New full-color alternative to Sand and Stones , this "Concepts About Print" test can be used with the new entrant or nonreader, enabling the child to point to certain features as the examiner reads th
New full-color alternative to Sand and Stones, this "Concepts About Print" test can be used with the new entrant or nonreader, enabling the child to point to certain features as the examiner reads th
Social Studies at the Center presents a view of teaching and learning that connects what students learn in social studies with how they learn it and what they feel about it.
Provides a collection of essays, poems, conversations, and letters that offer inspiration and encouragement to teachers and includes anecdotes about the author's experiences in the classroom.
Between 1914 and 1918, the French army recruited some 140,000 West Africans who served as combatants on the Western Front. Focusing on Senegal, Lunn (history, University of Michigan-Dearborn) assesses
"Talking the process of change and teaching is a necessity for our intellectual and social well-being," says acclaimed author Regie Routman. Now, in this long-awaited volume, Routman continues the dis
Classroom drama is now a widespread component of the language arts. Yet there has not been an overall analysis of theory, practice, and assessment until the publication of this book by Gavin Bolton.
Ethnographic Eyes extends ethnography beyond the work of university researchers and proves what an accessible and instructive observation tool it can be for inservice and preservice teachers.
Grimm (Michigan Technological University) offers a fundamental reconsideration of writing center work, which she maintains must be informed by an understanding of the cultural role of literacy educati
One of America's most beloved authors on literacy education, Donald Graves has not only revolutionized the way we teach, he has deeply touched the lives of millions of people--educators, parents, poli
Acknowledging the criticism that ethnographers make the obvious or the familiar strange, Bishop (English, Florida State U.) clarifies theoretical and methodological issues related to classroom-based r
The Reading Detective Club, a unique new book of "mystery cases" that are actually reading strategy lessons for third through eighth graders and their teachers.
If you're interested in learning more about implementing an effective phonics and spelling program, this follow-up to Word Matters provides all the information.
Three Arguments offers some real solutions, chief of which is making sure that all children have access to interesting reading material so they can finally achieve the standards of literacy they dese
Faced with the limitations of traditional testing, teachers across the country are searching for new ways to make students' achievement in the classroom count for more - a system of measurement that r
Significant recent research in literacy learning casts serious doubt on the effectiveness of traditional phonics instruction. Researchers have discovered that traditional phonics, with its emphasis on
Fans of the best-selling For the Good of the Earth and Sun will applaud this sequel by beloved author Georgia Heard - an inspiring and practical handbook that celebrates the natural power of poetry t
Eisner (education and art, Stanford) argues for the central relevance of the arts in education. In this collection of essays from throughout his career, he advances his theories on aesthetic intellig
Advocating an inside-out approach, the author describes exercises to guide children from their backyards, to their communities, to the world, to their solar system, as they grow from age five to age t
Teachers in a first- and second-grade classroom named a Center for Excellence by the NCTE share what they have learned from incorporating the fine arts into the daily curriculum, and demonstrate how t
An analysis of what it means to teach and learn language, focused on the undergraduate level. Bleich (English, U. of Rochester) examines the materiality of language, academic teaching, writing, and d
In this provocative look at how social, political, and economic contexts inform the literacy education field, the author shows how competing representations of poverty underlie our assumptions about I
Weaver's sequel to Teaching Grammar in Context features 18 articles addressing issues such as: how language is learned; teaching grammar through writing, across the grades; sentence composing, image
African novels are not easy reading. The African novel differs from European and American novels in its social and historical background and in its aesthetics. African novelists make important use of
Drama, as the authors use it, enables students to see what they are reading and learning, create mental models and coherent networks of thought, and apply and play out possibilities and consequences.
Instead of following the sanctioned procedures of educational research, this collection plays with all the devices of storytelling-scene, dialogue, point of view-exploring a new way to report crucial
Describes how the learning cycle, originally founded on Piagetian theory, elucidates several theories of learning and development, including Ausubel's theory of meaningful learning and Vygotsky's soci
By combining illustrations and texts, children engage in a kind of communication that transcends the sum of its parts-their pictures and words interact to convey a new level of meaning.
An admirable chronicle sharing the experiences of young scholars conducting historical field research in Africa. The ten papers field academic questions of methodology and relevancy, but are most int
A new edition of the whole language approach to teaching writing to students who struggle with language. The volume explains the theoretical principles then elaborates in discussions dealing with rea
What does the teacher mean when she says "argument" or "process"? For the teacher these words have an embedded and assumed significance that, in composition studies, is taken for granted. The contribu
In Responding to Young Adult Literature, Virginia Monseau uncovers the power of young adult literature to evoke the kind of literary experiences that will keep students reading and lead them to a deep
Goodman makes the highly complex process of reading easy to understand. He involves his readers in examining their own reading, and he provides real language examples from real children reading real
A revised edition presenting the curricular framework for a whole language approach to teaching literacy based on the co-authors collaborative work with language teachers. The text outlines the whol
Here is a personal and compassionate book for everyone - writers, poets, teachers, lovers of life, and especially those seeking to find their writing voices again or for the first time.
