Building the Literacy Block

Transform the way your students engage with learning during your literacy block.

In Building the Literacy Block: Structuring the Ultimate ELA Workshop, veteran public-school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful and practical discussion on establishing an authentic and purposeful workshop model while integrating reading and writing instruction to create a rigorous environment for all learners. Every chapter of the book focuses on an individual element of your literacy block, provides example activities, and offers practical tips on how to accommodate a variety of classroom environments, ages, and learners.

Readers will also find:

• Explorations of the essential elements of establishing a strong literacy block and the process necessary for educators to implement this method of instruction
• Simple and effective strategies for building critical thinking and lifelong learning skills
• Techniques rooted in modern instructional practices designed to help educators develop authentic learning experiences for all students.

A powerful tool that offers upper elementary teachers methods for establishing an authentic and rigorous literacy block, Building the Literacy Block is a must-have resource for 3-6 literacy educators as well as those who work directly or indirectly with students, teachers, and school administrators.

Building the Literacy Block features in the following genres: Primary and middle schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Modern (non-native or second) languages

Building the Literacy Block is available in Paperback

Building the Literacy Block was written by Bridget Spackman and published by Jossey-Bass an imprint of Wiley

Building the Literacy Block has 208 pages

£22.49