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. Demonstrating why disciplinary literacies matter, the authors discuss ways to teach close reading of complex texts; discipline-specific argumentation, communication, and writing skills; academic vocabulary; and more.
The book draws on revealing interviews with content-area experts and professionals in history, science, mathematics, literature, the arts, and physical education. Teacher-friendly tools include 21 reproducible forms that also can be downloaded and printed, “Try It On” practice activities, lesson plans, chapter anticipation guides, and links to recommended online teaching videos.
New to This Edition:
* Chapter on assessment.
* Chapter on disciplinary literacies beyond school in civic, professional, and personal life.
* Expanded coverage of math, more attention to evidence and sources used in different disciplines, new and updated expert interviews, and advice on how both teachers and students can use AI tools productively.
* Anticipation guides that invite reflection on key questions before, during, and after reading most chapters.
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Building Literacy with Multilingual Learners 3/e
Insights from Linguistics
By Kristin Lems, Tenena M. Soro, Gareth Charles
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this established course text and teacher guide explores the processes involved in second-language acquisition and translates the research into practical instructional strategies for PreK–12. Engaging classroom vignettes and personal reflections from the authors and other seasoned educators bring the teaching methods and linguistic concepts to life.
Highlighting ways to draw on emergent bilingual and multilingual students’ strengths, the book presents innovative learning activities, lesson planning ideas, technology applications, downloadable reproducible forms, and other resources.
New to This Edition:
* Chapter on visual literacy.
* Extensive updated coverage of literacy in the digital age, including gamification and video games, digital reading, and uses of ChatGPT in the classroom.
* Increased attention to multimodal projects and activities.
* New or expanded discussions of translanguaging, dual language instruction, English as a lingua franca as well as an academic language, and other timely topics.
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Disciplinary Literacies
Unpacking Research, Theory, and Practice
By Evan Ortlieb, Britnie Delinger Kane
Educators increasingly recognize the importance of disciplinary literacy for student success, beginning as early as the primary grades. This cutting-edge volume examines ways to help K–12 students develop the literacy skills and inquiry practices needed. For high-level work in different academic domains. Chapters interweave research, theory, and practical applications for teaching literature, mathematics, science, and social studies, as well as subjects outside the standard core - physical education, visual and performing arts, and computer science. Essential topics include use of multimodal and digital texts, culturally responsive sustaining pedagogy, and new directions for teacher professional development. The book features vivid classroom examples and samples of student work.
Structured Literacy Interventions
Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties, Grades K-6
By Stephanie Al Otaiba, Jill H. Allor
Comprehensive and evidence-based, structured literacy (SL) approaches place a high value on explicit, systematic, and sequential instruction. This book brings together leading experts on key components of literacy to help K-6 teachers design and target SL interventions for particular student profiles. Chapters identify effective features of instruction for supporting phonological awareness, basic and multisyllabic word decoding, spelling, reading fluency, vocabulary, oral and reading comprehension, and written expression, especially for at-risk readers and those with disabilities. Including case studies, sample intervention activities, lesson plans, and end-of-chapter application activities, the book contains several reproducible tools that can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Literacy Instruction with Disciplinary Texts Strategies for Grades 6-12
By William E. Lewis, John Z. Strong
To develop strong disciplinary literacy skills, middle and high school students need to engage with diverse types of challenging texts in every content area. This book provides a blueprint for constructing literacy-rich instructional units in English language arts, science, and social studies. The authors describe how to design interconnected text sets and plan lessons that support learning and engagement before, during, and after reading. Presented are ways to build academic vocabulary and background knowledge, teach research-based comprehension strategies, and guide effective discussions and textbased writing activities. Chapters also cover how to teach students to write argumentative, informative, and narrative essays, and to conduct discipline-specific inquiry.
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Literacy Foundations for English Learners
A Comprehensive Guide to Evidence-Based Instruction
By Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Sharon Vaughn
Aligned with IDAs Knowledge and Practice Standards, this book prepares current and future educators to teach English learners the key components of language and literacy, as first described in the National Literacy Panel report. Learning objectives, study questions, and extended application activities help educators grow their knowledge and apply it in their classrooms.
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Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5 –2/e
Strategies and Resources
Best Practices of Literacy Leaders 2/e Keys to School Improvement
By Sharon Walpole, Michael C. McKenna
The expert authors show how to teach and assess students in differentiated small groups, and explain how instruction works in a tiered response-to-intervention model. Included are extensive reproducible lesson plans and other tools for building students' skills
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By Allison Swan Dagen, Rita M Bean
Prominent experts present research-based methods for improving instruction, assessment, and professional learning experiences in PreK-12. The distinct roles of teachers, reading/literacy specialists, literacy coaches, special educators, and principals are explored, with an emphasis on fostering a culture of collaboration.
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Unlocking Literacy 2/e
Effective Decoding and Spelling Instruction
By Marcia K. Henry, Mary Anne Wolf
Developed for general and special educators of students from prekindergarten to middle school and beyond, the new edition of this bestselling textbook arms teachers with the most recent developments in reading research and shows them how to apply their knowledge in the classroom to help all students learn.
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Speech to Print Workbook 3/e
Language Exercises for Teachers
By Louisa Cook Moats, Bruce Rosow
The ideal companion to the third edition of the bestselling Speech to Print textbook, this revised workbook helps teachers deepen their understanding of spoken and written English, practice and strengthen their skills and knowledge, and prepare to deliver high-quality reading instruction. Author Louisa Moats has partnered with Bruce Rosow an experienced special educator and teacher of teachers to develop an updated and engaging new edition of the workbook that gets today’s teachers ready for success in the classroom.
