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  • A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing

    by Steve Bowkett ...
    Series series Get them Thinking like …
    Why should children learn to write fluently? What difference will it make to them and the opportunities available to them later on in life?The ability to communicate clearly, accurately and persuasively is a vital life skill. Deficiencies in motivation and thinking skills pervade the challenge of improving children's literacy levels.Get Them Thinking Like Writers! combines practical activities to ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

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  • Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades

    Teaching That Supports Engagement and Rigorous Learning

    Edited by Diane Lapp, EdD, Barbara Moss, PhD ...
    Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Vocabulary Instruction

    Research to Practice

    Edited by Edward J. Kame'enui, Phd, James F. Baumann, PhD ...
    This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Adaptivity as a Transformative Disposition

    for Learning in the 21st Century

    Edited by David Hung, Shu-Shing Lee, Kenneth Y. T. Lim ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This volume introduces the concept of ‘adaptivity’ as occurring when, say, individuals cross boundaries. Through illustrations from both formal and informal learning, the book seeks to provide learning designs and frameworks for adaptivity. This book is unique as it ties together: a) social-individual dialectics; and b) adaptive learning as it relates to creativity and imagination. It highlights ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Sight Words 3rd Grade Workbook (Baby Professor Learning Books)

    by Baby Professor ...
    Make reading less boring by training your child to see and read sight words. This ability is the key to a smooth reading experience. Your child will love this reading book because the information is presented in a light yet straightforward manner. Information shared here is age-appropriate so you, as a parent, need not to worry if you're child is learning as desired. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Literacy Theory as Practice

    Connecting Theory and Instruction in K12 Classrooms

    by Lara J. Handsfield ...
    Series series Language and Literacy Series
    This comprehensive textbook introduces readers to the most influential theories and models of reading and literacy, ranging from behaviorism and early information-processing theories to social constructionist and critical theories. Focusing on how these theories connect with different curricular approaches to literacy instruction (pre-K to grade 12), the author shows how they both shape and are ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses

    Critical Perspectives

    Edited by Crag Hill ...
    Building off the argument that comics succeed as literature—rich, complex narratives filled with compelling characters interrogating the thought-provoking issues of our time—this book argues that comics are an expressive medium whose moves (structural and aesthetic) may be shared by literature, the visual arts, and film, but beyond this are a unique art form possessing qualities these other ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Reading Development and Difficulties in Monolingual and Bilingual Chinese Children

    Edited by Xi Chen, Qiuying Wang, Yang Cathy Luo ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This volume explores Chinese reading development, focusing on children in Chinese societies and bilingual Chinese-speaking children in Western societies. The book is structured around four themes: psycholinguistic study of reading, reading disability, bilingual and biliteracy development, and Chinese children’s literature. It discusses issues that are pertinent to improving language and literacy ... Read more

    $89.09 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

  • Defying Convention, Inventing the Future in Literary Research and Practice

    Edited by Patricia L. Anders ...
    Ken and Yetta Goodman are renowned and revered worldwide for their pioneering, influential work in the field of reading/literacy education. In this volume major literacy scholars from around the world pay tribute to their work and offer glimpses of what the future of literacy research and practice might be.The book is structured around several themes related to research, practice, and theories of ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Empowering Struggling Readers

    Practices for the Middle Grades

    by Leigh A. Hall, PhD, Leslie D. Burns, PhD, Elizabeth Carr Edwards, PhD ...
    Series series Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy
    This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into instruction. Chapters outline effective, innovative ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory

    Edited by Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume presents a selection of papers reflecting key theoretical issues in argumentation theory. Its six sections are devoted to specific themes, including the analysis and evaluation of argumentation, argument schemes and the contextual embedding of argumentation. The section on general perspectives on argumentation discusses the trends of empiricalization, contextualization and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD