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Direct linkStahl, Katherine A. Dougherty; García, Georgia Earnest – Guilford Press, 2022
Students in grades 3-6 need to use increasingly sophisticated comprehension skills and strategies as they read and build knowledge across disciplinary content areas. Grounded in research, this book presents effective practices for integrating literacy instruction with literature, science, and social studies. Chapters address text selection,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Bilingualism, Student Diversity
Dorfman, Lynne; Dougherty, Diane Esolen – Stenhouse Publishers, 2014
If you are a teacher of grades K-6, you may be asking, "Should I teach grammar in my classroom on a daily basis? How would I go about doing this? And how can I teach grammar so it isn't boring to my kids?" In "Grammar Matters," Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty answer these questions and more. Using mentor texts as the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grammar, Writing (Composition), Teaching Methods
McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K. – Solution Tree, 2011
With all of the reform models, research-based programs, leadership training, and professional development focused on reading and writing, we certainly know more about literacy today than we ever have before. So why are schools still suffering with low literacy levels? The answer lies in ineffective and unbalanced literacy instruction. Through the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Observation, Educational Change
Lockheed, Marlaine E. – OECD Publishing, 2015
This report provides a systematic review and empirical evidence related to the experiences of middle-income countries and economies participating in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2000 to 2015. PISA is a triennial survey that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
Taylor-Cox, Jennifer – Eye on Education, 2009
Useful for small groups or one-on-one instruction, this book offers successful math interventions and response to intervention (RTI) connections. Teachers will learn to target math instruction to struggling students by: (1) Diagnosing weaknesses; (2) Providing specific, differentiated instruction; (3) Using formative assessments; (4) Offering…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Number Concepts, Grade 3
Westphal, Laurie E. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2007
"Differentiating Instruction With Menus Grades 3-5" offers teachers everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. Addressing the four main subject areas (language arts, math, science, and social studies) and the major concepts taught within these areas, these books provide a number of different types of…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Johnson, Denise – Guilford Publications, 2008
Fourth grade is an important year for literacy learning. Having left the primary grades behind, students must grapple with more demanding texts and content material. Effective, motivating instruction can help them succeed. This book helps teachers create an energized and organized learning environment in which all students can improve their…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Writing Strategies, High Stakes Tests, Grade 4
Westphal, Laurie E. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2007
"Differentiating Instruction With Menus Grades 3-5" offers teachers everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. Addressing the four main subject areas (language arts, math, science, and social studies) and the major concepts taught within these areas, these books provide a number of different types of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Westphal, Laurie E. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2007
"Differentiating Instruction With Menus Grades 3-5" offers teachers everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. Addressing the four main subject areas (language arts, math, science, and social studies) and the major concepts taught within these areas, these books provide a number of different types of…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
Westphal, Laurie E. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2007
"Differentiating Instruction With Menus Grades 3-5" offers teachers everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice. Addressing the four main subject areas (language arts, math, science, and social studies) and the major concepts taught within these areas, these books provide a number of different types of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Probability
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Download full textCarmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
Grant, S. G., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
Measuring History complements the cases presented in Wise Social Studies Practices (Yeager & Davis, 2005). Yeager and Davis highlight the rich and ambitious teaching that can occur in the broad context of state-level testing. In this book, the chapter authors and I bring the particular state history tests more to the fore and examine how…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, High Stakes Tests, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
James, Amy – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, "Fourth Grade Success" shows parents how to enrich their children's classroom learning and take an active role in their fourth graders' education by exploring: (1) What fourth graders are learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies; (2)…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Thinking Skills, Academic Achievement
