Real Life Literacy : Classroom Tools That Promote Real-World Reading and Writing

✍ Scribed by Kathy Paterson

Publisher: Pembroke Publishers, Limited
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Leaves: 129
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This practical handbook shows teachers how to help students develop literacy skills they need in the real world, including: writing and deciphering messages -- phone messages, thank you notes, directions, and letters making purchases -- buying online, reading package labels, writing checks, writing an advertisement decoding all kinds of schedules, timetables, and guides Aimed at meeting the needs of a diverse range of students, the book explores personal planning tools in twenty-five lessons that make a connection between the classroom and everyday communication. This unique guide fills in the gaps missing from traditional language arts classes and makes valuable connections between school and the real world.

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