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  • One Child at a Timeby Pat Johnson

    Stenhouse Publishers 2006; US$ 14.40

    Every 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...

  • The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guideby Erin Gruwell; The Freedom Writers

    Broadway Books 2008; US$ 18.99

    Designed for educators by the teacher who nurtured and created the Freedom Writers, this standards-based teachers’ guide includes innovative teaching techniques that will engage, empower, and enlighten. In response to thousands of letters and e-mails from teachers across the country who learned about Erin Gruwell and her amazing students in The Freedom Writers Diary, Erin Gruwell and a team of teacher experts have written The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide , a book that will encourage teachers and students to expand the walls of their classrooms and think outside the box. Here Gruwell goes in-depth and shares her unconventional but highly successful educational strategies and techniques (all 150 of her students who had been... more...

  • Craft Lessonsby Ralph Fletcher; JoAnn Portalupi

    Stenhouse Publishers 2007; US$ 18.00

    Since its publication in 1998 Craft Lessons has become a mainstay of writing teachers, both new and experienced. Readers value the pithy, practical lessons—each printed on one page—and appreciate the instructional language geared to three grade-level groupings: K–2, 3–4, and 5–8.In the decade since Craft Lessons' publication the world has changed in many ways, yet one thing has remained constant: teachers continue to feel starved for time. With new curriculum mandates, daily specials, “pull-outs,” and precious time devoted to test preparation, the situation has never been worse, and the need for a succinct resource like Craft Lessons has never been greater. The features that made Craft Lessons so valuable... more...

  • Children's Reading Choicesby Christine Hall; Martin Coles

    RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 52.95

    This book is the result of a major national survey aimed to discover the books children choose to read and why. more...

  • Reading Between the Linesby Annabel Patterson

    Routledge 1993; US$ 39.95

    Annabel Patterson tackles the hottest topic in literary studies today - the `Great Books Debate' and the question of teaching the canon of English literature. Her superbly formulated moderate stance will be a welcome attribute to the debate. more...

  • Reflecting on Literacy in Educationby Peter Hannon

    RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 57.50

    Literacy has become central to debates on policy and practice in education in the UK and other English-speaking countries. This book introduces teachers to current thought on the place of literacy in education. more...

  • Development of School-based Literacyby Anthony Pellegrini; Lee Galda

    Routledge 1998; US$ 95.00

    Pellegrini and Galda take one aspect of cognitive development, early literacy, and study the effect of social influences on children's language learning and awareness. more...

  • Differently Literateby Elaine Millard

    RoutledgeFalmer 1997; US$ 62.95

    Presents research into the differences in boys' and girls' experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book includes an outline of the theoretical debates on gender difference and academic achievement. more...

  • Starting English Teachingby Robert Jeffcoate

    Routledge 1992; US$ 47.50

    Robert Jeffcoate provides many practical ideas for developing a repertoire of skills. He illustrates his suggestions with detailed examples of classroom practice and with many quotations from pupil's own work. more...

  • Reading for Real Handbookby Colin Harrison; Martin Coles

    RoutledgeFalmer 2001; US$ 55.95

    This best-selling literacy title has been updated to take into account the National Literacy Strategy and the Introduction of the Literacy Hour. more...