Morrow, Lesley Mandel

*Classroom-tested model helps teachers transcend the "language arts block" and build literacy skills throughout the day. *Innovative: with new ideas like the daily vocabulary meeting, the authors show how to use collaborative, project-based learning to engage students. *Ideal for professional development: explains the how and why of planning, teaching, and assessing each component of the exemplary literacy day. *Practical features including management tips, classroom vignettes, discussion ideas, and 13 reproducibles. *Morrow, a distinguished, experienced authority, is joined by two school-based experts. *This work succeeds Organizing and Managing the Language Arts Block (9781572307940).