Nurturing Primary Readers in Grades K-3: Reading Instruction Centered in Students' Social Emotional Needs

This text provides an integrated approach to reading instruction that blends reading pedagogy and social emotional learning (SEL) frameworks,using instructional and collaborative strategies to meet students' social emotional needs. It features real-life case studies and a cyclical framework,covering key topics like multilingual students,phonological awareness,reading fluency,and more. The book is accessible and comprehensive, offering a framework for incorporating data-based decision-making, collaboration, and research-supported literacy practices to foster students' social and emotional skills in K–3 classrooms.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Weaving together reading pedagogy and social emotional learning (SEL) frameworks, this comprehensive text presents an integrated, research-based approach to reading instruction grounded in instructional and collaborative strategies that meet the social emotional needs of students. Through authentic case studies, readers are invited to embark on journeys of growth alongside students, teachers, families, and professionals, as they explore best practices in reading instruction that center students, promote holistic development, and support reading growth.

The book follows a cyclical framework, encompassing the phases of discovery, nurturing, and growing, to address typical student reading needs. Each chapter delves into these needs, highlighting the crucial role of collaborative relationships in effective teaching. Through the captivating medium of storytelling, readers gain profound insights into key topics such as teaching multilingual students, phonological awareness, reading fluency, and more.

Accessible and comprehensive, this book offers readers an effective framework for incorporating data-based decision-making, collaboration, and research-supported literacy practices into their teaching to foster each student's social and emotional skills in the classroom. With a targeted focus on K–3 classrooms, this text serves as a valuable resource for pre-service and in-service educators in literacy education and elementary education, broadening the perspectives of all educators.

Weight: 298g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032331454