All learning is based on the mastery of essential literary skills, and in this impactful title from author and reading specialist Peg Grafwallner, educators will discover tools they need to embed literacy into all subjects. Using this book's skill-building strategies and reproducibles, educators can effectively teach those literacy skills to support developing students as they learn to read, write, and think critically. Through this title, educators will discover how to: Expand their teaching methods to include literacy skills Introduce literacy into daily lesson planning Embed reading comprehension into any subject area Create a positive classroom culture through relevant and relatable vocabulary strategies Scaffold instruction using literacy strategies to boost subject-area comprehension Contents: Introduction Part I: Your Roadmap to Teaching Essential Skills Chapter 1: Prioritize Essential Skills in Your Classroom Chapter 2: Foster a Sustainable Classroom Culture Chapter 3: Unpack Academic Standards to Identify Essential Skills Chapter 4: Harness Brain-Based Teaching Techniques Part II: Your Essential Skills Starter Kit Chapter 5: Locate the Main Idea and Identify Supporting Details Chapter 6: Compose a Summary Chapter 7: Interpret and Apply Academic Vocabulary Chapter 8: Identify and Apply Inference Chapter 9: Identify and Understand Cause-Effect Relationships Chapter 10: Identify and Understand Relationships Using Compare-Contrast Chapter 11: Delineate and Evaluate Arguments Epilogue References and Resources Index