Chase Young

This book connects evidence-based approaches with project-based learning so that you can help your students develop their literacy skills in engaging and authentic ways. There are so many real-world scenarios that can be used in classrooms, such as newscasts, podcasts, movie making, and all of which require skills that can be taught discretely and explicitly so that students can accomplish the goals of each project. This book takes the research in reading and translates it into structured projects that you can then integrate into your lesson plans. Once the research is described, the authors list the skills necessary to complete the project and the ways that these skills can be taught in structured and explicit ways, many of which are embedded in the project itself. Each chapter contextualizes the skills within the Active View of Reading. Then, step-by-step instructions are given on how to complete the project. Each chapter includes an example activity and lesson plan that you can incorporate into your teaching immediately. Through the integration of the science of reading and project-based learning, this is a key resource for elementary school reading teachers. With the strategies and ideas outlined in this book, you can see how evidence-based instruction can be fun and connected to authentic experiences.

This book connects evidence-based approaches with project-based learning so that you can help your students develop their literacy skills in engaging and authentic ways. There are so many real-world scenarios that can be used in classrooms, such as newscasts, podcasts, movie making, and all of which require skills that can be taught discretely and explicitly so that students can accomplish the goals of each project. This book takes the research in reading and translates it into structured projects that you can then integrate into your lesson plans. Once the research is described, the authors list the skills necessary to complete the project and the ways that these skills can be taught in structured and explicit ways, many of which are embedded in the project itself. Each chapter contextualizes the skills within the Active View of Reading. Then, step-by-step instructions are given on how to complete the project. Each chapter includes an example activity and lesson plan that you can incorporate into your teaching immediately. Through the integration of the science of reading and project-based learning, this is a key resource for elementary school reading teachers. With the strategies and ideas outlined in this book, you can see how evidence-based instruction can be fun and connected to authentic experiences.

This inviting book is a bridge between two major strands of reading instruction that are often held in opposition: the science of reading and artful approaches to teaching reading. Although the current climate of literacy instruction positions these approaches as diametrically opposed, the authors Young, Paige, and Rasinski describe how teachers can use the science of reading to engage students in artful, engaging, and authentic instruction. The authors reveal how effective teaching is a dynamic process that requires agency and creativity and show how teachers make artful shifts based on the needs of students in specific contexts. Chapters include a range of examples and explanations of how artful teaching is integrated into reading instruction and how it can increase students’ motivation and positive attitudes toward reading. The concise and practical chapters cover key topics, including phonemic awareness, reading fluency, vocabulary, assessment, home and family reading, and more.This essential road map for all pre-service and in-service reading teachers restores the importance of teacher agency, supports the critical understanding of reading research, and allows teachers to use their knowledge, experience, and creative approaches in the classroom. This is the definitive guide to teaching reading as both an art and a science.

This inviting book is a bridge between two major strands of reading instruction that are often held in opposition: the science of reading and artful approaches to teaching reading. Although the current climate of literacy instruction positions these approaches as diametrically opposed, the authors Young, Paige, and Rasinski describe how teachers can use the science of reading to engage students in artful, engaging, and authentic instruction. The authors reveal how effective teaching is a dynamic process that requires agency and creativity and show how teachers make artful shifts based on the needs of students in specific contexts. Chapters include a range of examples and explanations of how artful teaching is integrated into reading instruction and how it can increase students’ motivation and positive attitudes toward reading. The concise and practical chapters cover key topics, including phonemic awareness, reading fluency, vocabulary, assessment, home and family reading, and more.This essential road map for all pre-service and in-service reading teachers restores the importance of teacher agency, supports the critical understanding of reading research, and allows teachers to use their knowledge, experience, and creative approaches in the classroom. This is the definitive guide to teaching reading as both an art and a science.

Are you tired of feeling alone and like this parenting journey was not what you signed up for?Join the club, mama - because you are definitely not alone. And this is the book to read when you're locked in the bathroom while your kids (and/or partner) are banging on the other side of the door... and you have no idea how you're going to make it to bedtime.But this is NOT another parenting advice book. You don't need another expert to make your feel like crap, tell you what to do, or force some Stepford Mom fairytale on you.This is the book to read when you just need someone to tell you that you're not alone and you're going to be OK.This is the book to read when you're ready to channel your inner rebel, question the status quo, and start parenting your way.This is the book to read when you need someone to help you smile through the madness... because otherwise you're about to pack a bag and drive off into the sunset (we've ALL had that fantasy).In this book, Chase Young shares a compilation of essays, stories, and WTF moments (ask her about the time her daughter tried to eat sawdust) straight from the parenting trenches. The Mommy Rebellion is more than just a book: it's a community, a movement and a battle cry for every overwhelmed, slightly crazed mom who needs a helping hand and a validation that she's not alone. This is where you start.