Tiffanee Brown & Lois A. Lanning 
Concept-Based Literacy Lessons [EPUB ebook] 
Designing Learning to Ignite Understanding and Transfer, Grades 4-10

Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Curriculum is the Foundation
Maximizing Learning Through a Coherent Curriculum
WHAT is Concept-Based Curriculum?
WHY Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction?
HOW Are Concept-Based Curriculum Units of Instruction Designed?
The Classroom Setting
Summary
Extending Thought
2. Designing Concept-Based Literacy Lessons
Concept-Based Literacy Lessons
Steps in Planning a Concept-Based Literacy Lesson
Resources to Guide the Lesson-Planning Process
A Flowchart to Guide Thinking
Final Product
Summary
Extending Thought
3. Learning From Model Literacy Lesson Plans
Role of Inductive Inquiry in a Concept-Based Literacy Classroom
Balancing Inductive Inquiry and Explicit Instruction
The Developing Concept-Based teacher Rubrics
Learning Through Model Lesson Plans
Summary
Extending Thought
4. Designing Learning Experiences That Develop Conceptual Understanding
Moving Beyond Skills to Conceptual Understanding That Transfers
Developing Three-Dimensional Learning Experiences
Snapshots of Concept-Based Literacy Classrooms
Summary
Extending Thought
5. Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
Resource A: Model CBCI Curriculum Units
Resource B: Sample Graphic Organizers
Resource C: Student Reflection and Self-Assessment of Process
Resource D: Other Tools to Support Concept-Based Literacy Lesson Design
Resource E: Developing Concept-Based Teacher/Student Rubrics
References
Index

Lois A. Lanning, Ph D, is an independent education consultant.  She presents and works with districts at the international, national, and state levels in the areas of literacy and Concept- Based Curriculum design.This book is a natural extension of her three previous best-selling books in the Corwin Press Publisher’s Concept-Based collection, including Designing a Concept-Based Curriculum for English Language Arts (2013), by Lois A. Lanning; Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom (2nd ed., 2017), by H. Lynn Erickson, Lois A. Lanning, and Rachel French; and Transitioning to Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction (2014), by H. Lynn Erickson and Lois A. Lanning. In addition, Lois is the author of the bestselling book, Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Grades 3-8: Small Group Instruction That Improves Comprehension, a joint publication between Corwin Press and the International Reading Association (2009), and a chapter in The Best of Corwin: Differentiated Instruction in Literacy, Math, and Science (2011), Leslie Laud, Editor. Lois was a classroom teacher, K-12 reading consultant, special education teacher, elementary school principal, district curriculum director, adjunct professor, and finally, an assistant superintendent of schools for the last 12 years of her career in public schools. Lois is the recipient of numerous educational awards and recognitions. Her hobbies include reading, biking, hiking, and traveling. Lois currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband. She has two children and two grandsons, whom she absolutely adores.