Powerful Thinking: Engaging readers, building knowledge, and nudging learning in elementary classrooms

by Adrienne Gear

Overview

An inspiring book to help teachers shift their beliefs and "stretch" their thinking around reading comprehension, literacy instruction, and content-area learning. Using the key concepts and strategies introduced in her ground-breaking book, Reading Power, Adrienne Gear shows teachers practical ways to create a "culture of thinking" that can be integrated into all areas of learning. Using knowledge-rich texts as tools, Adrienne shares how read-alouds can be used in content areas to support literacy skills and build knowledge. This timely book offers classroom-tested lessons and anchor books to create a content-rich learning environment that helps strengthen student learning and knowledge-building.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781551383637
Publisher:	Pembroke Publishers Limited
Publication date:	04/18/2025
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.38(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Adrienne Gear is a teacher, author, and workshop presenter. Adrienne has more than 25 years of elementary classroom experience and is passionate about literacy, learning, and children’s literature. The author of 7 professional books on Reading and Writing Power and an engaging, sought-after speaker, Adrienne produces practical lessons and recommended book lists that are widely used in classrooms across North America, as well as in China, the UK, and Sweden.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Teaching Powerful Thinking 1. Why Teach Powerful Thinking? 2. Starting with Powerful Reading 3. Expanding to Powerful Thinking 4. Doing a Teaching Reset 5. Nudging Learning Powerful Thinking Across the Curriculum 6. Thinking in Science 7. Thinking in Social Studies 8. Thinking in Math 9. Thinking in Art, Music, and Phys Ed 10. Building Indigenous Knowledge in an Early Primary Classroom: A Unit in Action Final Thoughts Professional Resources Index