In order to succeed in school and beyond, students in grades 6-12 need to understand and use both academic language and discipline-specific vocabulary.
This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success.
Building crucial bridges between theory, research, and practice, this volume brings together leading authorities on the literacy development of young children.
This highly regarded teacher resource synthesizes the research base on word recognition and translates it into step-by-step instructional strategies, with special attention to students who are struggling.
Literacy learning clubs are highly motivating small-group collaborations that can improve tweens and teens academic achievement, support their social-emotional development, and increase their enjoyment of reading and writing.
This successful guide--now in a revised and expanded second edition--gives teachers effective strategies to support adolescents development of relevant literacy skills in specific disciplines.
This book provides essential coaching tools to support teachers in planning and implementing instruction aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
This book guides teachers in grades 6-12 to strategically combine a variety of texts--including literature, informational texts, and digital sources--to meet their content-area goals and the demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
This indispensable teacher resource and course text, now revised and updated, addresses the whats, whys, and how-tos of incorporating outstanding childrens literature into the K8 reading program.
Comprehensive, authoritative, and designed for practical utility, this handbook presents evidence-based approaches for helping struggling readers and those at risk for literacy difficulties or delays.
Specifically designed for K-3 teachers, this accessible guide describes ways to use informational text creatively and effectively in both reading and writing instruction.
A user-friendly, concept-first approach to Middle School ELA that helps you improve your skills quickly and easilyMust Know Middle School ELA provides a fresh approach to learning.
Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words.
Reading Comprehension and Skills for sixth grade is designed to help students develop a strong foundation of reading basics so that they will become competent readers who can advance to more challenging texts.
Written expressly for preschool teachers, this engaging book explains the whats, whys, and how-tos of implementing best practices for instruction in the preschool classroom.
Current research increasingly highlights the role of early literacy in young children's development--and informs practices and policies that promote success among diverse learners.
This indispensable course text and practitioner resource, now fully revised, has helped tens of thousands of readers implement evidence-based interventions to improve students academic achievement and behavior in PreK12.
This book is about computational models of reading, or models that explain (and often simulate) the mental processes that allow us to convert the marks on a printed page into the representations that allow us to understand the contents of what we are reading.
An acclaimed reference that fills a significant gap in the literature, this volume examines the linkages between spoken and written language development, both typical and atypical.
To acquire content knowledge through reading, students must understand the complex components and diverse purposes of informational texts, as emphasized in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Specifically designed for K-3 teachers, this accessible guide describes ways to use informational text creatively and effectively in both reading and writing instruction.
Bringing together prominent scholars, this book shows how 21st-century research and theory can inform everyday instructional practices in early childhood classrooms (PreK-3).
An aptitude test is designed to measure the potential for achievement in an individual, whilst an IQ test is a standardized test designed to measure intelligence.
This concise, accessible book explores the connection between language acquisition and emergent literacy skills, and how this sets the stage for later literacy development.
Kaplan's MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Review 2026-2027 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questionsall authored by the experts behind Kaplans score-raising MCAT prep course.
Helping teachers move beyond fluency as measured by speed alone, this book focuses on building the skills that students need to read accurately, meaningfully, and expressively--the essential components of reading comprehension.
Kaplan's MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Review 2024-2025 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questionsall authored by the experts behind Kaplan's score-raising MCAT prep course.
This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction.
IQ and psychometric tests are increasingly used in recruitment and selection procedures by those companies who want to ensure they employ workers of the highest calibre.
This esteemed reference work and professional resource, now substantially revised, integrates classic and cutting-edge research on how children and adolescents make meaning from text.
Recent educational reform initiatives such as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) largely fail to address the needs--or tap into the unique resources--of students who are developing literacy skills in both English and a home language.
Literacy learning clubs are highly motivating small-group collaborations that can improve tweens and teens academic achievement, support their social-emotional development, and increase their enjoyment of reading and writing.
This trusted teacher resource and widely adopted text presents effective ways to demystify essential reading skills and strategies for K8 students who are struggling.
This book guides teachers in grades 6-12 to strategically combine a variety of texts--including literature, informational texts, and digital sources--to meet their content-area goals and the demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Showcasing cutting-edge findings on adolescent literacy teaching and learning, this unique handbook is grounded in the realities of students daily lives.
