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One Child at a Timeby Pat Johnson
Stenhouse Publishers 2006; US$ 14.40Every elementary teacher deals with students who struggle as readers on a daily basis. In One Child at a Time, experienced literacy specialist and consultant Pat Johnson provides a framework she has used with hundreds of students in scores of classrooms to help teachers understand and assist individual children. The four-step process outlined in the book enables teachers to focus carefully on specific behaviors and needs, analyze them with theoretical and practical lenses, design targeted instruction, and then assess and refine the teaching in conferences with the child. Pat shows how to use this framework successfully with a range of learners, including young children, English language learners, and students in the upper elementary grades... more...
Creativity and Writingby Teresa Grainger; Kathy Goouch; Andrew Lambirth
RoutledgeFalmer 2005; US$ 42.50This accessible yet authoritative book considers and encourages flexible, playful and innovative practices in the teaching of writing, and shows how certain practices can develop children's creative and linguistic potential and their overall skill more...
The Connections Between Language and Reading Disabilitiesby Hugh W. Catts
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 39.95This is an edited book based on papers presented at a 2003 invitee-only conference under the sponsorship of the Merrill Advanced Studies Center of the University of Kansas. The participants were prominent scholars in the areas of language and reading, and have research programs funded by NIH and other sources. more...
Writing the Newsby Sally Murphy; Melinda Brezmen
Ready-Ed Publications 2001; US$ 7.95Blackline master activity book containing a range of newspaper-based writing activities for use in literacy and media lessons. The activities aim to build greater awareness of the techniques used in constructing the various parts of a newspaper as well as developing reporting and creative writing skills. The book also adds a new twist to favorite fairy-tale characters. more...
Mastering the SAT Writing Testby Denise Pivarnik-Nova
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 14.99Is the dreaded SAT Writing Test weighing heavily on your mind? Get in shape to tackle it with this in-depth writing workout. In comfortable CliffsNotes? style, you'll get the information you need to improve your score--fast! Part I: Introduction * An overview of the new SAT exam * An overview of the Writing Test, including the essay and multiple-choice questions * A diagnostic test Part II: The Essay and Verbal Review * Essay writing skills, from topic sentences to conclusions * Rules to review and remember * Sample essays with critiques on why they are good and how they could be better * Review of grammar and usage you need to know * Practice with multiple-choice questions * Practice writing essays Part III: Practice Exams * Four full-length... more...
Beyond Leveled Booksby Karen Szymusiak; Franki Sibberson
Stenhouse Publishers 2005; US$ 12.80Beyond Leveled Books asks teachers to explore beyond levels and to look closely at the "supports" in the books they are reading with their students. These text supports include the way chapters are organized, text layout, dialogue, and more. Series books, chapter books, and picture books will take on new roles in upper-elementary reading instruction. Organized in charts and bibliographies, Beyond Leveled Books includes many examples of text supports from books commonly used by grades 2-5 teachers. more...
How Children Learn to Writeby D. Latham
Sage Publications Ltd. 2002; US$ 42.00How Children Learn to Write, shows how certain strategies can improve children's progress in writing. Dealing with the age range 3-13, the book addresses issues to do with the gender gap; children with English as an additional language and left-handedness. more...
Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testingby Carl Whithaus
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 69.95Teaching and Evaluating Writing in the Age of Computers and High-Stakes Testing offers a theoretical framework, case studies and methods for evaluating student writing. By examining issues in writing assessment the book discovers four situated techniques of authentic assessment that are already in use at a number of locales throughout the US. more...
Metacognition in Literacy Learningby Susan E. Israel; Kathryn L. Bauserman; Cathy Collins Block; Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 54.95An examination of metacognition in literacy learning. It provides the theoretical foundation that supports the teaching of metacognition; new methods for metacognitive assessment and instruction in literacy contexts at all grade levels; and new information on integrating metacognition into professional development programs. more...
Making Senseby Juli Kendall; Outey Khuon
Stenhouse Publishers 2005; US$ 14.80Reading is all about understanding, and many English language learners simply do not understand what they are reading. Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon believe that small group comprehension lessons have a key role to play in advancing students' comprehension of texts. Making Sense outlines fifty-two lessons that teach students how to make connections, ask questions, visualize (make mental images), infer, determine importance, and synthesize. The book's five main sections are geared to the stages o more...