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Calederon, Margarita Espino; Slakk, Shawn – Corwin, 2018
For any student, middle and high school can be challenging. But for an English learner or striving reader--and the myriad words, phrases, syntax, texts, and concepts they must negotiate on a daily basis--the stakes seem a whole lot higher. Fortunately for content-area teachers, Margarita Calderón and Shawn Slakk make available in a single resource…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Reading Instruction, Grade 6
Boyles, Nancy – ASCD, 2018
What does "rigor," a word that frequently pops up in conversations about education, really mean? More specifically, what does it mean for "literacy" instruction, and how does it relate to challenging standards-based assessments? In this informative and practical guide, literacy expert Nancy Boyles uses the framework from Webb's…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Berne, Jennifer; Degener, Sophie C. – Teachers College Press, 2015
Personal interactions are the single most effective way for teachers to understand and evaluate their student as learners. Responding specifically to new Common Core State Standards in reading and writing, this book introduces pre- and inservice teachers to a method of one-on-one interaction the authors refer to as the "stretch…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Interaction, Reading Strategies
Willingham, Daniel T. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2015
Everyone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In "Raising Kids Who Read", bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains this phenomenon and provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. Like…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes, Decoding (Reading), Reading Comprehension
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Comas-Quinn, Anna, Ed.; Beaven, Ana, Ed.; Sawhill, Barbara, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Learners are increasingly accessing free online and open resources, tools, and spaces where they can develop their language skills beyond the classroom, alone, or in collaboration with others, and often whilst engaging in purposeful and enjoyable activities. Teachers need to find ways to explore and connect these activities productively with the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Open Educational Resources, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education
Olson, Carol Booth; Balius, Angie; McCourtney, Emily; Widtmann, Mary – Teachers College Press, 2018
In her new book, bestselling author and professional developer Carol Booth Olson and colleagues show teachers how to help young readers and writers construct meaning from and with texts. This practical resource offers a rich array of research-based teaching strategies, activities, and extended lessons focused on the "thinking tools"…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, Evidence Based Practice
Shelton, Tricia; Jalongo, Mary Renck – Redleaf Press, 2016
Showcase the diverse capabilities of students with ASD, and pervasive developmental disorders. Descriptive examples and interactive activities guide teachers to understand how these disorders affect student progress and how educators can tap into student potential.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Academic Ability
Harvey, Stephanie; Goudvis, Anne – Stenhouse Publishers, 2017
In this new edition of their groundbreaking book "Strategies That Work," Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis share the work and thinking they've done since the second edition came out a decade ago and offer new perspectives on how to explicitly teach thinking strategies so that students become engaged, thoughtful, independent readers.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Students
Mertler, Craig A., Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education" is the first book to offer theoretical, conceptual, and applied/practical presentations of action research as it is found and conducted solely in educational settings. Covering primarily PK-12 educational settings, the book utilizes a cross-section of international authors and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Research, Higher Education
Scanlon, Donna M.; Anderson, Kimberly L.; Sweeney, Joan M. – Guilford Press, 2016
Grounded in a strong evidence base, this indispensable text and practitioner guide has given thousands of teachers tools to support the literacy growth of beginning and struggling readers in grades K-2. The interactive strategies approach (ISA) is organized around core instructional goals related to enhancing word learning and comprehension of…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Kindergarten
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.; Gambrell, Linda B., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2018
Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK-12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Evidence Based Practice
Shannon, Patrick – Teachers College Press, 2011
In his new book, popular author Patrick Shannon examines reading as agency--why reading critically is essential to civic engagement and a healthy democracy. We follow the author on a journey of self discovery as he practices "wide-awake reading" with a variety of everyday texts, from radio programs to legal documents to more traditional books and…
Descriptors: Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Citizen Participation
Beck, Isabel L.; Beck, Mark E. – Guilford Press, 2013
This bestselling book provides indispensable tools and strategies for explicit, systematic phonics instruction in K-3. Teachers learn effective ways to build students' decoding skills by teaching letter-sound relationships, blending, word building, multisyllabic decoding, fluency, and more. The volume is packed with engaging classroom activities,…
Descriptors: Phonics, Primary Education, Direct Instruction, Decoding (Reading)
Fisher, Peter J.; Bates, Ann; Gurvitz, Debra J. – Teachers College Press, 2014
This authoritative, easy-to-use guide will help educators plan and implement intervention lessons for struggling readers that align with the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. All three authors run successful summer reading programs and supervise tutors who are becoming reading specialists. In this comprehensive resource, they…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Language Arts
Cunningham, Anne E.; Zibulsky, Jamie – Oxford University Press, 2014
Authored by two passionate psychologists and educators, "Book Smart: How to Develop and Support Successful, Motivated Readers" is a how-to guide rich with stories, lessons, activities, and ideas aimed at supporting reading development and addressing the broad range of interpersonal, social, emotional, and motivational skills that can be…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Strategies, Oral Language
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