Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction [Paperback]

Ellin Oliver Keene (Author), Susan Zimmermann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0325010358 | ISBN-13: 978-0325010359 | Edition: 2

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Ellin Oliver Keene and Susan Zimmermann have returned with a new edition of Mosaic of Thought that features 70 percent new material. When the first edition published ten years ago, Mosaic of Thought became a runaway best seller as the first book to explicitly describe the use and benefits of strategy-based comprehension instruction. Since then comprehension strategy instruction has exploded, leading to numerous inspiring variations on Mosaic's instructional principles, as well as a widening of the comprehension research base. Now the second edition offers up-to-the-minute insight for classroom teachers, literacy coaches, and school leaders everywhere, and reminds everyone of precisely what effective, long-lasting comprehension teaching looks like.

Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition, has been carefully revised and reflects Keene and Zimmermann's latest thinking. It's designed to help teachers implement practical, thoughtful ideas for teaching comprehension in contemporary classrooms through the seven core strategies that successful readers use to engage with texts.

Packed with new classroom examples, grounded in the latest research, and written in the same accessible tone as the first edition, reaffirms the essential elements of powerful comprehension teaching introduced in the first edition while adding and updating features, including:

• Key Ideas sections for each strategy that describe crucial comprehension concepts
• new classroom examples that show comprehension strategies put into action in dynamic, literature-rich, current classrooms
• new opening vignettes that illustrate the concepts students will learn through explorations of the thinking used by proficient adult readers
• new tools to help teachers create effective reader's workshops
• innovations from teachers around the country for fine tuning think-alouds and conferring practices
• new advice on long-term instructional planning.
• Keene and Zimmermann have also created an invaluable Q-and-A section with smart, informed responses to the questions that today's teachers most frequently ask about strategy-based teaching.

Whether you are just now joining the hundreds of thousands of teachers who have made Keene and Zimmermann their central resource for comprehension teaching, or whether you've relied on their advice for years, Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition, will change your literacy instruction-and possibly your own reading-forever. It's filled with vital, new information, new research, and proven practices. Read it today and give your students strategies for connecting with texts that will last a lifetime.

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About the Author

Ellin Oliver Keene is the author or coauthor of Talk About Understanding (2012); Comprehension Going Forward (2011); To Understand (2008); and Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition (2007), all published by Heinemann. She has been a classroom teacher, staff developer, and adjunct professor of reading and writing. For sixteen years she directed staff development initiatives at the Denver-based Public Education & Business Coalition. She served as Deputy Director of the Cornerstone Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania for 4 years, where she oversaw literacy and professional learning for teachers in high-poverty schools throughout the nation. She lives with her husband, David, and daughter, Elizabeth, in Denver and works with schools and districts around the country. Ellin Oliver Keene is a Heinemann Professional Development provider. She now provides long-term professional development residencies in partnership with Heinemann Professional Development. Click for an overview of the Keene Residency or to learn more about Heinemann residencies as a long-term literacy action plan.

An internationally-known speaker, workshop leader, and consultant, Susan Zimmermann is coauthor of educational bestsellers Mosaic of Thought (1997 and 2007 2nd edition), 7 Keys to Comprehension, and Comprehension Going Forward (2011), books that are changing the way reading is taught in classrooms throughout America. She cofounded and served as the Executive Director of the Denver-based Public Education and Business Coalition, an organization that has spearheaded ground-breaking comprehension work. During her time there, she initiated numerous programs to improve the quality of public schools, including the Reading Project, which provides many of the examples in Mosaic of Thought and 7 Keys. Susan is also the author of Keeping Katherine; Writing to Heal the Soul, winner of the Colorado Book Award; and Grief Dancers, finalist for the Colorado Book Award and winner of the Exceptional Parent symbol of excellence for its "profound contribution to human understanding and dignity." These wise and inspiring books grew out of Susan's personal experience raising her profoundly handicapped daughter Katherine who had Rett syndrome. Currently a full-time speaker, writer, and education consultant, Susan has given hundreds of workshops, keynotes, and summer institutes in nearly every state and throughout Canada. She has worked with international schools in Mexico, the Philippines, Romania, Japan, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Visit her Heinemann Speakers page for more information. A lover of the wilderness and believer in the transformative power of the outdoors, she has been a trustee of the Colorado Outward Bound School and served as the board chair of The Women's Wilderness Institute, an organization that provides wilderness learning experiences for adolescent girls and women. Susan is a graduate of Yale Law School and mother of four. She lives in the foothills west of Denver. For more information on Susan Zimmermann visit her Web site at www.susanzimmermann.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann; 2 edition (May 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0325010358
• ISBN-13: 978-0325010359
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehension Across All Levels June 8, 2007

By Mary J. Ziegler

Format:Paperback

Susan and Ellin's dedication to teachers and classrooms across the Nation shines through in this second edition of Mosaic of Thought. Their detailed descriptions of comprehension lessons across all grade levels and with teachers from many places help us see the universal truth of these core comprehension strategies. These powerful strategies are not just about reading, but are ways of thinking deeply that can impact learning in any content area in every school across our country and our world. Every person who looks to our children as the future should read this book.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It'll Make You Think! June 22, 2008

By W. Rodrigues

Format:Paperback

During my credential program, I heard and read about think alouds and comprehension strategies, but didn't get to see those in practice in the classroom. I knew they were important, but didn't know how to implement them. This book offered practical advice (for multiple grade levels) that will help me begin to teach these strategies in the fall. The authors describe a clear structure for teaching comprehension, and offer real world narratives of teachers using the strategies. There was a lot to think about in this book, and I'm sure I'll be reading it again!

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Literacy Collaborative Teachers August 29, 2007

By Tiffanie Pope

Format:Paperback

I loved this book. I couldn't put it down and finished it in less than a week. It is chock full of great reading teaching points and literature discussion starters. I definitely plan on using this book while planning this year. My husband laughed at me because I tabbed so many of the pages.
Excellent book on language arts for teachers.