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Publications
Joan Sedita has authored a number of articles and books. Keys to Literacy offers some of these
articles and instructional material for free download.
In addition, we also offer the Keys to Literacy newsletter with information and updated resources.
Keys to Literacy publishes the following books:
The Key Three Routine: Comprehension Strategy Instruction
by Joan Sedita, ©2003
This book provides details about The Key Three Routine, a flexible program that can be used to teach and practice comprehension strategies for grades 4 through 12. The program emphasizes three key skills essential to developing active reading and listening skills: identifying and stating main ideas, taking notes, and summarizing. These skills are combined into a series of five activities that can be used with content reading and classrooms lessons.
In this book you will find:
- An overview of reading comprehension strategies, including factors that can affect comprehension.
- A description of The Key Three Routine with suggestions for how it can be implemented in the classroom and as a school wide program.
- Hands-on suggestions for how to teach main idea, note taking, and summarizing skills.
- The five activities of The Key Three Routine with suggestions for how to use them before, during, and after reading.
- Providing direct, systematic instruction of specific content vocabulary and how to select the most appropriate new words from content reading material
- Teaching a word in relation to other words using activities such as categorizing, semantic feature analysis, and semantic mapping
- Analyzing word structure and teaching word parts, including the most common roots, suffixes and prefixes
- Teaching strategies for using context to determine word meaning
- Teaching strategies for effective use of a dictionary and creating student generated definitions
The book includes numerous examples and practice exercises, including opportunities to develop activities from reading material used in the teacher's own classroom. There are also reproducible templates. Soft cover, 173 pages.
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The Key Vocabulary Routine
by Joan Sedita, ©2008
The Key Vocabulary Routine is a content vocabulary program for grades 4 through 12 that can be used in all classrooms. The program emphasizes the integration of vocabulary instruction in any content area (e.g., science, social studies, English language arts, math).
Research has found that that there is no one best method for vocabulary instruction, and that vocabulary should be taught both directly and indirectly. It has also found that the least effective instructional practice is the memorization of word definitions.
The Key Vocabulary Routine emphasizes growth of vocabulary through wide reading, multiple exposures to words and linking new words to background knowledge. The teacher training includes hands-on practice for the following:
The Key Vocabulary Routine will be available in 2008.
Joan has also authored the following books through other publishers.
Links for ordering are provided.
Study Skills (2nd Edition)
by Joan Sedita, ©1989 and 2001
This book is based on the study skills model and curriculum developed by the author at Landmark School, and adopted by schools throughout the country. It contains a scope and sequence for teaching study skills including organization, main idea, note taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, textbook, test taking, and research/report writing skills. It provides practical, hands-on suggestions for incorporating strategy instruction into existing classrooms and content curriculum. This book is useful for teachers, administrators, parents and other professionals interested in teaching students HOW to learn. Softcover, 104 pages.
Order from Landmark Outreach Program.
Writing: A Road to Reading Comprehension
(Module 11
of the LETRS program), by Louisa Moats and Joan Sedita, ©2005
This book is one in a series from the LETRS professional development series that provides a foundation in research-based instructional practices in reading, spelling, and writing. The LETRS training model is being used throughout the country as the basis for Reading First training (a program under No Child Left Behind) and state reading certification preparation. "Writing: A Road to Reading Comprehension" incorporates Joan Sedita's "Key Three" model for comprehension strategy instruction and the connection between writing and comprehension skills.
Order from www.sopriswest.com or www.letrs.com
Active Learning and Study Strategies: Using Kurzweil
3000
by Joan Sedita, ©2005
Geared towards teachers and parent-teachers, this book shows how Kurzweil 3000's reading and study skills features can be used to help students master key learning strategies. Kurzweil 3000 is scan-and-read software that is beneficial to struggling readers and writers.
For more information, contact Kurzweil Educational Systems. Order from Kurzweil Order Online.