Fans of American history and the hit Broadway play are sure to enjoy the true story of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in this Level 3 biographical Reader from National Geographic Kids.
African-American Writers and Journalists spans nearly three centuries of literary and journalistic history, from a long-unpublished ballad composed in the 1740s by a slave named Lucy Terry to the works of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison.
Veteran educator Marilee Sprenger explains how to teach the essential, high-frequency words that appear in academic contexts--and reverse the disadvantages of what she calls word poverty.
Veteran educator Marilee Sprenger explains how to teach the essential, high-frequency words that appear in academic contexts--and reverse the disadvantages of what she calls word poverty.
This collection of articles on the teaching of reading pulls together some of the bestand most clicked-onarticles on reading that Educational Leadership has published in the past few years from more than a dozen of the most respected experts in the field, including Richard L.
As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn-to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life.
This collection of articles on the teaching of reading pulls together some of the bestand most clicked-onarticles on reading that Educational Leadership has published in the past few years from more than a dozen of the most respected experts in the field, including Richard L.
Your students may recognize words like determine, analyze, and distinguish, but do they understand these words well enough to quickly and completely answer a standardized test question?
Your students may recognize words like determine, analyze, and distinguish, but do they understand these words well enough to quickly and completely answer a standardized test question?
What teacher hasn't sometimes believed that the entire class understands a lesson, even though only a few students are nodding their heads and answering questions?
All teachers know that a robust vocabulary gives students the communication skills they need to do well on tests and shine in the classroom--and the best way to ensure successful vocabulary instruction is to embrace new and engaging strategies that don't take too much time away from other work.
All teachers know that a robust vocabulary gives students the communication skills they need to do well on tests and shine in the classroom--and the best way to ensure successful vocabulary instruction is to embrace new and engaging strategies that don't take too much time away from other work.
In this practical guide to teaching beginning language learners of all ages, Calhoun encourages us to begin where the learners begin--with their developed listening and speaking vocabularies and other accumulated knowledge about the world.
`Improving Literacy at KS2 and KS3 is all about primary-secondary transfer, seen mostly through the eyes of secondary teachers, but with some interesting contributions from middle-school staff who know the territory well.
**Winner Creative Child Magazine 2018 Book of the Year Award****2017 Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention for Children's Literature** My First Book of Vietnamese Words is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces Vietnamese language and culture to young children through everyday words.
DK Readers: Christopher Columbus is now available with read-along audio feature, paced so that a child can read along with the text according to their level of reading confidence.
DK Readers: The Little Ballerina is now available with read-along audio feature, paced so that a child can read along with the text according to their level of reading confidence.
Galactic adventure for children beginning to read aloneStar Wars: The Adventures of C-3PO Level 2 Reader follows C-3PO, the Star Wars protocol droid, on his exciting adventures across the galaxy.
New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love readingClash of the Gladiators is a 'Reading Alone' reader, perfect for children who are proficient readers, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information.