Offers step-by-step guidance for facilitating positive social relationships between children with and without disabilities through three components: large group story reading and discussion; small group interactions called cooperative learning groups; and an optional home literacy component.
This highly practical guide offers a systematic approach to instruction in the three main writing genres--narrative, persuasive, and informative--that students in grades 3-5 are expected to master. Ready-to-use lesson plans and materials are grounded in research on strategy instruction and self-regulated learning, and connect with learning ......
From leading experts, this indispensable resource presents a practical model for conducting reading assessments for screening, diagnosis, and progress monitoring in each of the three tiers of response to intervention (RTI). K-8 teachers and school personnel are guided to use norm-referenced, informal, and curriculum-based measures to assess key ......
The second volume of this comprehensive handbook addresses such topics as the transition to school, the teacher-child relationship, vocabulary development, neuroimaging work, Vygotskian theory, findings from international studies, and more.
Primary teaching is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Schools are diverse and ever-changing communities where children and teachers learn alongside each other. When learning to teach, practical experience in the classroom is essential, as is learning from others and being able to reflect on your own learning and performance. Equally ......
Primary teaching is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Schools are diverse and ever-changing communities where children and teachers learn alongside each other. When learning to teach, practical experience in the classroom is essential, as is learning from others and being able to reflect on your own learning and performance. Equally ......
This book translates the best current research on adolescent writing instruction into teacher-friendly practices that are easy to implement in today's diverse classrooms. Leading experts present instructional methods that are applicable across the curriculum as well as specific, proven techniques to build writing skills and promote critical ......
This book translates the best current research on adolescent writing instruction into teacher-friendly practices that are easy to implement in today's diverse classrooms. Leading experts present instructional methods that are applicable across the curriculum as well as specific, proven techniques to build writing skills and promote critical ......
From learning to listen to and explore sounds, to reading words and writing stories, phonics forms a crucial part of a child's education. This practical guide to phonics teaching from Early Years Specialist Amy-Louise Peach of Little Learners Education, is for all those supporting children's literacy learning. It is an introduction to the ......
