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“mary widtmann”

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  • Thinking Tools for Young Readers and Writers

    Strategies to Promote Higher Literacy in Grades 28

    by Carol Booth Olson, Angie Balius, Emily McCourtney, Mary Widtmann ...
    In her new book, bestselling author and professional developer Carol Booth Olson and colleagues show teachers how to help young readers and writers construct meaning from and with texts. This practical resource offers a rich array of research-based teaching strategies, activities, and extended lessons focused on the “thinking tools” employed by experienced readers and writers. It shows teachers ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

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  • Impossible to Ignore: Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions

    by Carmen Simon ...
    A groundbreaking approach to creating memorable messages that are easy to process, hard to forget, and impossible to ignore—using the latest in brain scienceAudiences forget up to 90 percent of what you communicate. But people make decisions and act based on what they remember, so a pragmatic approach for the effective communicator is to be deliberate about the 10 percent that audiences do retain. ... Read more

    $22.69 USD

  • Teaching English to Young Learners

    by Robert Taylor ...
    In this book, you will learn a wide variety of teaching techniques and strategies for teaching children from ages 4-11. The book is full of lesson plans, games and activities for current or aspiring teachers who are teaching children at kindergarten and early primary grade levels and whose first language is other than English. It is the foundation of a second language instruction course and was ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Raising Kids Who Read

    What Parents and Teachers Can Do

    by Daniel T. Willingham ...
    How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital ageEveryone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains this phenomenon and provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. Like ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives

    Comprehending, Analyzing and Discussing Text

    by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey ...
    Series series Essentials for Principals
    Prompt students to become the sophisticated readers, writers, and thinkers they need to be to achieve higher learning. The authors explore the important relationship between text, learner, and learning. With an array of methods and assignments to establish critical literacy in a discussion-based and reflective classroom, you’ll encourage students to find meaning and cultivate thinking from even ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Teaching Large Multilevel Classes

    by Natalie Hess ...
    Series series Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
    This book provides practical advice for teachers who work with large, mixed-ability classes. It offers a wide variety of activities to develop student motivation, interest, participation and responsibility. ... Read more

    $25.09 USD

  • Reading Without Limits

    Teaching Strategies to Build Independent Reading for Life

    by Maddie Witter ...
    Imagine a classroom where all students are engaged in highly rigorous and fun learning every single day. That classroom can be yours starting tomorrow.You don’t have to be a reading specialist to pick up this book. Anyone who wants to dramatically improve reading achievement will find helpful suggestions. You might be a third grade teacher whose students have mastered decoding, and you are ready ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Rigorous Reading

    5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Texts

    by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey ...
    Series series Corwin Literacy
    What it really means to "read closely."What could Fern Arable, Jay Gatsby, and Winston Churchill possibly have in common? They all need masterful teachers to help students revel in their complexity. And Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher are just the two mentors to help you make that happen.Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Experience Design

    Technology for All the Right Reasons

    by Marc Hassenzahl ...
    Series series Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics
    In his book "In the blink of an eye" Walter Murch, the Oscar-awarded editor of The English Patient, Apocalypse Now, and many other outstanding movies, devises the Rule of Six -- six criteria for what makes a good cut. On top of his list is "to be true to the emotion of the moment," a quality more important than advancing the story or being rhythmically interesting. The cut has to deliver a ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Reading Instruction for Diverse Classrooms

    Research-Based, Culturally Responsive Practice

    by Ellen McIntyre, EdD, Nancy Hulan, MEd, Vicky Layne, MEd ...
    Series series Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy
    This practical, teacher-friendly book provides indispensable guidance for implementing research-based reading instruction that is responsive to students' diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Structured around the “big five” core topics of an effective reading program—phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—the book explains tried-and-true teaching strategies for ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Comprehension Across the Curriculum

    Perspectives and Practices K-12

    Edited by Kathy Ganske, PhD, Douglas Fisher, PhD ...
    Series Book 12 - Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy
    Successful students use comprehension skills and strategies throughout the school day. In this timely book, leading scholars present innovative ways to support reading comprehension across content areas and the full K–12 grade range. Chapters provide specific, practical guidance for selecting rewarding texts and promoting engagement and understanding in social studies, math, and science, as well ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Teaching Numeracy

    9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking

    by Margaret M. Pearse, Kathleen M. Walton ...
    "Margie Pearse and Katie Walton have given us a rich treasury of research-based beat math practices. This book offers practical, engaging numeracy strategies to support our struggling students and sets the bar high for our advanced young mathematicians."—Mary Dunwoody, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Professional DevelopmentSoutheast Delco School District, Folcroft, PATransform mathematics ... Read more

    $32.39 USD