Nurturing Primary Readers in Grades K-3

<p>Weaving together reading pedagogy and social emotional learning (SEL) frameworks this text presents an integrated research-based approach to reading instruction grounded in instructional and collaborative strategies that address students’ social emotional needs.</p><p>The text features real stories from the classroom to invite readers to learn alongside the students teachers families and professionals as they experience journeys of growth. The authentic case studies cover best practices in reading instruction in a way that centers students promotes the whole child and supports reading growth. Following a cyclical framework – discovering nurturing growing – each chapter addresses typical student reading needs and explains the role of collaborative relationships in effective instruction. Through the medium of storytelling readers gain profound insights into key topics including teaching multilingual students phonological awareness reading fluency and more.</p><p>Accessible and comprehensive this book steers away from a prescriptive recipe for instruction but rather leaves readers with an effective framework for incorporating data-based decision-making collaboration and research-supported literacy practices to foster each student's social and emotional skills in the classroom.</p><p>With a targeted focus on K–3 classrooms this text is a key resource for pre-service and in-service educators in literacy education and elementary education enriching the perspectives of all educators.</p>