"These lessons work. And not just for kids who read well. They also work for kids who struggle in reading, who don't respond to abstract concepts." -Tanny McGregorInside, every kid wants to love readi
STEM Lesson Essentials" moves beyond the rhetoric and provides knowledge, tools, models, and examples that make STEM a reality of teaching and learning in classrooms." " "-Rodger Bybee, Executive Dire
Here's an animal lover's one-stop source for in-depth information on walruses! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about
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""For many students, traditional instruction is so distant from their needs that each day they make little or no learning progress and fall farther and farther behind curriculum demands. In contrast,
"If you're ultimately helping students become creative individuals with a voice; fluent, context-aware experts with language; and engaged and thinking adults, we think you're doing your job as a writi
""For many students, traditional instruction is so distant from their needs that each day they make little or no learning progress and fall farther and farther behind curriculum demands. In contrast,
" "I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity, and hunger, and" "I've discovered that it is not too late in high school to lead a non-reader to r
""If students used structures that more closely tracked the movement of their mind, weaving their own slaloms between the twins of knowledge and experience, readers would be more inclined to lean in a
"They aren't going to read A Tale of Two Cities no matter how many times we assign it. Put Dickens away for a bit and try some books that will turn your students into real readers." -Joan Schroeder Ki
Enhance the effectiveness of your core reading program"Many children need more than a core reading program can offer. We hope our book puts a few more tools in your toolbox and that you'll be equipped
Howard, an educator, author, special education teacher, reading consultant, and literacy coach, offers a resource for teachers that outlines a process for improving their literacy teaching. She discus
Smith et al., authors who help students use literacy to become active citizens, show teachers how to teach argument writing to middle and high school students, so they will exceed the Common Core Stat
Lehman, an author, staff developer for elementary and middle schools, and former teacher and literacy coach, shows teachers how to teach research across all content areas to students in grades four th
"Your charts don't need to be perfect, just thoughtful. You don't even have to be able to draw. Just put the child before the chart." - Marjorie Martinelli and Kristine MrazListen to an interview with
This guide for teachers provides lessons and units to help students meet Common Core Standards for writing narratives such as fictional stories, autobiographies, narrative nonfiction, literary journal
Wilhelm et al., who help students use literacy to become active citizens, show educators how to teach the composition and reading of various types of informational texts (one of the three major types
An account of the life of Apache warrior and leader, Geronimo, including his role in the Apache Wars, his surrender at Skeleton Canyon, and his post-war life.
Chronicles the life and career of the noted aviator, with an emphasis on how her pioneering work in aviation opened the skies to women, and discusses her mysterious disappearance.
Presents the life of the African American poet, from his childhood and young adulthood to his entry into the literary world to his role in the Harlem Renaissance, and discusses his influence and legac
Introduces Chinese culture; discusses important beliefs, traditions, and customs; and explores how the culture is changing in the twenty-first century.
Introduces indigenous Australian cultures; discusses important beliefs, traditions, and customs; and explores how the cultures are changing in the twenty-first century.
An account of the life of Pocahontas, including her tribal childhood, her encounter with John Smith, and her adulthood as an Englishwoman named Rebecca.
An account of the life of Sitting Bull, including his nomadic childhood, how he became the chief of the entire Sioux Nation, and his role at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Presents the life of the African-American activist, describing his difficult childhood, criminal activities and imprisonment, conversion to the Nation of Islam and later break with the organization, a
This fascinating series examines some of the most influential documents in U.S. history. Each book provides in-depth information about a famous primary source document and includes material about the
This fascinating series examines some of the most influential documents in U.S. history, with each book providing in-depth information about a famous primary source document and including material abo
This fascinating series examines some of the most influential documents in U.S. history. Each book provides in-depth information about a famous primary source document and includes material about the
Presents a history of the journals of Lewis and Clark, covering President Jefferson's intent for the explorers, and explains how the American Philosophical Society protects the original work.
