The Daily 5
The Daily 5

Author: Gail Boushey

Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1571109749

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The Daily 5, Second Edition retains the core literacy components that made the first edition one of the most widely read books in education and enhances these practices based on years of further experience in classrooms and compelling new brain research. The Daily 5 provides a way for any teacher to structure literacy (and now math) time to increase student independence and allow for individualized attention in small groups and one-on-one. Teachers and schools implementing the Daily 5 will do the following: Spend less time on classroom management and more time teaching Help students develop independence, stamina, and accountability Provide students with abundant time for practicing reading, writing, and math Increase the time teachers spend with students one-on-one and in small groups Improve schoolwide achievement and success in literacy and math. The Daily 5, Second Edition gives teachers everything they need to launch and sustain the Daily 5, including materials and setup, model behaviors, detailed lesson plans, specific tips for implementing each component, and solutions to common challenges. By following this simple and proven structure, teachers can move from a harried classroom toward one that hums with productive and engaged learners. What's new in the second edition: Detailed launch plans for the first three weeks Full color photos, figures, and charts Increased flexibility regarding when and how to introduce each Daily 5 choice New chapter on differentiating instruction by age and stamina Ideas about how to integrate the Daily 5 with the CAFE assessment system New chapter on the Math Daily 3 structure

Literacy Lessons Designed for Individuals
Literacy Lessons Designed for Individuals

Author: Marie M. Clay

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-07

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781407168951

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Part of the highly successful early intervention programme Reading Recovery for children experiencing reading and writing difficulties. Literacy Lessons: Designed for Individuals, in two parts, provides administrators and specially-trained teachers with guidance for managing Reading Recovery. It answers the questions of Why?, When? and How? individual literacy lessons for young children at risk can be highly successful. This edition contains both Part One and Part Two (previously published in separate volumes). Part One helps practitioners to understand the latest theory and research surrounding Reading Recovery around the globe, giving insight into the importance of teacher-child conversation and exploring the relevance of phonemic awareness, spelling, phrasing and fluency in written language. Part Two is an essential resource to aid teaching of the Reading Recovery programme and is the perfect training manual for practising teachers.

Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5
Principles of Effective Literacy Instruction, Grades K-5

Author: Seth A. Parsons

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2021-05-21

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1462546048

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What are the principles that every elementary teacher must learn in order to plan and adapt successful literacy instruction? This concise course text and practitioner resource brings together leading experts to explain the guiding ideas that underlie effective instructional practice. Each chapter reviews one or more key principles and highlights ways to apply them flexibly in diverse classrooms and across grade levels and content areas. Chapters cover core instructional topics (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension); high-quality learning environments; major issues such as assessment, differentiation, explicit instruction, equity, and culturally relevant pedagogy; and the importance of teachers’ reflective practice and lifelong learning.

Handbook of Reading Research
Handbook of Reading Research

Author: P. David Pearson

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 1108

ISBN-13: 9780805824162

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"The Handbook of Reading Research is the research handbook for the field. Each volume has come to define the field for the period of time it covers ... When taken as a set, the four volumes provide a definitive history of reading research"--Back of cover, volume 4.

Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades K-5
Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom, Grades K-5

Author: Douglas Fisher

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2017-01-20

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1506378528

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Teach with optimum impact to foster deeper expressions of literacy Whether through direct instruction, guided instruction, peer-led and independent learning—every student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design. In this companion to Visible Learning for Literacy, Fisher, Frey, and Hattie show you how to use learning intentions, success criteria, formative assessment and feedback to achieve profound instructional clarity. Chapter by chapter, this acclaimed author team helps put a range of learning strategies into practice, depending upon whether your K–5 students are ready for surface, deep, or transfer levels of understanding.

Making the Most of Small Groups
Making the Most of Small Groups

Author: Debbie Diller

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-10-10

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1003838847

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Author Debbie Diller turns her attention to small reading groups and the teacher's role in small-group instruction. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All grapples with difficult questions regarding small-group instruction in elementary classrooms such as: How do I find the time? How can I be more organized? How do I form groups? How can I differentiate to meet the needs of all of my students? Structured around the five essential reading elements - comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary - the book provides practical tips, sample lessons, lesson plans and templates, suggestions for related literacy work stations, and connections to whole-group instruction. In addition to ideas to use immediately in the classroom, Diller provides an overview of relevant research and reflection questions for professional conversations.

Midnight at the Barclay Hotel
Midnight at the Barclay Hotel

Author: Fleur Bradley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0593202910

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Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekend's work. Read the novel that New York Times bestselling author, Chris Grabenstein calls, "My kind of mystery!" When JJ Jacobson convinced his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel, he never imagined that he'd find himself in the midst of a murder mystery. He thought he was in for a run-of-the-mill weekend ghost hunting at the most haunted spot in town, but when he arrives at the Barclay Hotel and his mother is blamed for the hotel owner's death, he realizes his weekend is going to be anything but ordinary. Now, with the help of his new friends, Penny and Emma, JJ has to track down a killer, clear his mother's name, and maybe even meet a ghost or two along the way.

The Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish

Author: Marcus Pfister

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1558580093

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Summary: The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.