Getting Started

Anna J. Small Roseboro, a National Board Certified Teacher has over four decades experience teaching in public and private schools, mentoring early career educators, facilitating leadership institutes. She was awarded Distinguished Service Awards by the California Association of Teachers of English and the National Council of Teachers of English.

• Foreword: Teaching the Ways They Learn by R. Joseph RodríguezAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One - Scoping Out the Year in Preview - Plan Now to Be Effective and EfficientChapter Two - Networking Socially at the Start of a School YearChapter Three - Unpacking the Story and Understanding GenresChapter Four - Compelling Writing – Informational to PersuasiveChapter Five - Taking T.I.M.E. to Teach PoetryChapter Six -Versing Life TogetherChapter Seven - Learning to Speak PubliclyChapter Eight - Teaching Grammar of Standard English and Terms in Media ArtsAfterword: Bon Voyage – Acknowledge the Challenge and Maximize the OpportunityNotesBibliographyAbout the Author

Getting Started: A Path to Success to Teaching English to Middle School Students and Beyond is a valuable resource for anyone entering education in a nontraditional manner . . . Anyone working with preservice teachers (or seeking middle school certification) will find Getting Started an appropriate choice because it presents an overview of teaching in middle school.