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  • Teaching Disciplinary Literacy in Grades K-6

    Infusing Content with Reading, Writing, and Language

    by Christine Hardigree, Sarah Lupo, Emma Thacker, Amanda Sawyer, Joi Merritt ...
    Accessible and engaging, this text provides a comprehensive framework and practical strategies for infusing content-area instruction in math, social studies, and science into literacy instruction for grades K-6.Throughout ten clear thematic chapters, the authors introduce an innovative Content-Driven Integration (CDI) model and a roadmap to apply it in the classroom. Each chapter provides ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

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  • Academic Writing and Publishing

    A Practical Handbook

    by James Hartley ...
    Academic Writing and Publishing will show academics (mainly in the social sciences) how to write and publish research articles. Its aim is to supply examples and brief discussions of recent work in all aspects of the area in short, sharp chapters. It should serve as a handbook for postgraduates and lecturers new to publishing. The book is written in a readable and lively personal style. The advice ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Checking for Understanding

    Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom

    by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey ...
    A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material. The students nod and say they get it. Later, the teacher is dismayed when many of the students fail a test on the material. Why aren't students getting it? And, just as important, why didn't the teacher recognize the problem?In Checking for Understanding, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey show how to increase ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • COGNITIVE BIASES - A Brief Overview of Over 160 Cognitive Biases

    + Bonus Chapter: Algorithmic Bias

    by Murat Durmus ...
    You will find 169 cognitive biases in this book. Some of them are already well researched, and we have only vague ideas for some. Nevertheless, this book should give you a comprehensive overview and introduction to cognitive biases. I have provided the links to the respective biases in the references for those who need more detailed information. In addition, I have added a chapter on "Algorithmic ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • 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

    $51.99 CAD

  • What Successful Literacy Teachers Do

    70 Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Instructional Planners

    by Neal A. Glasgow, Thomas S. C. Farrell ...
    "An interesting compilation for administrators, new teachers, and seasoned teachers. This text acts as a concise reminder of what we should all be doing in our classrooms and includes practical implementation ideas."—Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt, Professor of LiteracyLe Moyne College"Easy to read quickly, especially when looking for something specific. I definitely enjoyed the quotes to start each ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • The New Balanced Literacy School

    Implementing Common Core

    by Margaret Mary Policastro, Becky McTague ...
    Series series Maupin House
    Create a new approach to balanced literacy grounded in research-based best practices. This book infuses best practices of the new balanced literacy model through the lens of Common Core, with support on read-alouds, guided reading, language and literacy centers, word walls to language walls, independent reading and writing, and classroom libraries. It also provides the "how" for novice and veteran ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing Instruction That Works

    Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms

    by Arthur N. Applebee, Judith A. Langer ...
    Series series Language and Literacy Series
    Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be tomorrow? This up-to-date, comprehensive book identifies areas of concern for the ways that writing is being taught in today’s secondary schools. The authors offer far-reaching direction for improving writing instruction that assist both student literacy and ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • 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

    $74.99 CAD

  • Learning Assessment Techniques

    A Handbook for College Faculty

    by Claire H. Major, Elizabeth F. Barkley ...
    50 Techniques for Engaging Students and Assessing Learning in College CoursesDo you want to:Know what and how well your students are learning?Promote active learning in ways that readily integrate assessment?Gather information that can help make grading more systematic and streamlined?Efficiently collect solid learning outcomes data for institutional assessment?Provide evidence of your teaching ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Art of Discussion-Based Teaching

    Opening Up Conversation in the Classroom

    by John Henning ...
    Opening Up the Conversation leads practicing and preservice K-12 teachers through the process of creating more open, student-centered discourse in their classrooms. Readers are first introduced to types of teacher questions, student responses, and teacher follow-up moves that are associated with both open and closed discourse. Author John Henning then helps readers identify the most likely places ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Content-Area Conversations

    How to Plan Discussion-Based Lessons for Diverse Language Learners

    by Douglas Fisher, Carol Rothenberg, Nancy Frey ...
    Teachers across the country are seeking ways to make their multicultural classrooms come alive with student talk about content. Content-Area Conversations: How to Plan Discussion-Based Lessons for Diverse Language Learners is a practical, hands-on guide to creating and managing environments that spur sophisticated levels of student communication, both oral and written. Paying special attention to ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD