Real Life Literacy Classroom Tools That Promote Real World Reading and Writing 1st Edition by Kathy Paterson ISBN 1551382040 ‎ 978-1551382043

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ISBN 10: 1551382040  ‎ 

ISBN 13: 978-1551382043

Author:  Kathy Paterson

The compelling connection between the classroom and what happens in the world is the basis of Real Life Literacy. It shows teachers how to turn kids on to learning and build skills that will help them function more successfully in the real world. It fills in the gaps often missing from traditional language arts classes and offers a range of classroom tools that promote real-world reading and writing.

Some of the basic literacy topics that are covered include:

• Writing and deciphering messages — from notes and memos to invitations and advertisements;
• Taking the mystery out of labels — from understanding labels on medicine bottles to making sense of food and clothing labels;
• Coping with everyday money management — from completing order forms to writing cheques and balancing a bank book;
• Reading and interpreting specialized text — from finding information in nonfiction books to effectively using phone books, entertainment guides, and bus schedules.

 

This timely book makes a powerful case for linking genuine, purposeful, and functional in-school activities to the lives of students. It promotes using classroom learning to guide and support students as they strive to make meaning of their world.

Table of contents: 

A. Getting Ready, Going Further: Addressing Real-Life Challenges
Alphabetizing
Categorizing
Prioritizing
Determining Acceptable Language
Choosing Real-Life Literacy Themes
How to Extend Learning in Real-Life Literacy
Real-Life Literacy as Practical Literacy

B. Writing and Deciphering Messages

1. Notes and Memos

2. Answering Machine Messages

3. Thank-You Notes and Invitations

4. Classified Notices and Advertisements

5. Sequenced Instructions
   Questions for Discussion and Review

C. Demystifying Labels
6. Medicine Container Labels
7. Food Product Labels
8. Clothing Labels
Questions for Discussion and Review

D. Purchasing and Paying
9. Order Forms
10. Package Labels, Addresses, and Special Post Forms
11. Claim Forms
12. Methods of Payment
13. Bank Books
Questions for Discussion and Review

E. Decoding Nonfiction, Product Instructions, Schedules, Timetables, and Guides
14. Nonfiction Contents, Glossaries, Appendices, and Indexes
15. Product Instructions
16. Phone Books and Yellow Pages
17. Entertainment Guides
18. Transportation Schedules and Timetables
Questions for Discussion and Review

F. Using Personal Planning Tools
19. Personal Planners and Visual Calendars
20. Address Books
21. Timetables for Personal Activities
Questions for Discussion and Review

G. Creating and Completing Special Forms
22. Personal Data Sheets
23. Resumés
24. Employment Applications
25. Cover Letters
Questions for Discussion and Review

H. Approaches to Authentic, Everyday Teaching
Creating Authentic Resources
Creating Authentic In-Class Writing Tasks
Making Worksheets Meaningful
Encouraging Authentic Cooperative Challenges
Being a Teaching Colleague in Authentic Ways
Acting as an Authentic School Advocate

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