How to Reach and Teach All Children Through Balanced Literacy offers a handbook for teaching literacy to diverse students in grades 3-8. The balanced literacy method combines the best practices of phonics and other skill-based language instruction with the holistic, literature-based approach in order to  teach reading, writing, and speaking in a clear and approachable format.

This dynamic resource offers an easily accessible research-based approach to balanced literacy that is grounded in the innovative ideas developed by authors Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge. The book includes detailed descriptions of what a balanced literacy classroom looks like and shows how to create a program from the ground up or give your existing program a boost. It includes numerous user-friendly strategies, tools, activities, and ready-to-use worksheets spanning the entire curriculum.

The book can be used across content areas and is filled with reproducible worksheets, activities, and other handy classroom tools. Some topics covered include:

·        Shared book experiences

·        Reading aloud

·        Oral language and vocabulary development

·        Guided reading for comprehension

·        Modeled writing

·        Reading and writing conferences

·        Book clubs

·        Content area reading and writing

·        Ongoing assessments

·        Enhancing literacy through technology

Sandra Rief (San Diego, CA) is the bestselling author of numerous books, including How to Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom (0-7879-8154-0) as well as a noted author, speaker, and teacher-trainer. Julie A. Heimburge (San Diego, CA) has taught at the elementary level in the San Diego Unified School District for the past 25 years.