Introduction: Routines You and Your Students Can Count On
1. Building Background Knowledge
- Building Background Knowledge Routines at a Glance
- What Does the Research Say About Building Background Knowledge?
- What Does the Common Core Say About Background Knowledge?
- Building Background Routines
- Scaffolding Toolbox: Anticipation Guides
- How to Differentiate Instruction When Building Background Knowledge
- Essential Questions for Individual Reflection, Collegial Circles, and Group Discussions
2. Reading Routines
- Reading Routines at a Glance
- What Does the Research Say About Teaching Reading?
- What Are the Reading Demands of the Common Core?
- Reading Routines
- Scaffolding Toolbox: Story Maps and Text Structure Maps
- How to Differentiate Reading Instruction
- Essential Questions for Individual Reflection, Collegial Circles, and Group Discussions
3. Writing Routines
- Writing Routines at a Glance
- What Does the Research Say About Teaching Writing?
- What Are the Writing Demands of the Common Core?
- Writing Routines
- Scaffolding Toolbox: Sentence Frames
- How to Differentiate Writing Instruction
- Essential Questions for Individual Reflection, Collegial Circles, and Group Discussions
4. Speaking and Listening Routines
- Speaking and Listening Routines at a Glance
- What Does the Research Say About Oral Language Development and Student Interaction?
- What Are the Speaking and Listening Demands of the Common Core?
- Speaking and Listening Routines
- Scaffolding Toolbox: Rubrics and Checklists
- How to Differentiate Speaking and Listening Instruction
- Essential Questions for Individual Reflection, Collegial Circles, and Group Discussions
5. Academic Language Routines
- Academic Language Routines at a Glance
- What Does the Research Say About Academic Language?
- What Are the Academic Language Demands of the Common Core?
- Academic Language Routines
- Scaffolding Toolbox: Anchor Charts
- How to Differentiate Academic Language Development
- Essential Questions for Individual Reflection, Collegial Circles, and Group Discussions