Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented--and has been shown to promote achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible resource gives special and general education teachers the tools to implement explicit instruction in any grade level or content area. The authors are leading experts who ......
This widely used teacher resource and course text--now significantly revised with 75% new content--provides a flexible approach to fostering high-level understanding of a wide variety of informational sources in grades 3-8. Through the lens of a new three-phase lesson plan, the author explains how to teach students to think critically about ......
To be successful, teachers of English in grades 6-12 need more than basic content knowledge and classroom management skills. They need a deep understanding of the goals and principles of teaching literature, writing, oral discourse, and language in order to make sound instructional decisions. This engaging book explores the pedagogical foundations ......
Well established as a definitive text--and now revised and updated with eight new chapters--this book translates cutting-edge research into effective guidelines for teaching writing in grades K-12. Illustrated with vivid classroom examples, the book identifies the components of a complete, high-quality writing program. Leading experts provide ......
This programme is used to measure preschool children's story comprehension. It was developed using a general outcome measurement framework so that it can be used for progress monitoring throughout the preschool year. There are six individual ASC forms, and each form includes a teacher script with a brief story followed by a series of eight ......
To be successful, teachers of English in grades 6-12 need more than basic content knowledge and classroom management skills. They need a deep understanding of the goals and principles of teaching literature, writing, oral discourse, and language in order to make sound instructional decisions. This engaging book explores the pedagogical foundations ......
"I have tried in what follows to elaborate certain views which I have arrived at in trying to answer the question referred to above. They are, however, my own views; mine in the light of what thinking, knowledge and experience I am capable of at the time of writing. They are, therefore, by no means authoritative, nor, even for me, final. Above ......
A Waldorf Approach to Coaching Team Sports deals passionately with human striving for excellence carried in a noble spirit. Dean Stark speaks of the great importance in the teen years of having positive role models and of being challenged to develop commitment to high ideals. The first edition of this book--Coaching Team Sports in a Waldorf ......
Tools and Methods for Nineteenth-Century American Literature
How to use and build digital projects and how to incorporate into already established curriculum
Jennifer Travis and Jessica DeSpain present a long-overdue collection of theoretical perspectives and case studies aimed at teaching nineteenth-century American literature using digital humanities tools and methods. ......
