Based on presentations made in actual classrooms, this book is a reliable source of hands-on instructional strategies that can be used to plan authentic literacy lessons to teach word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing to students in Grades 1-6. Each strategy provides information on whether it is appropriate to use before, during, or after instruction within a lesson framework. All of the strategies address literacy strengths and/or needs of learners. All incorporate opportunities for listening and speaking; and many are adaptable for use with all learners, regardless of age, grade, or special needs. The illustrative examples that accompany each strategy are based on authentic reading passages taken from content area textbooks and/or children's literature.