Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Close Reading and Close Writing -- Chapter 2: The Core of Literacy -- Chapter 3: Reteaching Strategies -- Chapter 4: Cognitive Conversations -- Chapter 5: Using Novelty for Reluctant Learners -- Chapter 6: Creativ e and Critical Thinking Approaches to Literacy -- Chapter 7: Outrageous Teaching -- Chapter 8: Mixing Complexity and Integration Into Planning -- Chapter 9: Standards and Assessments Fostering Literacy Growth -- Final Thoughts -- Reproducibles -- References and Resources -- Index.