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Powerful Thinking: Engaging Readers, Building Knowledge, and Nudging Learning in Elementary Classrooms - Paperback
Powerful Thinking: Engaging Readers, Building Knowledge, and Nudging Learning in Elementary Classrooms - Paperback
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by Adrienne Gear (Author)
An inspiring book to help teachers shift their beliefs and "stretch" their thinking around reading comprehension, literacy instruction, and content-area learning. Using the key concepts and strategies introduced in her ground-breaking book, Reading Power, Adrienne Gear shows teachers practical ways to create a "culture of thinking" that can be integrated into all areas of learning. Using knowledge-rich texts as tools, Adrienne shares how read-alouds can be used in content areas to support literacy skills and build knowledge. This timely book offers classroom-tested lessons and anchor books to create a content-rich learning environment that helps strengthen student learning and knowledge-building.
Author Biography
Adrienne Gear is a teacher, author, and workshop presenter. Adrienne has more than 25 years of elementary classroom experience and is passionate about literacy, learning, and children's literature. The author of 7 professional books on Reading and Writing Power and an engaging, sought-after speaker, Adrienne produces practical lessons and recommended book lists that are widely used in classrooms across North America, as well as in China, the UK, and Sweden.
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