Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades 6-12

by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie

It could happen at 10:10 a.m. in the midst of analyzing a text, at 2:00, when listening to a students’ debate, or even after class, when planning a lesson. The question  How do I influence students’ learning–what’s going to generate that light bulb Aha-moment of understanding?  In this sequel to their megawatt best seller Visible Learning for Literacy, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie help you answer that question by sharing structures and tools that have high-impact on learning, and insights on which stage of learning they have that high impact.    With their expert lessons, video clips, and online resources, you can design reading and writing experiences that foster in your students deeper and more sophisticated expressions of

Mobilizing Visible  Use lesson design strategies based on research that included 500 million plus students to develop self-regulating learners able to "see" the purpose of what they are learning—and their own progress.  Teacher  Articulate daily learning intentions, success criteria, and other goals; understand what your learners understand, and design high-potency experiences for all students. Direct  Embrace modeling and scaffolding as a critical pathway for students to learn new skills and concepts.  Teacher-Led Dialogic  Guide reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking by using strategic questioning and other teacher-led discussion techniques to help learners to clarify thinking, discuss, debate, and goal-set.   Student-Led Dialogic  Promote intellectual, social, and creative growth with peer-mediated learning experiences that transfer to other subject areas, including history, science, math, and the visual and performing arts.  Independent   Ensure that students deepen learning by designing relevant tasks that enable them to think metacognitively, set goals, and develop self-regulatory skills. Tools to Use to Determine Literacy   Know what your impact truly is with these research-based formative assessments for 6-12 learners.  With Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom, take your students from surface to deep to transfer learning. It’s all about using the most effective practices—and knowing WHEN those practices are best leveraged to maximize student learning.

Genres: Teaching, Education

225 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 12, 2017

About the author

Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is an educator and Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College.

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Reviews

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of good ideas. Very technical.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally! I've been reading such a little bit at a time, it felt as if this book took FOREVER! Lots of good information about teaching literacy, measuring effect size, and helping students make progress. It felt a little dry to read, but now, I think I can go back to portions I want to revisit, so it will be a valuable resource.

[Richard Stange · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a new teacher, this is professional development gold. I learned new things about anticipation guides, wait time, dialogic instruction, and bell work that I have never thought of before. This book is full of so many amazing ideas and strategies. I think that my first year has been made a little easier.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this, teachers--and then pass it along to any pre-service teachers you come in contact with. There is an awful lot of worthless pedagogy out there, written by education hacks more interested in pep talks and making a buck than improving student learning. This is not one of those books.

[Garret Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great piece of literature regarding effective teaching strategies.

[Heather Stringham · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives clear ideas on how to improve literacy in the middle and high school level. It gives advice on things to do to know what will work and to see how it will work. Highly recommended.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Research based strategies that are effective for students and teachers alike.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid book with practical advice based on research. Sadly unusual for the market.

[Leslie]

My book has tons of post-its marking the great ideas. Worth the read.