Simply Stations: Listening and Speaking shows how to ensure that kids are purposefully and effectively practicing comprehension, deeper thinking, vocabulary, and communication skills every day. You’ll
Students learn to read and write best when their teachers balance literacy instruction. But how do you strike the right balance of skills and knowledge, reading and writing, small and whole group inst
First Pamela Koutrakos delivered a systematic approach to inquiry-based, student-centered, and joyful word study in her book Word Study That Sticks. Now, in The Word Study That Sticks Companion, Koutr
We know that writing skills reinforce reading skills, but what’s the best way to capitalize on this beneficial relationship? By flipping the traditional “reading lesson first, writing lesson second” s
Put text structures to work and soon your students will be writing happily ever after.Award-winning authors Gretchen Bernabei and Judi Reimer make teaching to write about abstract concepts easy and fu
Take word learning to the next level in your classroomHungry for lively and engaging ways to augment word study? This hands-on guide to word study instruction connects research with experience to make
When learning progressions and success criteria are clear, students achieve. It’s that simple—because it indicates that teachers are intentional and learners know both the why and the how
You wouldn’t tell a heart surgeon to also do pediatrics—so why would we tell content area educators they must “do” literacy? Math, history, English and science teachers are pas
Intermediate grade readers don’t need to be guided as much as they need to be engaged—and authors Julie Wright and Barry Hoonan have solutions for doing just that using small groups. You&r
When It Comes to Reading, Writers Have an AdvantageWe know that writing skills reinforce reading skills, but what’s the best way to capitalize on this relationship? By flipping the traditional &
The Comprehensive Handbook for Scaffolding Students’ Literacy GrowthOur readers and writers must “do the doing” if they are to succeed. In The Big Book of Literacy Tasks, Nancy Akhav
“When students know how to learn, they are able to become their own teachers.”—Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and John HattieImagine students who describe their learning in these terms:
Standards-based learning just got a lot easierThis new version of the Common Core Companion provides a Smart Chart Index for all states implementing state-specific ELA standards. This index allows you
Standards-based learning just got a lot easierThis new version of the Common Core Companion provides a Smart Chart Index for all states implementing state-specific ELA standards. This index allows you
Standards-based learning just got a lot easierThis new version of the Common Core Companion provides an index for all states implementing state-specific ELA standards. This index allows you to see in
The question always arises for teachers: How do I influence students’ learning–what’s going to generate that light bulb Aha-moment of understanding? The bundle of Teaching Literacy in the Visible Lear
Teach with Optimum ImpactWhether through direct instruction, guided instruction, peer-led and independent learning—every student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design. In this compani
Standards-based learning just got a lot easierThis new version of the Common Core Companion provides an index for all states implementing state-specific ELA standards. This index allows you to see in
Student writing is only as good as the feedback we giveIn this remarkable book, Patty McGee shares research-based how-to’s for responding to writers that you can use immediately whether you use a writ