Section One: An Inquiry Approach to Genre Study
Chapter 1: An Inquiry Approach to Genre Study: Learning from Mentor Texts
Chapter 2: What is Genre Study?
Chapter 3: What Students Need to Know About the Genres of Texts
Chapter 4: A Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop Approach to Genre Study
Chapter 5: Learning to Process Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
Chapter 6: Understanding Fiction Texts
Chapter 7: Realism in Fiction Texts: Contemporary Realistic and Historical Fiction
Chapter 8: Fantasy in Fiction Texts: Traditional Literature and Modern Fantasy
Chapter 9: Understanding Biography
Chapter 10: Nonfiction Texts: Understanding Purpose, Organization, and Audience
Chapter 11: Nonfiction Texts: Analysis of Design
Chapter 12: Reading Across Genres: A Close Study of Hybrid Texts, Graphica, and Multigenre Text Sets
Chapter 13: The Genres of Poetry
Section Three: Expanding Reading Power Through Understanding Genres
Chapter 14: Thinking and Talking about Genre: Interactive Read-Aloud and Literature Discussion
Chapter 15: Learning about Fiction Genres through Minilessons and Group Share
Chapter 16: Learning about Nonfiction Texts through Minilessons and Share
Chapter 17: Developing Understandings about Genre through Reading Conferences and Independent Reading
Chapter 18: Writing about Reading in a Reader’s Notebook
Chapter 19: Using Guided Reading to Develop Understandings about Genre
Chapter 20: The Reading/Writing Connection

About the Author

Irene C. Fountas, a professor in the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative in the School of Education at Lesley University.
Together with Gay Su Pinnell she has authored numerous books, videos, and websites with Heinemann that are now considered standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades K–8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers nationwide through bestselling books such as:

The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008)
When Readers Struggle (2008)
The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K–8+ (2009–2011 Edition, Print Version)
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K–8 (2007)
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K–2 (2007)
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3–8 (2007)
Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K–8 (2006)
www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com
Leveled Books, K–8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching (2005)
Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children (1996)
Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (2001)
Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K–2 (2000)
The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006)
Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (1998)
The Reader’s Notebook
Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997)

In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons (Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the country.
Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann Professional Development.
Gay Su Pinnell is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received the International Reading Association’s Albert J. Harris Award for research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
Together with Irene Fountas she has authored numerous books, videos, and websites with Heinemann that are considered standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades K–8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers nationwide through bestselling titles such as:

The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008)
When Readers Struggle (2008)
The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K–8+ (2009–2011 Edition, Print Version)
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K–8 (2007)
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K–2 (2007)
The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3–8 (2007)
Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K–8 (2006)
www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com
Leveled Books, K–8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching (2005)
Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children (1996)
Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (2001)
Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K–2 (2000)
The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006)
Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (1998)
The Reader’s Notebook
Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997)

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