Reading & Phonics

Teaching genres of fiction, non-fiction, and media need not intimidate new to middle school teachers who may be recent college graduates or veterans transitioning from elementary or high school. Here are strategies for designing culturally relevant...

Key Words: Reclaiming Children's Precious Vocabulary is about early and emergent literacy- it promotes the concept that each child possesses a key vocabulary of words that are special and magical. These words conjure emotions that can lead them into the...

From Floundering to Fluent: Reaching and Teaching Struggling Readers was written for educational practitioners and specialists, particularly classroom teachers and school administrators, as well as family and community members who are firmly committed to...

Teaching about the Holocaust presents one of the most formidable challenges teachers face. Meaningful Encounters is Paula Ressler and Becca Chase's contribution to the efforts of those educators who wish to meet this challenge more knowledgeably and...

Puzzle Me the Right Answer to that One offers the content of AP English classes. This book intends to serve as a guide and encouragement to educators by showing what can be possible when a teacher enjoys the freedom to find their own voice. Poems,...

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With new standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia, this professional text will address strategies to utilize in order to address the Common Core State Standards with reading closely to deepen understanding of informational text. This...

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An important goal of teachers is to get all students, especially those in the upper elementary and middle grades who struggle with academic work, engaged in reading. This book examines current research on instructional principles and actions related to...

With new standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia, this professional text will address strategies to utilize in order to address the Common Core State Standards with reading closely to deepen understanding of informational text. This...

Language-Based Approaches to Support Reading Comprehension takes a closer look at students who are frequently marginalized by language differences in the classroom, whether by teachers' oversight or simply the lack of information. In order to remedy this...

Literacy for Learning: A Handbook of Teaching Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers is a collection of proven, effective teaching strategies to promote content area literacy and help teachers incorporate literacy learning as a means of improving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425813390Author Tim RasinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational PublishingWeight(grams)...

Many middle grade novels published in the past 50 years focus on the personal experiences of a prominent fictional world individual age 10-14. This singular focus on one adolescent character, which is sustained for the full length of the novel, is most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425814755Author Debra HouselFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425805197Author Debby MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational PublishingWeight(grams)...

The "Literacy: Made for All" series is a classroom-ready, teacher-friendly resource for English and Writing teachers of Grades 9 through 12. Organized buffet style, it is designed to complement an existing English curriculum by providing a tested...

This book provides an overview designed to help educators collaborate more effectively in the areas of content area literacy for the sake of their K-6 ELL students. The book weaves the practical and theoretical aspects of collaboration and suggests ways...

More than 670,000 middle school teachers (grades 6-8) are responsible for educating nearly 13 million students in public and private schools. Thousands more teachers join these ranks annually, especially in the South and West, where ethnic populations...

Teaching Challenging Texts shows how to increase reading comprehension and enhance student engagement, even with the most challenging texts. Every chapter features ready-to-use, research-based lessons, replete with explicit instructions, handouts, Common...

Recent national achievement data reveal significant outcome disparities between African American boys and other student groups by grade 4. This issue has drawn much attention from teachers, parents, researchers, and policy makers all across the United...

Many middle grade novels published in the past 50 years focus on the personal experiences of a prominent fictional world individual age 10-14. This singular focus on one adolescent character, which is sustained for the full length of the novel, is most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425813383Author Timothy RasinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781425813369Author Tim RasinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420620788Author Becky WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Teacher Created ResourcesPublisher Teacher Created ResourcesWeight(grams)...

The latest from well-known author and literacy expert Richard Allington is intended as the first step in preparing future teachers to provide early adolescents with high-quality literacy instruction. What Really Matters for Middle School Readers: From...

Fun, engaging and effective, Story Friends (TM) is the first research-based Tier 2 language intervention programme for 3- to 5-year-old children at risk for reading difficulties. Through interactive animal-themed storybooks and lively, engaging audio...

Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 10591133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765918067Author Kristin KempFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shell Education PubPublisher Shell Education Pub

Comprehension problems have become an epidemic: One out of every four secondary school students is unable to read and comprehend the material in textbooks.* Start addressing the root of the problem today with this practical guidebook, designed to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765918050Author Alyxx MelendezFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational PublishingWeight(grams)...

"This book is clearly written and well-supported by concrete examples of materials and implementation strategies that are directly aligned with current research findings. It is especially useful for teachers in Montessori settings. However, the ideas are...

21st Century Literacy for Middle & Secondary Students introduces readers to instructional ideas and approaches that have shown to be effective in supporting literacy development of students in grades 5 through 12.The opening chapter reviews the methods...

How can educators and other professionals caring for children extend the learning potential of read alouds? This book is designed to help teachers, special education specialists, and speech-language pathologists achieve two objectives: 1) how to interact...

This one-of-a-kind text explains why RTI is today's best approach for preventing reading difficulties-and how research on reading profiles can enhance the power of RTI. For practitioners, the book provides a complete, evidence-based blueprint for using...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765922620Author Joe RhatiganFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational PublishingWeight(grams)...

Featuring contributions from a unique mix of authors-classroom teachers, teacher educators, and children's book authors-this volume explores the value of stories in promoting children's language and literacy learning. Major sections cover the most...

This award-winning book continues to resonate with teachers and inspire their teaching because it focuses on the joy of reading and how it can engage and even transform readers. In a time of next generation standards that emphasize higher-order...

Reading fluency has been identified in the Common Core State Standards as a foundational competency for reading proficiency. This resource provides teachers with approaches to fluency instruction that are effective, engaging, and easy to implement. The...

For educators at every level, the ""Vocabulary Handbook"" is a comprehensive reference about vocabulary instruction. Organized according to the elements of explicit instruction (what? why? when? and how?), the handbook includes both a research-informed...