Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Learn to Learn With Metacognitive Reflections
2. Interact With Seven Strategies to Comprehend (Phantom Skill)
3. Tap Into Prior Knowledge to Support Schema Theory
4. Extend Reading to Encourage Flexible Reading
5. Research the Principles of the Brain and Learning
6. Analyze Words to Foster Fluency
7. Collaborate With Cooperative Learning Groups to Engage
Learners
8. You-Are-a-Reader Attitude Matters
9. Mediate With Early Intervention Strategies
10. Appeal to Parents/Guardians Gets Them Involved
11. Teach Vocabulary by Building Background Knowledge (Dolch
List)
12. Tune-in to Technology to Impact Literacy
13. Enter Literacy With a Multiple Intelligences Approach
14. Read-Aloud, Read-Along, Read-Appropriately Practices Foster
Flexible Readers
15. Strategize Reading With Guided Reading Activities
References and Bibliography
Robin Fogarty is President of RFA: A Robin Fogarty Company, a
Chicago-based, minority-owned, educational publishing/consulting
company. Robin received her doctorate in curriculum and human
resource development from Loyola University of Chicago. A leading
proponent of the thoughtful classroom, Robin has trained educators
throughout the world in curriculum, instruction and assessment
strategies.
She has taught at all levels, from kindergarten to college, served
as an administrator, and consulted with state departments and
ministries of education in the United States, Puerto Rico, Russia,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain, Singapore,
South Korea, the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Bahrain and Saudi
Arabia.
Robin has published articles in Educational Leadership, Phi
Delta Kappan, The Journal of Staff Development and The
Middle School Lournal. She is the author of numerous publications,
including Brain-Compatible Classrooms, Literacy Matters, Ten
Things New Teachers Need, How to Integrate the Curricula, The Adult
Learner, A Look at Transfer, Close the Achievement Gap, Twelve
Brain Principles, Nine Best Practices, and From Staff Room to
Classroom: Planning and Coaching Professional Learning, How to
Teach Thinking Skills Within the Common Core: 7 Key Student
Proficiencies of the New National Standards, Invite! Excite!
Ignite! 13 Principles for Teaching, Learning and Leading K-12
classrooms
Robin received her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education at
SUNY, Potsdam, NY, and her Masters in Instructional Strategies from
National Louis University in Evanston, IL. She is known as
the teachers’ teacher and has mentored numerous colleagues in the
art and science of working with the adult learner. She brings a
wealth of knowledge and passion to all endeavors, has a wealth of
knowledge in the field and conducts highly interactive PD sessions.
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