Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches
Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches

Author: International Reading Association

Publisher: International Reading Assoc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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This US report from the International Reading Association looks at standards for middle and high school literacy coaches. The standards are organised into two parts - leadership standards and content area literacy standards. Table of contents: * Introduction * Part 1: Leadership standards * Part 2: Content area literacy standards (english language arts, mathematics, science, social studies) * Part 3: What we know and what we need to know about literacy coaches in middle and high schools: a research synthesis and proposed research agenda * References.

Write from the Beginning
Write from the Beginning

Author: Allison E. Ward

Publisher: Mailbox Books

Published: 2003-09-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781562345747

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Build strong writers with 180 activities and 36 popular early childhood themes. Each thematic unit offers a full-color poster to prompt prior knowledge and initiate student conversation, word cards to facilitate word association and spelling, and writing prompts to spark personal student response. 112 pages. Kindergarten-Grade 1. This book Is designed to enhance circle time and center time Demonstrates the relationship between oral and written language Helps develop age-appropriate writing skills Promotes concepts of print such as capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Provides reproducible word cards and writing prompts

Effective Literacy Instruction
Effective Literacy Instruction

Author: Judith A. Langer

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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Provides middle school and high school teachers with advice and guidance on creating effective literacy programs that support student learning.

Reading Instruction That Works, Fourth Edition
Reading Instruction That Works, Fourth Edition

Author: Michael Pressley

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2014-10-02

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1462516858

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This widely adopted text and K-8 practitioner resource demonstrates how successful literacy teachers combine explicit skills instruction with an emphasis on reading for meaning. Distinguished researcher Richard L. Allington builds on the late Michael Pressley's work to explain the theories and findings that guide balanced teaching and illustrate what exemplary lessons look like in action. Detailed examples offer a window into highly motivating classrooms around the country. Comprehensive in scope, the book discusses specific ways to build word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, especially for readers who are struggling. New to This Edition *Updated throughout to reflect important recent research advances. *Chapter summing up the past century's reading debates and the growing acceptance of balanced teaching. *New and revised vignettes of exemplary teachers.

Differentiated Reading Instruction
Differentiated Reading Instruction

Author: Sharon Walpole

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2007-01-24

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 160623790X

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This book provides a research-based framework for making differentiated instruction work in the primary grades. It includes scientifically validated techniques for teaching each component of the beginning reading program. The authors describe how to use assessment to form differentiated small groups and monitor student progress; plan which skills to target and when; and implement carefully selected instructional strategies. Vivid classroom examples illustrate what differentiated instruction looks like in action in each of the primary grades. For additional helpful resources, including classroom-ready lesson plans, teachers can purchase the complementary volume, How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction: Resources for Grades K-3.

Direct Instruction Mathematics
Direct Instruction Mathematics

Author: Jerry Silbert

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13:

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An exciting edition of this practical math methods text that provides future teachers with practical procedures for increasing student success in math. Emphasizing specific, classroom-tested strategies, these authors provide techniques for teaching major math and needed prerequisite skills...as well as extensive background in diagnosing and correcting error patterns. In addition, they offer practical guidelines for curriculum evaluation and modification, recommendations for practice and review drills, and specific information on progress-monitoring.