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  • Teaching Word Meanings

    by Steven A. Stahl, William E. Nagy ...
    Series series Literacy Teaching Series
    Learning new words is foundational to success in school and life. Researchers have known for years that how many word meanings a student knows is one of the strongest predictors of how well that student will understand text and be able to communicate through writing. This book is about how children learn the meanings of new words (and the concepts they convey) and how teachers can be strategic in ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • 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

    $38.99 USD

  • Understanding Reading

    A Psycholinguistic Analysis of Reading and Learning to Read, Sixth Edition

    by Frank Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Education Classic Edition
    Understanding Reading revolutionized reading research and theory when the first edition appeared in 1971 and continues to be a leader in the field. In the sixth edition of this classic text Smith’s purpose remains the same: to shed light on fundamental aspects of the complex human act of reading – linguistic, physiological, psychological, and social – and of what is involved in learning to read ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Bringing Reading Research to Life

    Edited by Margaret G. McKeown, PhD, Linda Kucan, PhD ...
    This book brings together some of the world’s foremost literacy scholars to discuss how research influences what teachers actually do in the classroom. Chapters describe the current state of knowledge about such key topics as decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, digital literacies, reading disabilities, and reading reform. At the same time, the authors offer a unique “inside view” of their own ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Literacy Instruction for Adolescents

    Research-Based Practice

    Edited by Karen D. Wood, PhD, William E. Blanton, EdD ...
    Thorough and accessible, this professional resource and text shows how the latest research in adolescent literacy can be translated into effective practice in middle and high school classrooms. Leading authorities discuss findings on the adolescent learner, addressing such essential topics as comprehension, content-area literacy, differentiated instruction, gender differences in literacy learning, ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • On Reasoning and Argument

    Essays in Informal Logic and on Critical Thinking

    by David Hitchcock ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book brings together in one place David Hitchcock’s most significant published articles on reasoning and argument. In seven new chapters he updates his thinking in the light of subsequent scholarship. Collectively, the papers articulate a distinctive position in the philosophy of argumentation.Among other things, the author:• develops an account of “material consequence” that permits ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Literacy Teaching and Learning in Rural Communities

    Problematizing Stereotypes, Challenging Myths

    Edited by Lisa Schade Eckert, Janet Alsup ...
    This definitive look at teaching English in rural secondary schools contests current definitions and discussions of rural education, examines their ideological and cultural foundations, and presents an alternative perspective that conceptualizes rural communities as diverse, unique, and conducive to pedagogical and personal growth in teaching and learning. Authentic narratives document individual ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Understanding Literacy Development

    A Global View

    Edited by Anne McKeough, Linda M. Phillips, Vianne Timmons, Judy Lee Lupart ...
    The acquisition and maintenance of literacy is of pressing interest and concern to educators and educational policy makers worldwide. What are the common themes, the common questions, and the unique circumstances and initiatives that spring from this interest and concern? To address these questions, Understanding Literacy Development: A Global View brings together leading experts from around the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Genocide Literature in Middle and Secondary Classrooms

    Rhetoric, Witnessing, and Social Action in a Time of Standards and Accountability

    by Sarah Donovan ...
    At the heart of this inquiry into the ethical implications of education reform on reading practices in middle and secondary classrooms, the central question is what is lost, hidden, or marginalized in the name of progress? Drawing on her own experiences as an English teacher during the No Child Left Behind era, the author examines school cultures focused on meeting standards and measurable ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Adapted Primary Literature

    The Use of Authentic Scientific Texts in Secondary Schools

    by Anat Yarden, Stephen P. Norris, Linda M. Phillips ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book specifies the foundation for Adapted Primary Literature (APL), a novel text genre that enables the learning and teaching of science using research articles that were adapted to the knowledge level of high-school students. More than 50 years ago, J.J. Schwab suggested that Primary Scientific Articles “afford the most authentic, unretouched specimens of enquiry that we can obtain” and ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Children's Books for Grown-Up Teachers

    Reading and Writing Curriculum Theory

    by Peter Appelbaum ...
    Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
    Teachers and prospective teachers read children's books, but that reading is often done as a "teacher" – that is, as planning for instruction – rather than as a "reader" engaged with the text. Children’s Books for Grown-Up Teachers models the kind of thinking about teaching and learning – the sort of curriculum theorizing – accomplished through teachers’ interactions with the everyday materials of ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • First Words Memory : Children's Reading & Writing Education Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Influence your child’s vocabulary today and he/she will enjoy reading and writing tomorrow. The first step to take to make this possible would be to secure a copy of this wonderful educational resource. Here, your child will be exposed to his/her first words presented as picture words in order to attract the attention and satisfying the learning level of the child. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD