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Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction, Second Edition
Guilford Publications 2014; US$ 36.00An authoritative teacher resource and widely adopted text, this book provides a comprehensive overview of adolescent literacy instruction in the era of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Leading educators describe effective practices for motivating diverse learners in grades 5-12, building comprehension of multiple types of texts, integrating... more...
Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers
Heinemann 2008; US$ 28.75The Freemans answer busy secondary teachers’ questions about supporting ELLs and struggling readers with actionable information on developing academic language: • demographics on the kinds of ELLs and struggling readers • stories of students from different backgrounds• examples of academic language at the text, paragraph, sentence, and word levels•... more...
Inside Words
Stenhouse Publishers 2007; US$ 24.99We've learned a lot in recent years about the important role vocabulary plays in making meaning, yet many teachers still struggle with vocabulary instruction that goes beyond weekly word lists. Effective vocabulary instruction is particularly vital in the content areas, where the specialized language used by “insiders” often creates a barrier to... more...
Privilege
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 19.95 US$ 18.15As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality. In Privilege... more...
Stuck in the Middle
Heinemann 2010; US$ 23.75Donna Hooker Topping and Roberta McManus help you support struggling middle school students with page after page of immediately useful, ready-for-differentiation teaching. These strategies work by making the process of content-area literacy transparent and repeatable. Without interrupting the flow of instruction, the strategies in Stuck in the Middle... more...
Evolution of the American Public High School
Abingdon Press 2002; US$ 10.00Lyle E. Schaller contends that large public high schools have naturally tended to evolve into dysfunctional institutions. more...
Becoming a Great High School
ASCD 2009; US$ 22.95This book provides comprehensive research on high school reform from leading education experts, candid examples from the author's 26 years as a principal, and valuable insights from other leaders who have answered the call to make their schools better. more...
Updraft Downdraft
R&L Education 2003; US$ 43.50Ever wonder why there is such a big gap in the number of students who succeed in comparison to those who do not? The authors recognize this problem and offer suggestions on how to improve this phenomenon. This book provides a set of tools to assist schools and communities in reallocating their resources more effectively to help bridge the gap. more...
Learning and Teaching in Secondary Schools
SAGE Publications 2013; US$ 29.00New edition of this essential text for secondary teacher trainees covering all the key issues for learning and teaching in secondary schools. Linked to the new Teachers' Standards. more...
Peace Through Education (Routledge Revivals)
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95First published in 1984, Peace Through Education records the history of the first 45 years of the Council for Education in World Citizenship (CEWC). It describes the rise in interest of increased international understanding in the years preceding the book’s publication and highlights the influential role of the CEWC in encouraging educators to make... more...