Education : Elementary

At a time when all administrators are urged to be literacy leaders, Jennifer Allen's book provides an insider's view of leadership, and how to create an environment that fosters professional development. Becoming a Literacy Leader chronicles Jennifer's move to a new school and a new job as a literacy specialist where she found herself tackling everything from teacher study groups to state-mandated assessment plans. This is a positive book, rooted in the belief that teachers know what they need when it comes to professional development in literacy, and the best literacy leaders are those who listen to and respect the educators in their midst. more...

Price: $14.40

A systematic, research-based guide to teaching reading in the first three years of school. It is designed to ensure that teachers are able to work with ‘at risk' or ‘reluctant' readers as effectively as those children for whom reading seems to come naturally. more...

Price: $31.95

Read, Reflect, Respond is a Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Series. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher- order thinking skills. All four 64-page worktexts are also equally appropriate as a refresher course for on-level students or as primary instruction for struggling students. more...

Price: $13.95

Provides teachers with recommendations to promote equity amongst boys and girls. This book covers the National Curriculum subjects of literacy, numeracy and science, and topics such as working with boys, children with special educational needs, primary/secondary transition, playground cultures and children's construction of gender identities. more...

Price: $38.98

Teaching basic language skills is an important educational priority. This blackline master activity book provides instruction and consolidation in basic English skills in a down-to-earth, practical way. more...

Price: $7.45