This book appears at a time when the crisis rhetoric about schools, teaching, and learning to read is extremely high. There is a rising call within the profession for a balanced perspective on reading. Balancing Principles for Teaching Elementary Reading aspires to help set the agenda for improving the quality of literacy instruction in the United States--by recentering the debate from "What's better, 'whole language' or 'phonics'?" to "What can we do in reading instruction to pre...

Accessible and inviting, this book showcases how teachers and literacy coaches can use research as a tool to teach literacy effectively and with intention. Sailors and Hoffman invite literacy specialists and practicing and preservice teachers into a conversation about how they can use research as means for professional learning, mentorship, and empowerment.Chapters feature a wealth of tools, examples, and strategies that make key concepts in literacy research refreshing and practic...

Offering the wisdom that only experience and expertise in the field can bring, this book takes a critical look into the present and the future of literacy as envisioned by leading reading researchers. The lead author of each chapter, and in some cases more than one, of the authors, is a distinguished reading researcher elected by their peers into the Reading Hall of Fame. In this book these distinguished literacy leaders extend their role as researchers to speak directly to issues of pract...

This CIERA sponsored book is based on the premise that high-quality texts of all kinds are essential to good teaching in elementary classrooms. Experts on a variety of text-related topics were asked to summarize existing research and then apply it to literacy development in an "ideal" classroom. The most comprehensive and up-to-date book in its field, it moves progressively from an examination of discrete literacy processes and forms to a holistic overview and assessment of the classroom l...

Supporting and challenging cooperating teachers to grow in their mentoring and coaching practices with preservice teachers and also in their own work as classroom teachers, this practical guide presents and illustrates the Coaching with CARE model—a framework for reflection and action that helps cultivate a perspective on teaching that puts students at the center of teacher preparation and places value on apprenticeship and participation in learning. The CARE model takes a turn away from t...

This eighth edition of Theoretical Models and Processes of Literacy, a foundational text in literacy research, is updated to represent a new era in contemporary and critical scholarship. With a revised name, the intentional inclusion of diverse perspectives, and new organizational structure, Theories, Models, and Practices of Literacy thoroughly represents the theories that drive literacy and the scholars who write about and within the field.While still representi...

Rediscovering lost words and memories, a collection of heartfelt poems and reflections emerges from the past. Each piece captures unique life experiences, offering insights and emotions that resonate with readers of all ages, inviting them to reflect on their own journeys.In A Dusty Cardboard Box, the author shares a personal narrative of rediscovery, revealing how a seemingly mundane cardboard box became a vessel of lost creativity. Initially filled with ...

In "The Mide'wiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa," Walter James Hoffman meticulously explores the intricate sociocultural and spiritual framework of the Ojibwa people through the lens of their esteemed Grand Medicine Society. Drawing upon a wealth of ethnographic research, Hoffman employs a descriptive and analytical literary style that captures the nuances of Ojibwa rituals, beliefs, and practices. This seminal work, situated within the broader context of Native American studi...

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa is a meticulous ethnographic account of one of the central ceremonial and healing institutions of Ojibwa religious life. Hoffman describes initiation rites, sacred narratives, songs, medicinal practices, ritual objects, and the symbolic language of birch-bark records with a documentary precision characteristic of late nineteenth-century anthropology. Its style is empirical and classificatory, yet it preserves invaluable details of or...

Before describing the customs, folk-medicine, and folk-lore of the Pennsylvania Germans, it will be necessary to present a brief sketch of the people to which they relate, and to explain the origin of the dialect generally, though erroneously, denominated "Pennsylvania Dutch." Swedish settlers appeared at Tinicum Island, on the Delaware River, about the year 1638, where they held possession until 1655, when they were displaced by the Dutch, who in turn (in 1664) were compelled to give way ...

In "The Mide'wiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa," Walter James Hoffman delves into the rich cultural and spiritual traditions of the Ojibwa people, with a particular focus on the Mide'wiwin society, often referred to as the Grand Medicine Society. Through a combination of ethnographic research and personal narratives, Hoffman provides a meticulous account of the rituals, ceremonies, and beliefs that define this healing group within Ojibwa culture. His literary style is both de...

"The Mide'wiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa" by Walter James Hoffman explores the rich spiritual and medicinal traditions of the Ojibwa people. This work delves into the intricate rituals, beliefs, and practices associated with the Mide'wiwin, a society dedicated to healing and the preservation of knowledge. Hoffman meticulously documents the ceremonies, the roles of the medicine men and women, and the significance of various plants and natural elements in Ojibwa healing prac...