Links to literatures
Subtitle: teaching tools to enhance literacy, character and social skills
By: Rosemary Lonberger, Jane Harrison
Contributors: Harrison, Jane; Educators for Social Responsibility (U.S.)
Publisher: Educators for Social Responsibility
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780942349245
Subjects: Personality development; Character; Social skills; Conflict management; Social learning; Learning; Communication; Reading
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-106).
Table of contents: title: Building community: Tool: gathering ; Tool: three-column chart ; Tool: visual representation ; Tool: collaborative group work ; Links to literature; title: Emotional literacy: Tool: feelings inventory ; Tool: anger thermometer and anger reducers ; Tool: role-play ; Links to literature; title: Conflict management and decision making: Tool: the conflict escalator and de-escalation ; Tool: win-win grid ; Tool: understanding conflict styles ; Tool: ABCD problem solving ; Links to literature; title: Caring and effective communication: Tool: active listening ; Tool: the PEAR technique ; Tool :I-messages ; Tool: point of view ; Links to literature; title: Cultural competence and alliance building: Tool: Venn diagram ; Tool: opinion continuum ; Tool: brainstorming ; Links to literature; title: Reading strategies: Strategy #1: sketch to stretch ; Strategy #2: visualization ; Strategy #3: semantic feature analysis grid ; Strategy #4: character clusters ; Strategy #5: the literature chart ; Strategy #6: think-alouds ; Strategy #7: word walls ; Strategy #8: anticipation guide ; Strategy #9: open-mind portraits ; Strategy #10: say something ; Strategy #11: directed listening/thinking activity ; Strategy #12: plot profiles ; Strategy #13: "bookmark"-editing ; Strategy #14: literacy center with a social and emotional focus ; Strategy #15: thematic lesson planning.