Setting standards in the English language arts -- Section I. Essential Strategies For Teaching Phonemic Awareness: 1. Rhyme generation; 2. Multisensory mapping; 3. Picture card snap; 4. Sound sorts; 5. Treasure chest -- Section II. Essential Strategies For Teaching Phonics: 6. Phonics in context; 7. Reflective word study; 8. Phonics through shared reading; 9. Constructing words; 10. Picture it -- Section III. Essential Strategies For Teaching Reading Fluency: 11. Paired-assisted reading; 12. Choral reading; 13. Read-arounds; 14. Radio reading; 15. Readers theatre -- Section IV. Essential Strategies For Teaching Vocabulary: 16. Vocabulary self-collection strategy; 17. word mapping; 18. Graphic morphemic analysis; 19. Interactive word wall; 20. Vocabulary journals -- Section V. Essential Strategies For Teaching Story Comprehension: 21. Story mapping; 22. Story retelling; 23. Book talks; 24. Character mapping; 25. Double-entry journals -- Section VI. Essential Strategies For Comprehension of Informational Text: 26. Visualize it!; 27. Discussion circles; 28. Scaffolding academic reading; 29. Connect it; 30. Keys to understanding -- Section VII: Essential Strategies For Teaching Questioning For Understanding: 31. Questioning the author; 32. My web of questions; 33. Scaffolding reading comprehension through student questioning; 34. Question-answer relationships; 35. ReQuest -- Section VIII: Essential Strategies Teaching Discussion For Understanding: 36. Anticipation guides; 37. Gialogic reading; 38. Discussion web; 39. Collaborative language charts; 40. Save the last word for me -- Section IX: Essential Strategies Teaching Narrative Writing: 41. Digital storytelling; 42. Dictogloss; 43. Collaborative writing; 44. Attribute webs; 45. Thinking boxes -- Section X: Essential Strategies For Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum: 46. All-about books; 47. Frames for writing biographies; 48. Entrance and exit slips; 49. Data charts; 50. Learning logs.