New and veteran teachers who embrace learner-centered literacy will find this material useful practical and inexpensive. Gayle Simoneaux Teacher Mimosa Park Elementary School Luling LA The book features an easy-to-understand format with lots of ways to incorporate literacy development into the classroom. Debbie Smith Teacher Lady's Island Elementary School Beaufort SC Use research-based student-centered strategies to nurture thoughtful lifelong readers This updated edition of More Than 50 Ways to Learner-Centered Literacy provides a user-friendly collection of methods and strategies for delivering effective literacy instruction. The authors include more than 100 practical techniques that are grounded in a constructivist learner-centered approach and demonstrate how to develop: A rich environment that fosters vocabulary and reading skillsStudent interaction through strategies like Buddy Studies Partner Biographies and Story-Map Trios Fluency and comprehension by using predictable text innovations on text and more Student assessments through observations anecdotal records and open-ended questions Aligned with National Reading Panel recommendations this resource includes inventive ideas from master teachers to promote continuous improvement in literacy teaching and learning. . Language: English