective oral reading strategies

- Drama of color: Improvisation with multiethnic folklore

-Read Gangi, Ch. 6

-Read Devon’s Hurt

-View My Lab School, Language Arts, Module 3, Emerging Literacy, Clip 4, Contextual Analysis and Story Dramatization

-Reading Response Log # 3

Session 13:

10/17

-Midterm

 

Review Temple, Chs. 1-5

Session 14:

10/20

-Comprehension

-Prof. Lit. Review:

- Reading with meaning:  Teaching comprehension in the primary grades

- On solid ground: Strategies for teaching reading K-3

 

 

-Read Temple, Ch. 6

Session 15:

10/24

-Comprehension, cont.

-Literature Circles

-Prof. Lit. Review:

-Revisit, reflect, retell:  Strategies for improving reading comprehension

-Weaving through words:  Using the arts to teach reading comprehension strategies.

 

 

-Read the one book you chose for participation in a literature circle (Esperanza, Savion, Winn-Dixie, or the group consensus book)


 

Session 16:

10/27

-Comprehension, cont.

-Comprehension Assessment

-Junior Great Books, shared inquiry

-Story dramatization

-Read Block and Pressley, “Best practices in comprehension instruction”

-Read Stone Soup

-Reading Response Log #4

-View My Lab School, Reading Methods, Module 5, Comprehension, Clip 7, Defining Reading Comprehension

 

Session 17:

10/31

-Folklore

-Storytelling Workshop

-Read Gangi, Ch. 7

Session 18:

11/3

-Reading to Learn: Content and Study Reading

-Prof. Lit. Reviews:

-Significant studies for second grade: Reading and writing investigations for children

-Figures, facts and fables:  Telling tales in science and math

- Reading and writing informational text in the primary grades

-Read Temple, Ch. 7

-My Lab School, Reading Methods, Module 6, Content Area Reading, Clip 9

Session 19:

11/7

-Nonfiction/Informational Literature

-Reading aloud revisited: Planning for the Lesson Plan and Demo

View: Center for the Study of Reading: The Reading/Writing Connection (Dawn Harris Martine, 2nd grade, Mahalia Jackson Elementary School, Harlem, NY)

-Read Gangi, Ch. 8

 

 

Session 20:

11/10

-The Writing Process

-Prof. Lit. Reviews:

-Ways of writing with young kids: Teaching creativity and conventions unconventionally.

-Interactive writing: How language and literacy come together, K-2.

-Creating through 6-trait writing assessment and instruction

 

 

-Read Temple, Ch. 8

Session 21:

11/14

-The Writing Process, cont.

-Writing Activities

-Reading Response Log #5

View: My Lab School, Language Arts, Module 5, Reading and Writing, Clip 10, The Writing Process:  Prewriting and Brainstorming (the teacher chooses a Christmas book to evoke children’s feelings; this is not appropriate for all children, however, she does demonstrate the process)

View: My Lab School, Language Arts, Module 5, Reading and Writing, Clip 11, The Writing Process:  Editing (“sloppy copy” is a phrase no longer used by most)

-My Lab School, Reading Methods, Module 4, Writing and Reading Connection, Clip 5, Writing and Reading

Session 22:

11/17

-Putting Effective Literacy Instruction into Practice

-Prof. Lit. Reviews:

-Guided reading: Good first teaching for all children

-How to align literacy instruction, assessment, and standards and achieve results you NEVER dreamed possible.

-Creating support for effective literacy education:  Workshop materials and handouts

-Read Temple, Ch. 9

Session 23:

11/21

-Prof Lit Reviews:

-Starting out right:  A guide to promoting children’s reading success.

-Widening the circle:  Culturally relevant pedagogy for American Indian children.

-50 literacy strategies: Step by step

 

NO CLASS

NOVEMBER 24 THANKSGIVING

 

Session 24:

11/28

Lesson Plan Demos

Discussion of Field Experience

-Reading Response Log # 6

-Field Experience Log and Running Record

 

Session 25:

12/1

-Film and Literature

      View Because of Winn-Dixie, excerpts

 

Session 26:

12/5

Lesson Plan Demos

-Children’s Literature Mini-log

Optional:

-Creative Responses to Literature

 

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Fountas, I.C. & Pinnell, G.S. (1996). Guided reading: Good first teaching for all children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

An essential guide—but weak on the inclusion of multicultural literature and authors.

Fountas, I. C. & Pinnell, G. S. (1999).  Matching books to readers: Using leveled books in guided reading, K-3.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Fox, M.  (1993).  Radical reflections:  Passionate opinions on teaching, learning, and living.  San Diego: Harcourt Brace.

Gee, J. P.  (1990).  Social linguistics and literacies:  Ideology and discourses.  London: Falmer.

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Hiebert, E.H., Pearson, P.D., Taylor, B.M., Richardson, V., & Paris, S.G. (1998). Every child a reader: Applying reading research in the classroom. University of Michigan: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.  (CIERA: www.ciera.org)

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The central tenets of this book on comprehension have found their way into state and national standards.  A concern, however, is the use of Knots on a Counting Rope as a touchstone book; this book is hugely disliked by American Indians, the group the book is supposed to be about.  It is neither culturally specific nor authentic.

Kohn, A.  (2000).  The case against standardized testing:  Raising the scores, ruining the schools.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Klug, B. J. & Whitfield, P.T.  (2003).  Widening the circle:  Culturally relevant pedagogy for American Indian children.  New York: RoutlegeFalmer.

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Lyon, A. & Moore, P. (2003). Sound systems: Explicit systematic phonics in early literacy contexts.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

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