...And with a Light Touch: Learning about Reading, Writing, and Teaching with First Graders: Second Edition

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.41
EAN: 9780325000664
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0325000662
Label: Heinemann
Manufacturer: Heinemann
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: March 15, 2002
Publisher: Heinemann
Studio: Heinemann

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Editorial Review:

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"There is nothing more practical than a good theory," someone once said. "Well, this is the most practical inside-the-classroom book about the primary years that Ive read to date."
- From the Foreword by Donald Graves

With its first edition, ...And with a Light Touch was immediately praised for its authentic portrayal of classroom life and learning. "It's my bible for teaching young children" and "It reads like a novel," said veteran and preservice teachers alike. Those with minimal background in children's literature have found the book a godsend. Every page rings true with the voice of a caring, real-life classroom teacher-one who marvels at what young children can do if given the chance to work in daily reading and writing workshops taught with a sensitive and responsive approach.



Now, Carol Avery offers a second edition, giving more insight and examples of children and a teacher learning together. Since her first edition, Carol has worked extensively in kindergarten and second grade, has had her own fourth- and sixth-grade classrooms, and has watched three grandchildren learn to read and write. Her latest edition incorporates Carol's stories and learning from these new experiences. It also expands sections on crafting writing, phonics instruction, read-alouds, and documenting assessment, and includes an updated bibliography. At the same time, it retains its focus on these major areas, addressed in depth:

• the writing processstructuring daily writing workshops and the development of young writers
  
• the reading processstructuring daily reading workshops and learning to read without a basal reader
  
• children's literatureincorporating children's literature into the daily life of the classroom and stimulating children's responses to literature
  
• classroom environment and toneorganizing and managing the classroom
  
• expanding literacyreading and writing across the curriculum and a focus on kindergarten
  
• assessmentdocumenting and reporting student progress.

Throughout, Carol rejects the concept of "one right way" to teach, but believes instead that a responsive environment provides the greatest possibilities for student growth.



As Donald Graves notes, Carol shows "real children in the process of learning to learn".Classroom teachers, preservice teachers, parents, and anyone concerned with young children learning to read and write will appreciate this book for its honest look into a first-grade classroom, both its ups and its downs.






Rating: - An Interesting Approach to Teaching Writing
Carol Avery offers her view to writers workshop for teachers who teach writing. The strategies used in the book can be adapted to fit other grade levels. Teachers will find this book to be a useful resource in the classroom.

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Rating: - gentle advice
The book gently guides you through literature experiences with children- specifics that are logical- pleasant reading that ignites the desire to go into the classroom day after day-

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Rating: - This book is a treasure!
Bravo to Carol Avery for writing such a wonderful book! "And With a Light Touch" contains chapter after chapter of helpful ideas that can be implemented in the classroom, but the author also has such an honest and insightful voice, I actually put aside the novel I was reading and looked forward to reading about Avery's adventures in the classroom! Avery books gives a gold standard of value to the often overlooked teacher's anecdote, I wish more folks would share the way she does. As a mother of ... Read More

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Rating: - This book helped me the most!
When I entered my first year of teaching, I did not know where to begin. This book helped me implement and find success with my students' literacy development. This book has been a very valuable tool. We are lucky to have such a fine teacher's footsteps to follow.

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Rating: - Carol Avery makes teaching look enjoyable and easy!
This text was an extremely easy text to read and one can relate so well with the real life classroom situations. I have taught for five years in the primary grades and by re-reading this book, it brought back the sense of fun that I have long since forgotten about with my classroom children.

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