It's not easy being a tween. A lot of us are either in a tunnel or a bridge. A lot of us don't know who we are. Instead of following Barney's advice, we end up doing what popstars do. —Kelley
Lori Rog provides a model for Guided Reading that can help teachers meet the varied needs of their K?3 students. The keys to her Guided Reading model are:working with small, flexible groups of student
“What are we teaching our students about writing, if it isn’t what actual writers do?” This provocative question begins the journey Vicki Meigs-Kahlenberg takes us on in The Author’s Apprentice. With
What do you do with students who cannot or will not read and write? This portrait of Kyle Gonzalez's classroom offers teachers theory-based strategies for helping students become motivated and success
This handy tool guides students through the seven essential steps for writing successfully in any form, from idea to draft to revision to final product. The layout is inviting and offers a valuable re
Literacy work stations have taken the primary grades by storm, as teachers discover many ways to use them in supporting independent and thoughtful reading and writing.Now, Stepping Up with Literacy St
An ideal review for teachers, this innovative flip book shows students how to identify their learning style as they build important information literacy skills. Students learn how to apply what they r
Making Words Stick shows you how to move beyond spelling lists and rote memorization to make words both meaningful and memorable for all your students. It builds on the connection between vocabulary a
Grammarama offers a classroom context and practical strategies for helping students cope with all aspects of grammar and language usage. All student activities are reproducible and are accompanied by
Team teaching is a strategy that has been around for years, but creating teams-whether in response to district expectations or as a way of dealing with changes in teaching practice-needs careful thoug
Based on the most up-to-date research, Back to Learning presents straightforward analysis and practical guidance on confronting bullying, taming the digital universe, and changing the troublesome tren
Bedard (Director of Literacy for Houston Independent School District) and Fuhrken (educator and researcher) designed this book to help teachers create a classroom environment that encourages writing.
For the vast majority of students, the skills and work habits that are crucial for successful learning are not in place when they arrive at the school door. These skills must be explicitly taught by t
In our society, where emerging technologies unite us in new ways, bullying is reaching epidemic proportions. The Bully-Go-Round provides strategies for a better understanding of all aspects of bullyin
It is widely accepted that when home and school work together, children's learning improves. Although this fact is readily acknowledged, communication between school and home is still often one-sided
Spelling is not a low-level rote memory activity but a high-level cognitive skill.When Spelling Matters argues that children learn to spell by investigating how words work and recognizing the unique s
Moynihan, a former elementary school principal, math curriculum specialist, and elementary teacher who consults with schools and districts, shows teachers and administrators how to identify the elemen
Provides a guide to reading and writing workshops and shares firsthand experiences in giving lessons, improving student work, meeting with pupils, and including parents and students in the appraisal p
Multiple-choice testing is an educational reality. Rather than complain about the negative impact these tests may have on teaching and learning, why not use them to better understand your students’ tr
Moment to Momentoffers teachers the tools they need to help children succeed socially, emotionally, and behaviorally and shows how to build important social skills—from controlling speech and movement
