The ideal companion to the bestselling book The Reading Comprehension Blueprint, this activity book helps educators and practitioners practice, apply, and implement their comprehension knowledge in the classroom.
Transform struggling readers into successful readers with this field-tested, evidence-based phonological awareness programme. This curriculum is the ideal way to deliver systematic, intensive phonological awareness instruction to students in Grades K-2, whether they have language impairments or just need extra help with literacy skills.
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this established course text and teacher guide explores the processes involved in second-language acquisition and translates the research into practical instructional strategies for PreK–12.
An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment, K-12
This clear, no-nonsense book guides current and future teachers through the concepts, tools, methods, and goals of classroom literacy assessment. The expert authors examine the roles of formative, summative, and benchmark assessments; demystify state and national tests and standards; and show how assessment can seamlessly inform instruction. ......
The Literacy Squared Approach to Asset-Based Writing Instruction
A follow-up to the bestselling book Biliteracy from the Start, Biliterate Writing from the Start shows bilingual teachers, administrators, and leadership teams how to plan, implement, and monitor effective biliterate writing instruction and assessment for emerging bilingual learners.
A comprehensive resource for helping teachers provide quality literacy instruction to students with severe disabilities. Rich with examples, case studies, and lesson planning techniques that allow educators to reach all learners no matter their level of need, this book provides readers with the most up-to-date information and practical examples of ......
Discusses factors that affect struggling readers in grades 7-12 and provides research-based strategies for improving their reading and writing skills. This work includes topics such as: assessment; building core competencies, such as fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary; and working with struggling adolescent English language learners.
Literacies in Language Education introduces multiliteracies pedagogy, which focuses on critical engagement with texts, intercultural understanding, and language proficiency development. Kate Paesani and Mandy Menke, seasoned workshop leaders and multiliteracies scholars, define what the approach is, its benefits, and how to create curricula ......
