Quick view Details Early Literacy Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach to Language, Listening and Literacy Skills: Ages 3 to 6 by Sue Palmer
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Quick view Engaging the Disengaged by Beth Critchley Charlton The education community has recognized the issue of student disengagement and brought it into the collective consciousness with terms like closing "the achievement gap," conquering "the fourth-grade slump," and reaching "students at risk." View Details
Quick view Early Literacy Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach to Language, Listening and Literacy Skills: Ages 3 to 6 by Sue Palmer Early Literacy Fundamentals offers powerful activities to develop the skills, concepts, and knowledge underpinning early literacy. It builds on the personal, social, emotional, creative, and physical development skills that are a traditional part of... View Details
Quick view Dream Wakers: Mentor Texts That Celebrate Latino Culture by Ruth Culham We dream of a time when all students will be confident, capable readers and writers. When we teach students to read as writers using mentor texts, we awaken that dream and make it real. Imagine the power of providing students with books that show them... View Details
Quick view Dramatic Play in the Early Years by Elizabeth Coffman Dramatic Play in the Early Years argues that dramatic play is not theatre but a dynamic process that involves planning, playing, and practice. It shows teachers how to involve young students in play where they become the story and live the life of the... View Details
Quick view Dramathemes: Classroom Literacy That Will Excite, Surprise, and Stimulate Learning by Larry Swartz In the fourth edition of this classic, Larry Swartz digs into the riches of the past three editions and considers the experiences of language arts teachers who have used all versions of the book for almost three decades. Simple, engaging strategies for... View Details
Quick view Drama Schemes, Themes & Dreams: How to Plan, Structure, and Assess Classroom Events That Engage Young Adolescent Learners by Larry Swartz Drama Schemes, Themes and Dreams offers a comprehensive outline of improvisation and interpretation strategies that teachers can incorporate in classroom instruction. Organized around universal themes that invite students to make connections to texts... View Details
Quick view Doing Literary Criticism: Helping Students Engage with Challenging Texts [With CDROM by Tim Gillespie One of the greatest challenges for English language arts teachers today is the call to engage students in more complex texts. Tim Gillespie, who has taught in public schools for almost four decades, has found the lenses of literary criticism a powerful... View Details
Quick view Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12 by Cris Tovani Do I really have to teach reading? This is the question many teachers of adolescents are asking, wondering how they can possibly add a new element to an already overloaded curriculum. And most are finding that the answer is yes. If they want their... View Details
Quick view Differentiation: From Planning to Practice, Grades 6-12 by Rick Wormeli In this refreshing addition to differentiated learning literature, Rick Wormeli takes readers step-by-step from the blank page to a fully crafted differentiation lesson. Along the way he shows middle and high school teachers and behind-the-scenes... View Details
Quick view Desperately Seeking Solutions: Helping Students Build Problem Solving Skills to Meet Life's Many Challenges by Kathy Paterson How do we specifically help kids become good problem-solvers in school as well as in their everyday lives? Desperately Seeking Solutions discusses the specific skills and the critical and creative thinking that go into confronting problems. Organized... View Details
Quick view Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher Do your students often struggle with difficult novels and other challenging texts? Do they think one reading of a work is more than enough? Do they primarily comprehend at a surface-level, and are they frequently unwilling or unable to discover the... View Details
Quick view Day One & Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachers by Rick Wormeli Your teacher training may have provided sound theory and a collection of instructional techniques, but it's often the practical details that can make day-to-day survival difficult in your first days, weeks, and years of teaching. For new teachers or... View Details
