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With its sights clearly set on middle school teachers and the middle school teaching experience, this new book expands the definition of literacy to encompass today's popular electronic and audiovisual media. Research-driven coverage offers a thorough presentation of the theory of middle school teaching, plus a wealth of real stories from real classrooms that demonstrate strategies in actual practice. KEY TOPICS The authors address the current emphasis on standards, discussing their advantages and disadvantages and integrating them throughout; embrace the notion of inclusion by offering numerous suggestions for teaching special-needs students in the regular classroom; and explore the social and cultural complexities—and the joys and challenges—of teaching today's adolescents. For teachers and future teachers of middle school.

The authors reveal children as growing, effective, sensitive users of language. Before any formal schooling, they have already had much experience with language - opportunities to compare, contrast, and use it in a wide variety of settings. Children are adaptive, and are aware of the contextual subtleties of language; the written and spoken evidence of children's encounters with language is the basis of the research. This evidence tells stories - language stories, from which lessons about the nature of literacy may be drawn. While this is not a methods text in a traditional sense, it is essential reading for those wishing to update their understanding of what is known about written language and written language learning. (Teachers and graduate students in reading, writing, and language arts may wish to use this book in conjunction with The Authoring Cycle videotape series.)

With Teaching Grammar in Context, thousands of teachers discovered why students achieve better results when they learn grammar during the process of writing. In Lessons to Share, Connie Weaver's promised sequel, she focuses on the practical, offering valuable "lessons" from educators at all levels. The first section of the book addresses the learning and teaching of grammar, setting the stage for subsequent sections. The purpose behind the article on how language is learned is to help readers understand that babies and preschoolers acquire the grammar of their language without direct instruction and that language continues to develop indirectly during children's school years. Connie's article on teaching grammar in the context of writing articulates other aspects of the rationale that underlies this book: teaching grammar in the context of its use. The second and major section deals with teaching grammar through writing, across the grades. The authors address punctuation, parts of speech, effective word choice and syntax, and conferencing with students to teach revision and editing. The next section focuses on style, with emphasis on sentence composing, "image grammar," and "breaking the rules" for stylistic effect. There is also a discussion of the power of dialects and the dialects of power. The last section deals with teaching the English language and its grammar to ESL students in kindergarten through college. The section and book conclude with an article on using grammar checking computer software.

This reference provides a wealth of precision tools for content-area teachers. The concise format succeeds in offering easy access to an array of strategies teachers can customize for any history, science, English, or even math selection. On a daily basis, teachers can satisfy the specific needs of individual students, or a specific class, with the techniques carefully and clearly presented. Here is more than a quick, `one-size-fits-all skills-fix' for the busy content area teacher. This manual delivers promise for building confident, skilled readers and teachers. Also available: From the Ground Up: Teaching Catholic Social Principles in Elementary Schools - ISBN 1558332219 Creating a Curriculum That Works: A Guide to Outcomes-Centered Curriculum Decision-Making - ISBN 1558331433 Our titles help all catholic educators and administrators have the professional resources to meet the highest standards of excellence in Catholic education. We provide resources for school, parish, diocesan offices, professional organizations and higher education institutions. Some of the areas we publish in include: Administration and Planning Classroom Materials Legal Issues Staff Development Governance Boards Religious Education Research and History Recruitment Curriculum Development Seminary Education Multicultural Issues Technology

Music education has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. Whereas lessons were once characterised by their passivity, children now learn about music through actively engaging in it by performing, composing, listening and appraising. This reader places music education in context and then goes on to examine a range of issues linked to the teaching and learning of music. The latter half of the book concentrates on music education within the classroom, highlighting the kinds of points which all teachers of music will have to consider.

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Save when you order the text and activity book together! As new research shows how effective systematic and explicit teaching of language-based skills is for students with learning disabilities—along with the added benefits of multisensory techniques—discover the latest on this popular teaching approach with the third edition of this bestselling textbook. Adopted by colleges and universities across the country, this definitive core text is now fully revised and expanded with cutting-edge research and more on hot topics such as executive function, fluency, and adolescent literacy. The most comprehensive text available on multisensory teaching, this book shows preservice educators how to use specific multisensory approaches to dramatically improve struggling students' language skills and academic outcomes in elementary through high school. They'll be prepared to help students develop skills in key areas such as phonological awareness, letter knowledge, handwriting, phonics, fluency, spelling, comprehension, composition, and mathematics plan structured, explicit multisensory language lessons that incorporate two or more senses create a positive classroom environment conducive to effective teaching and learning for struggling students conduct successful assessment of reading difficulties and monitor progress teach older students who struggle with reading work effectively with high-functioning adults with dyslexia conduct biliteracy instruction for Spanish-speaking students meet the needs of students who use assistive technology know the rights of individuals with dyslexia A text to keep and use long after the course is over, this book includes practical strategies and guidelines on planning lessons, conducting assessment, helping students with learning disabilities develop good study skills, and more. And the broad and deep coverage of multisensory teaching—unmatched by other texts—make this an essential reference and professional development resource for in-service teachers and reading specialists. With this timely new edition of an authoritative textbook, teachers will be prepared to deliver high-quality multisensory instruction that improves outcomes for students with learning disabilities and their peers. What's New: Fluency chapter Adolescent literacy chapter More on executive function Revised & updated chapters New research & best practices Chapters on assistive technology and rights of individuals with dyslexia now integrated into the book Updated resources

