Now Available:
A new edition of the roadmap to literacy by jennifer militzer-kopperl
The Roadmap to Literacy provides educators and parents all the information necessary to teach their students the skills of reading, writing, grammar, and spelling so that they will be able to meet the demands of the upper grades—and beyond.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL CONTENT...
- The essential concepts and skills that students need to learn in each phase
- An entire section on Phonics Rules
- Key pitfalls to avoid. Take this quiz to learn more.
- Ideas to introduce new concepts in an imaginative and lively way
- Fun and effective practice activities to help students solidify skills
- Comprehensive lesson planning
- Easy ways to assess the program’s efficacy
- How to handle common remedial issues
...PLUS MORE
- the 16th aspect of Language Arts: Storytelling, the key to restoring diversity and inclusivity to Waldorf education
- an introduction to the steiner-waldorf curriculum, including why to teach it
- Environmental education/home surroundings, the key to transitioning to fourth grade and the sequel continuing the journey to literacy
- New research on how to end the reading wars
- Extensive and comprehensive Proof The Roadmap to literacy aligns with Rudolf Steiner's indications (and corrections where it did not)
- new assessment tools for every ability level
The Roadmap to Literacy: Renewal of Literacy Edition completes the book. It provides the key to renewing literacy--for the 21st century and beyond.
ANNOUNCING AN ONLINE, ON-DEMAND COURSE
FOR THE ROADMAP TO LITERACY BOOKS
I wrote The Roadmap to Literacy to get up to 95% of students reading and spelling at grade level by the end of third grade so they would be ready for the Steiner-Waldorf fourth grade subject curriculum. The following courses show you how:
ANNOUNCING OTHER COURSES
Warning
There is a lot of misinformation about how to use The Roadmap to Literacy. Click here for "The Seven Core Tenets of The Roadmap to Literacy."
The Other Roadmap to Literacy Books
Once students complete The Roadmap to Literacy, they are ready for the sequel: Continuing the Journey to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Schools Grades 4 through 8 by Jennifer Militzer-Kopperl. Together, these two books comprise a renewal of literacy. They bring Waldorf education into the twenty-first century and prepare Waldorf teachers and homeschool parents to teach an academically rigorous Waldorf curriculum, one that is in alignment with the spirit of Steiner’s indications and with the spirit of the English language.
The Roadmap to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Schools Grades 1 through 3 by Janet Langley and Jennifer Militzer-Kopperl provides clear guidance on teaching literacy in the early grades. It builds off the work of Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf education, by adding in material that is specific to the English language as well as modern research in literacy skills.
The Roadmap to Literacy presents the key phases students must master to become literate in English. It introduces these phases and provides the following:
- The essential concepts and skills that students need to learn in each phase
- An entire section on Phonics Rules
- Key pitfalls to avoid
- Ideas to introduce new concepts in an imaginative and lively way
- Fun and effective practice activities to help students solidify skills
- Comprehensive lesson planning
- Easy ways to assess the program’s efficacy
- How to handle common remedial issues
The Roadmap to Literacy provides educators and parents all the information necessary to teach their students the skills of reading, writing, grammar, and spelling so that they will be able to meet the demands of the upper grades—and beyond.
Meet the Authors of the Original Edition of
The Roadmap to Literacy
Jennifer Militzer-Kopperl’s Website
Janet Langley’s Website
Note: Jennifer Militzer-Kopperl and Janet Langley are the authors of the Roadmap to Literacy (2018/2021). There was a third party's name on the 2018 edition: Patti Connolly. Patti Connolly is neither co-author nor contributor (author) of The Roadmap to Literacy. For official information about Patti Connolly's involvement, please click here to read what is on file with the US Copyright Office.