Conferring with students about reading allows for clearer access to one-on-one, in-the-moment teaching and learning, yet it can feel intimidating or overwhelming. Kari Yates and Christina Nosek want t
Jeff Anderson and literacy coach Whitney La Rocca take you into primary and intermediate classrooms where students are curious about language, engage with the world around them, and notice and experim
Debbie Diller has revolutionized literacy instruction in countless classrooms over the years with her seminal books (Literacy Work Stations,Practice with Purpose, and Spaces & Places) on how to ef
Stories surround us, support us, and sustain us. We see and hear them when walking down the street, on our digital newsfeeds, in our interactions with one another, in the ways our students play, and i
The authors offer lesson plans in life science for grades K-2 that utilize children's fiction and nonfiction books. The text is geared toward teachers with limited time and resources to invest in out
In So What Do They Really Know? Cris Tovani explores the complex issue of monitoring, assessing, and grading students' thinking and performance with fairness and fidelity. Like all teachers, Cris stru
This poignant collection of stories and poems honors literacy educators for the often difficult and always essential work they do with students of all ages. A well-loved classic, Life's Literacy Lesso
Mulligan and Landrigan created this book for education professionals who have felt a disconnect between mandatory assessment and day-to-day work with students. The authors explain the types of tools n
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
Publishing podcasts, writing digital stories with "choose your own adventure" endings, and collaborating with students around the country through wikis, Skype, and VoiceThread, Julie D. Ramsay never
The creative exercises in this innovative book use simple movements and yoga principles to boost children's creativity as they write and play with words and ideas.Designed to spark imagination and enh
The education community has recognized the issue of student disengagement and brought it into the collective consciousness with terms like closing "the achievement gap," conquering &
"With Pyrotechnics on the Page, Ralph is poised to teach so many of us once again in a whole new way, and we're going to have a grand ol' time learning what he wants to teach us about playing with lan
Allen is a national staff developer and lab classroom teacher for the Denver-based Public Education and Business Coalition. Here, he demonstrates how teachers can use conferences with their elementary
All text comes with layers of meaning influenced by the background knowledge and attitudes of readers. This valuable resource examines the power of language and persuasion helps students critically ex
Faced with a vast list of roles and responsibilities and answering to a broad array of stakeholders, school administrators can feel like they must constantly play the role of invincible superhero. Rar
In her previous books, Literacy Work Stations and Practice with Purpose, Debbie Diller showed teachers how to productively occupy the ?rest of the class” while meeting with small groups. Now Debbie tu
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
As teachers everywhere find more and more students with limited English in their classes, many are asking: How can I include ELL students in every aspect of the day?”Beginning with designing a classro
More and more classrooms across the country are filled with children who speak languages other than English. In these diverse classrooms, many teachers struggle with how to create reading and writing
Do you spend hours creating word lists and weekly vocabulary tests only to find that your students have "forgotten" the words by the following week? Janet Allen and her students were frustrated with t
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
Because spelling is for reading, it is important to teach spelling, not merely assign it. With Super Spellers Starter Sets, you have everything you need to bring to life the wisdom of Super Spellers:
Little Readers, Big Thinkers: Teaching Close Reading in the Primary Grades Young learners are full of questions and wonderings, so much so that sometimes they need a guide for their curiosity. With Am
Do you feel prepared to initiate and facilitate meaningful, productive dialogues about race in your classroom? Are you looking for practical strategies to engage with your students?Inspired by Frederi
In We Can Do This! writing expert and Stella Writes author Janiel Wagstaff pairs examples of student writing with writing lessons. Student writing samples are extremely powerful tools for boosting the
If you’ve ever sat down to confer with a child and felt at a loss for what to say or how to help move him or her forward as a writer, this book is for you. If you are a strong teacher of writing but a
“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
Author Jake Wizner presents students, academics, researchers, and education professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with an examination of best practices in the teaching of memoir writing
When it comes to increasing student motivation and success in writing, classroom talk is a powerful tool. More than simply providing assessment data for predetermined standards, talking with our stude
Barnhouse, a literacy consultant in elementary and secondary schools, argues that classrooms need to be student-centered and that teachers need to listen to students to help them engage with complex t
Provides information for teachers on working with children with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, visual and hearing impairments, developmental disabilities, and low incidence disabilities.
From focusing on meaning and technique to sharing and transforming texts, Reading in the Real World is full of simple yet effective ways to read all text forms with confidence. Strategies to use befor
Teachers know that their students love to explore and learn. But, how do we make this possible with thirty students, with different needs, learning styles, and backgrounds, all in one small room with
This text delineates eight principles that can help teachers raise achievement in math and make sure students have fluent skills that are balanced with understanding of concepts. It focuses on the ide
Balanced Literacy Essentials shows teachers how to create a literacy program that balances the components of language arts with the power of meaningful interaction with students. Based on the latest l
How can we build a strong literacy foundation for children? This book appreciates that learning and language development start with the play episodes, oral language practices, word play activities, pr
Miller (journalism, U. of New Hampshire) discusses different types of digital storytelling, a technique that uses computers to join art (from paintings to video and photographs) with narration and mus
The question I grappled with was how to move students from “couch-potato” readers who can answer basic questions with one word–to readers who think while reading–to readers who think beyond their read
