Download or read book Teaching Literacy in Second Grade written by Jeanne R. Paratore and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2005-05-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second-grade classrooms are exciting places to visit. Children are consolidating their growing reading and writing expertise, exploring new genres, and becoming more effective communicators. This book takes the reader into several exemplary second-grade classrooms to demonstrate what teachers can do to optimize literacy learning for their students. Highlights include how to set appropriate short- and long-term goals for individual students, ways to plan instruction to meet those goals, and innovative ideas for partnering with parents.