In today’s linguistically diverse classrooms, it is essential for teachers to understand the needs of students who are acquiring English as an additional language. A firm knowledge of theoretical and practical issues must be paired with a deep understanding of the human side of language learning. Language Lessons: Stories for Teaching and Learning English is a short story anthology that offers valuable insight into the inner lives of language learners. A wide variety of linguistic backgrounds is represented in the collection, and the stories examine language learning issues over a broad range of time, highlighting cultural, political, and social realities that can shape the language learning experiences of children and adults. This volume can be used in a variety of education settings including undergraduate and graduate courses in TESOL, Literacy Studies, and Language Arts and faculty development workshops. Suggestions for guiding written responses to the material are given, and questions encourage readers to reflect on each story and to explore the multifaceted connections among stories.

When asked to give a children's sermon or present other simple lessons to kids, many people don't know where to start. The FaithBuilders for Kids series comes to the rescue with dozens of quick ideas for teaching Bible concepts. - Look Before You Leap features projects using only paper - Fishers of Men combines object lessons with a family devotional format - Meet My Imaginary Elephant offers a fresh look at many traditional symbols - How to Eat an Orange presents especially difficult lessons in understandable ways - The Inside Out Porcupine has thirty light-hearted stories teaching about commitment to Christ - Jesus Is Your Wedge features object lessons about God and Christian living Home-school parents, those who present children's sermons or teach in church school, and any adult looking for new ways to teach children important scriptural truths will find these books to be an invaluable resource. Previously published in Baker's object lesson series, these books are now available in a convenient saddle-stitched format.

Chantal and Elisa show us the teaching and learning of conventions as part of a personal and collective striving toward proficiency, power, and independence. They help us conceive the daily work of learning language as part of more mythic work, which is that of becoming greater than we were. - Mary Ehrenworth Author of The Power of Grammar     Are Chantal Francois and Elisa Zonana's students like yours? Economically, linguistically, and culturally diverse; excited to write; yet underprepared for the kinds of writing demanded in middle school and beyond? Don't be daunted. Francois and Zonana found a solution, and in Catching Up on Conventions they share lessons that help kids quickly master Standard English grammar.   Catching Up on Conventions will make a difference in your writing workshop and in your middle schoolers' lives. With Catching Up on Conventions and its annotated lesson plans, you'll: make key grammatical rules explicit and scaffold learning through highly structured, tightly focused lessons strengthen students' narrative and expository writing give students specific tools for editing and revising support code-switching between the language students use outside the classroom and Standard English. Francois and Zonana designed Catching Up on Conventions to be easy for you to implement and highly effective. It raises students' awareness of Standard English grammar with: targeted lessons that slide into even the most packed curriculum. teaching based on widely recognized best practices that are proven to work. suggestions for instructional language and assessment practices that empower linguistic choice rather than “correct” or devalue the language skills students bring to school. For success in school, Standard English grammar isn't optional - it's an option every student must have. But it's not too late for underprepared students to find the power of choice and take their passion for writing to a whole new level. Not when they're Catching Up on Conventions.

The three-volume Witch School teaching series will prepare you for initiation into all three degrees of Correllian Wicca, one of the largest and fastest growing Wiccan traditions in the world. As an additional bonus, WitchSchool.com offers many optional interactive features to enhance your textbook learning experience. The Path of the High Priest and Priestess The twelve lessons of the Witch School's Third Degree are for those who choose to follow the path of Wiccan High Priest or High Priestess. More so than the earlier degrees, the Third Degree is a vocation—a call to lead, inspire, and instruct others on the Wiccan journey. You'll be ready to assume the essential duties of Wiccan clergy—teaching, transformative energy work, and oracular work—when you successfully complete the lessons of the Third Degree: Clergy Standards and Behavior • Public Ritual Astral Travel and Shapeshifting • Remote Viewing The Nature of the Soul • The Nature of Time • The Ennead Karma, Akasha, and Past Lives • Drawing Down the Moon Conscious Incarnation • Temple Management • The Future Completion of the twelve lessons in this book makes you eligible for initiation into the Third Degree of Correllian Nativist Wicca and the role of High Priest or High Priestess.

