Part of the Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher series

Building a solid literacy foundation is of paramount importance during a learner’s early school years. Closely aligned to the PLC at Work® process, this practical resource outlines how collaborative teams can fully support and encourage literacy development in preK through first grade. Readers will discover a variety of tools and strategies to design standards-aligned instruction, develop quality assessments, provide timely interventions, and more.

Teachers can use this resource to address specific literacy challenges and situations found within their grade band:

• Understand the role PLCs and collaborative teams play in literacy development.
• Obtain strategies and tools, such as the Pre-Unit Protocol, for unpacking and clarifying literacy standards.
• Explore adaptable strategies and learn how to plan high-quality literacy instruction.
• Observe how to collaboratively score assessments and conduct effective data inquiry and analysis.
• Study the powerful impact literacy has on student engagement and equity.

Contents:

Books in the Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher series

• Reading and Writing Instruction for PreK Through First-Grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work®
• Reading and Writing Instruction for Second- and Third-Grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work®
• Reading and Writing Instruction for Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Classrooms in a PLC at Work®
• Reading and Writing Strategies for the Secondary English Classroom in a PLC at Work®
• Reading and Writing Strategies for the Secondary Science Classroom in a PLC at Work®