Rereading Fluency" is an important and timely book.... The authors do not just criticize current policies and practices but offer alternatives for improving the quality of reading assessment and instr
Parsons, a teacher consultant and author of First Grade Writers, presents five specific units of study designed to help second graders develop a keener sense of what they can accomplish in their writi
"Writing is how students connect the dots in their knowledge. Although many models of effective ways to teach writing exist, both the teaching and practice of writing are increasingly shortchanged thr
Why just "sit and get" professional development when you can take charge of it? Schools nationwide are using professional learning communities to revitalize staff development, and "Literacy Learning C
Walter Dean Myers is recognized as one of young adult literature's most gifted authors. Yet his resume can seem almost too long. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and the Michael L. Printz Award,
"That the emotional realities of teaching have changed significantly over the past decade is undeniable; "Doing Emotion" provides much needed guidance both on understanding these changes and on imagin
Had "Bridge to Terabithia "been Katherine Paterson's only book, her fame would be secure in the annals of young adult writers - and the memories of her readers. Fortunately she has published dozens of
This book gives students the chance to absorb and replicate the grammar used in some of the finest novels. Fourteen grammatical structures are developed as writing tools in accessible, understandable
"What strikes me about this wonderful book is that the authors not only tell us what they did in their classrooms, they make sure that we know how to do what they did. At the end of this book, you wil
A study guide is available for this title. Click here to download (PDF, 117KB). This is the time to think boldly about adolescent literacy. So much of what we know about adolescents and their learning
A lot has changed since the first edition of "Myths and Realities," yet the trends in education are as undeniable as they were then: English language learners (ELLs) constitute the fastest growing pop
Everyone who paid attention for the first 12 or more years of his or her education is fully aware that how we do math in school is far different from how we do math in real life. Numbers do not merely
I'm certain that you'll feel excited to try out the different kinds of share sessions that Leah discusses…and that she will give you the know-how and confidence you'll need to be successful. - Carl A
Sometimes big ideas are best taught simply. In "Micro Lessons in Writing" Jim Vopat makes the complex concepts of writing instruction easier for you and your students: one little lesson per page, one
Robert Cormier's works are read and enjoyed by countless young adults. He is widely considered the most important young adult novelist, a creator of fully realized, memorable characters whose worlds r
The atrocious behaviour of Taj, Cal and Kat, students at Redeemer College for Girls, has disrupted the school. Principal Slipe-Torrington, determined to bring back order, has isolated them for expulsi
"No Child Left Behind and accountability programs generally operate via assessment-driven instruction causing a de-professionalization of teachers and a disengagement of students. Chris Gallagher offe
50 Essential Lessons is the result of the lessons Jim Burke learned while asking himself how to teach his students the skills they needed to succeed in school and in the larger world. Anchored in stan
This volume traces the history of musical theater from 1900 to the present. Miller attempts to "right some of the wrong" assumptions people have made about the quality of the genre and considers indiv
Thanks to Connie Weaver, generations of teachers have come to understand that the most efficient way to teach grammar that's relevant for writing is to embed it within writing instruction. Now her "Gr
Breakthrough to Meaning's smart, specific, and easy-to-implement subtext-based reading, writing, and thinking lessons address the major needs of the contemporary classroom. It includes practical inst
Dual language immersion is one of the most important movements in second language education today. But many teachers, administrators, and policy makers have questions. How is it different from traditi
Instructors of composition and women's studies explore the rhetoric of recent women writers and its implications for teaching rhetoric. Their topics include the rhetorics of radical feminist pedagogy
"DIBELS is the worst thing to happen to the teaching of reading since the development of flash cards." - P. David Pearson Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) is wildly popular u
We know that all writing follows some kind of structure. But when there's a Right Answer involved, those structures tighten - especially in testing situations, where someone else constructs the prompt
Don and Jenny Killgallon's sentence-composing approach has transformed how writing is taught in thousands of language arts classes, helping students all across America become more proficient, sophisti
Try counting how many different types of texts you read each day. Now count how few your students read in class. Michael Opitz, Michael Ford, and Matthew Zbaracki argue that if we want children to mee
As a teacher, you know that two of the biggest issues in education today are increased accountability and surging ELL enrollments. So what do you do when every student in your class is expected to mee
Deborah Appleman is a dynamo.... [A] positive energy of possibility is reflected in all her work, including the book you hold in your hands now." - Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, coauthor of "Reading Don't Fix
"This book is nothing short of fantastic." - Leila Christenbury, coauthor of "Writing on Demand" When you search for ways to help reluctant readers, the often esoteric world of literary theory may not
You've had them in your class. Their behavior has troubled you. Their lack of academic focus has frustrated you. And the problem of what to do about them has stretched your every professional nerve to
No matter what grade you teach, what state your school is in, and what level of diversity is present in your classroom, students have the right to be shown real-world examples of the kinds of writing
Book study groups and professional learning communities, click here to save 15% when you order 15 copies of Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, K-8."Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency, K-8" is
Inspired by the 5E model of instruction (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate), Abell and Vollmann (both science education, U. of Missouri-Columbia) provide vignettes for life science, physic
Are the literature discussions in your classes a one-way conversation where you do all the talking? Or are they dominated by a small cadre of big talkers? No matter why book talk needs enlivening, Bar
Offers suggestions for tailoring classroom practices to the motivational needs of each and every student and examines what it means to engage young adults in their learning.
"The book you're about to read is not only a superb analysis of rubrics but a lesson in how to apply careful thinking to classroom practice." - Alfie Kohn, Author of "The Case Against Standardized Te
"I recommend this book to all teachers who teach writing . . . the way you teach writing will change forever." - Brian Cambourne, Wollongong University If a school reflects the beliefs of its communi
Discusses how to use a language workshop to foucus on the specific language needs of every student and offers classroom-tested units of study, ready-to-use graphic organizers, example workshop lessons
