"Grades 3-8"--Cover.

Balanced literacy in the classroom -- Setting up a balanced literacy environment -- Reading in the literacy workshop -- Writing in the literacy workshop -- Nonfiction and its place in balanced literacy -- Strengthening word knowledge and fluency -- Making oral language a priority -- Using a thematic approach : survival -- Special units of study -- Book clubs and literature circles -- Reading and writing difficulties in students -- Reading comprehension strategies and scaffolds -- Writing strategies, scaffolds, and accommodations -- Teaching and enhancing literacy through technology.