A decade ago there were only two charter schools in the United States. Today there are more than 2,400, serving more than half a million students. Charter schools are public schools that are free from many of the regulations that have long governed public education. Supporters include many of the country’s most prominent educators and politicians, among them President George W. Bush, who hope charter schools will reshape education, especially where it proves most challenging—in the inner city. The fact that most charter schools promise smaller classes and more parental involvement makes them immensely appealing to the nation’s most disadvantaged families. Charter school detractors, on the other hand, fear that these alternative schools will irredeemably ruin public education, drawing away the talented students and the most involved parents. Clearly the stakes are high. But few Americans understand what a charter school really is—or what is involved in trying to create, attend, and teach in one. Written by a renowned journalist and education writer, and a former inner-city school teacher himself, Hard Lessons is the first book to capture the human drama of the entire experience. For three years, Jonathan Schorr was allowed complete access to the students, teachers, and parents of the E.C. Reems Academy in Oakland, California, making him uniquely qualified to tell their fascinating story. But would the new school succeed in effectively teaching children from urban neighborhoods where success is rare? Would it become a whole new bureaucracy or sabotage itself from within? The answers are found in the moving stories of some deeply involved yet very different individuals. Among them, there is Nazim Casey, Jr.—rescued from his crack-addicted parents, he’s the last-chance child who will put inner-city charters to their ultimate test; William Stewart—a father whose fury at his daughter’s failed public school propels him into activism; Eugene Ruffin—the entrepreneur who helped introduce the personal computer to America, then collaborated with Wal-Mart heir John Walton to “invest” in education; and Valentin Del Rio—a young teacher whose idealism turns to exhaustion and the search for a punctual paycheck. Through successes and setbacks, Hard Lessons reveals just how difficult it is, even with the best of intentions, to offer a quality education to every child in America. The story of E.C. Reems Academy offers invaluable lessons for anyone interested in America’s most pressing domestic concern. At once harrowing and hopeful, and in the finest tradition of modern nonfiction, Hard Lessons is one of the most important books to come along in decades.

25 Lessons Learned from My Dog Morgan is a book about everyday experiences that took place between a puppy and his new owner. Morgan is a Bichon Frise and only after a few months, it became clear that the roles of teacher and student were going to be reversed. Instead of Morgan learning behavioral commands, this little fellow was busy teaching his new owner a number of insightful lessons! Through their relationship and daily interactions, his owner soon learned valuable lessons about God's kindness, forgiveness, patience, and unending love. This unique devotional book captures 25 unforgettable experiences and lessons learned for all to enjoy. Sherry Davis, a believer in Jesus Christ, developed a love for writing as a child. It has always been her dream to someday have her writings published. God has honored His word, Psalm 37:4 states, "Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." Sherry believes that her writings are inspired by God and has dedicated her work to bring Him honor and glory. Sherry holds a B.B.A. from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, MBA and an Ed.D, from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Sherry is co-owner of Double Edge Advantage Training, a company where she is a corporate trainer and consultant. She is also an adjunct instructor at a local university. Sherry and her husband Kyle live in South Florida with their dog Morgan.

Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you'll do something wrong? RAs DISTARreg; is the most successful beginning reading program available to schools across the country. Research has proven that children taught by the DISTARreg; method outperform their peers who receive instruction from other programs. Now for the first time, this program has been adapted for parent and child to use at home. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows parents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read. Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a solid second-grade reading level. It's a sensible, easy-to-follow, and enjoyable way to help your child gain the essential skills of reading. Everything you need is here -- no paste, no scissors, no flash cards, no complicated directions -- just you and your child learning together. One hundred lessons, fully illustrated and color-coded for clarity, give your child the basic and more advanced skills needed to become a good reader.Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons will bring you and your child closer together, while giving your child the reading skills needed now, for a better chance at tomorrow.

Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have adapted the strategy instruction made famous in Strategies That Work and The Comprehension Toolkit to meet the developmental needs of our youngest readers. The Primary Comprehension Toolkit launches students in Kindergarten through Grade 2 into the exciting world of nonfiction reading, writing, and thinking. Instruction centres on 22 lessons in six books, each organized around a fundamental comprehension strategy. Lessons are designed for instruction with large groups, small groups, guided reading, and individual conferences. Three half-hour classroom videos show the authors teaching lessons. Students acquire tools for reading, writing, and thinking in Science and Social Studies.