Table of Contents

1. Magic Versus Methodology: Or, Good Teachers Are Made, Not Born! 2. Getting Kids to Like Each Other and Work Together 3. Sustained Silent Reading 4. Teaching Students How to Collaborate Successfully 5. Collaboration in Action 6. The Elements of Group Design 7. Questioning 8. Literature Circles 9. I Only Want to Read It Once 10. Portfolios 11. Collaborative Literacy in Action

About the Author

Nancy Steineke consults nationally as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, and literacy coach for K-12 teachers. She specializes in content-area literacy, nonfiction writing, purposeful close reading, literature circles, and student engagement. Nancy keeps the focus on manageable teaching strategies that best benefit students. A published author and accomplished teacher, Nancy has been featured in classroom videos for Best Practice and Comprehension and Collaboration. Her groundbreaking work with book clubs and student led discussion groups is captured in her books Assessment Live! and Reading and Writing Together. A frequent collaborator with Harvey Smokey Daniels, they have co-authored Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles; Texts and Lessons for Content Area Reading; and Texts and Lessons for Literature. Nancy presents annually at the National Council of Teachers of English, International Reading Association, and various state conferences. She is also an Illinois Writing Project leader. Along with Harvey Daniels, Nancy has organized and led over 50 multi-day residential institutes for teachers in locations around the United States.