In this new edition of their groundbreaking book Strategies That Work, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis share the work and thinking they’ve done since the second edition came out a decade ago and off
Readers, be warned: you are about to fall in love. Tracy writes, “Good math teaching begins with us.” With those six words, she invites you on a journey through this most magnificent book of stories
Designed to show teachers how to develop a questioning culture in the classroom, a step-by-step approach offers more than eighty proven classroom activities that will take students beyond memorization
Grammarama offers a classroom context and practical strategies for helping students cope with all aspects of grammar and language usage. All student activities are reproducible and are accompanied by
Making Words Stick shows you how to move beyond spelling lists and rote memorization to make words both meaningful and memorable for all your students. It builds on the connection between vocabulary a
Lori Rog provides a model for Guided Reading that can help teachers meet the varied needs of their K?3 students. The keys to her Guided Reading model are:working with small, flexible groups of student
Guiding the Reading Process is a no-nonsense exploration of the latest and most successful approaches to teaching reading. This highly readable book sorts through the mass of information available and
Focusing on students who need support and practice in comprehending and learning from complex texts, communicating complex ideas, and engaging in authentic conversations about content, this guide iden
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
Creating Caring Classrooms is committed to building respectful relationships among students, teachers, and the school community. Through active, engaging, imaginative, and open-ended activities, stude
On any given day, a visitor to Mary Shorey's classroom will find elementary students using a variety of learning tools, from books to wikis and blogs, to pose critical questions about the world and ta
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
Take two to four kids, give them a basket of books that go together in some way, and then provide time for them to read, think, and talk together about their ideas, their questions, their wonderings.
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
Early Literacy Fundamentals offers a powerful framework and activities designed to develop the skills, concepts, and knowledge underpinning literacy. It builds on the personal, social, emotional, cre
Now in paperback with extensive online video! For more than 20 years, Lucy West has been studying mathematical classroom discourse. She believes that teachers need to understand what their students
In our society, where emerging technologies unite us in new ways, bullying is reaching epidemic proportions. The Bully-Go-Round provides strategies for a better understanding of all aspects of bullyin
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
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
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
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
Diller, an author/consultant who has worked as a reading, classroom, and migrant education teacher and provides training in literacy and math instruction, explains how to set up, manage, and keep math
Discusses ways to integrate reading instruction with language instruction and includes lessons that emphasize ongoing assessment and choosing appropriate books according to reading and language level.
Wormeli, a speaker on secondary education, innovation, and teacher professionalism, reveals the potential of physical, verbal, and visual metaphors and analogies as a way to help students understand,
Moment to Momentoffers teachers the tools they need to help children succeed socially, emotionally, and behaviorally and shows how to build important social skills—from controlling speech and movement
Shagoury (education, Lewis and Clark College) and Power, an editor and former education professor at the U. of Maine who founded a multimedia professional development resource for teachers, outline a
Journey to Literacy argues that teachers need to engage children in their own learning and give them opportunities to pursue their own interests and investigations. Through individual and small-group
Boushey and Moser, teachers and consultants who specialize in literacy, assessment, and creating classroom learning spaces, describe the use of the Daily 5 as a learning structure for literacy that fo
In their first book, Mentor Texts, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli demonstrated how teachers can use children’s literature to guide and inspire student writers of narrative fiction and poetry. Now, t
Discover a model for guided reading instruction that fits the 18-minute time frame and is purposeful, planned, and focused. This practical book introduces a range of specific reading strategies and pr
This Book Is Not About Drama explores issues around storytelling, silent speech, writing and imagination and shows teachers how to use role play and discussion to build language experiences that are m
Literacy in the twenty-first century means more than just reading and writing. Today’s students must learn how to interpret and communicate information through a variety of digital and print-based med
Fuhrken has worked for three major test publishers, and on testing programs for several states. Here, he reveals how reading tests are created and how standards are interpreted and assessed. Writing i
Argues to redefine reading and discusses the role of technology in the new literacy, outlining steps to help teachers and parents encourage children's reading in all kinds of genres and formats includ
Read-aloud is a time of enjoyment and relaxation for teachers and students - a time when powerful, effective teaching and rigorous learning can take place while keeping the pleasures of reading front
3 Minute Motivators helps teachers recognize and respond to the daily needs of their students and distract, refocus, and provide a “hit of fun” in the school day to help students become more focused,
Less Is More is full of powerful ideas for teaching with short, provocative text. This book broadens and extends our available teaching tools and materials, and can help engage all students. It is a
“Sense-making makes mathematics personal, and when it’s personal, it comes to life. And that’s how Number Talks can really make a difference.”—Ruth Parker and Cathy Humph
In A Closer Look, Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty provide the tools and strategies you need to use formative assessment in writing workshop. Through Lynne and Diane’s ideas, you will be able t