As in the previous editions, the exercises in the new workbook cover all the areas addressed in the textbook, including phonetics and phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Users will find dozens of new exercises, updates and revisions throughout, and student-friendly features such as chapter quizzes, answer keys, and tips on teaching language concepts to their own students.
Perfect for preservice teacher education courses or for inservice professional development, this workbook will help ensure that educators grasp the complex concepts in Speech to Print and successfully teach children the critical literacy skills they’ll need for the rest of their lives.
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Speech
to Print 3/e Language Essentials for Teachers
By Louisa Cook Moats
For two decades, Speech to Print has been a bestselling, widely adopted textbook on explicit, high-quality literacy instruction. Now the anticipated third edition is here, fully updated with ten years of new research, a complete package of supporting materials, and expanded guidance on the how of assessment and instruction in today's classrooms.
Filling a critical gap in teacher preparation courses, Speech to Print supplies K-12 educators with in-depth knowledge of the structure and function of language fundamentals they need to deliver successful structured literacy instruction. Renowned literacy expert Louisa Cook Moats gives current and future teachers comprehensive, accurate, and accessible information on the underpinnings of language instruction.
Through case studies, activities, recommended teaching principles, and close analysis of real-world student work samples, teachers will also receive invaluable insight into how their students should be taught. Ideal for use in preservice courses and in-service professional development sessions, this essential textbook will give educators the strong foundation they need to teach language and reading skills to students with and without disabilities.
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Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book
By Suzanne Carreker, Judith R. Birsh
This workbook is an essential companion, and gives current and future teachers the practice they need to use multisensory structured literacy approaches effectively with students who have dyslexia and other learning disabilities.
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Phonological Awareness 2/e
From Research to Practice
Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills
By Gail T. Gillon
Translating cutting-edge research into practical recommendations for assessment and instruction, this book has helped thousands of readers understand the key role of phonological awareness in the development of reading, writing, and spelling. It clearly sh ows how children's knowledge about the sound structure of spoken language contributes to literacy acquisition.
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By Judith R. Birsh, Suzanne Carreker
The most comprehensive text available on multisensory teaching, this book prepares today's educators to use specific evidence-based approaches that improve struggling students' language skills and academic outcomes in elementary through high school.
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920 pages
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9781681252261
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Promoting Speech, Language, and Literacy in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
By Mary Pat Moeller, David J. Ertmer
This comprehensive textbook-and-DVD set brings the answers to life for tomorrow's speech -language pathologists, audiologists, and educators. Chapters cover a continuum of available communication approaches-from auditory-focused to visually focused to simultaneous use of speech and sign-while encouraging the use of individualized interventions to meet each child's needs.
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408 pages
Release Date: February 2016 Mixed media product
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Tackling Tough Texts
A Research-Based Guide to Scaffolding Learning in Grades 6-12
By Sarah M. Lupo, Daniel Reynolds, Christine Hardigree
Filling a crucial need, this book provides concrete ways to support all students in grades 6-12 as they engage with rigorous grade-level texts in English language arts, science, and social studies.
The authors offer fresh insights into adolescent reading and what makes a given text "tough" including knowledge demands, text structure and complexity, vocabulary, and more.
Research -based, step-by-step strategies are presented for explicitly scaffolding these challenges in the context of purposeful learning activities that leverage students' individual strengths and interests.
The book includes planning tips, text selection guidelines, sample text sets, and vivid case studies from culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms.
Fourteen reproducible forms and handouts can be photocopied or downloaded for use with students.
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Understanding and Using Reading Assessment, K-12 4/e
By Peter Afflerbach
Well established as a teaching resource and course text, this guide to the “whats,” “how-tos,” and “whys” of reading assessment is now in a thoroughly revised fourth edition. Peter Afflerbach succinctly introduces major types of assessments, including formative and summative performance assessments, teacher questioning, and high-stakes testing. He provides an innovative framework (the CURRV model) for evaluating the suitability of assessments and combining them effectively to meet all students' needs. Emphasis is given to assessing core reading skills and strategies as well as noncognitive and social–emotional aspects of reading development. Helpful features include detailed examples of assessment done well, withinchapter “Enhance Your Understanding” questions and activities, and 25 reproducible and downloadable checklists and forms.
New to This Edition:
*Explains assessment in a science-of-reading context.
* Increased focus on equity issues, plus updated theory and research throughout.
* Chapter on assessing early reading.
* Chapter on assessing digital and critical reading.
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Making Sense of Phonics 3/e
The Hows and Whys
By Isabel L. Beck, Mark E. Beck
Now in a revised and updated third edition incorporating a decade of additional research and classroom experience, this book has helped over 100,000 primary-grade teachers understand and successfully apply the science of reading in phonics instruction. Isabel L. Beck and Mark E. Beck present innovative approaches to assessing and teaching letter-sound relationships, blending, Word Building, multisyllabic decoding, fluency, and more. A wealth of reproducible forms and word lists can be copied from the book or downloaded and printed; the companion website also features supplemental word lists, word and syllable cards, and 30 illustrated Syllasearch stories. Engaging teacher anecdotes and end-of-chapter "Your Turn" activities enhance the book's utility as a professional development resource and course text.
Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties 3/e
By Sharon Vaughn, Alison Boardman
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this important resource helps teachers understand how good readers comprehend text and how best to support students who are struggling. It presents effective instructional methods for learners at all grade levels, including those with reading disabilities. Every chapter translates state-of-the-art research into practical classroom applications. All facets of comprehension are addressed, including assessment, vocabulary, background knowledge, and text structure. Chapters also cover English learners, intensive intervention, and content literacy. Utility as a teacher guide and course text is enhanced by sample lesson plans, graphic organizers, and chapter-opening study questions.
Primary English: Teaching Theory and Practice 10/e
By Jane A Medwell, David Wray
The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary English. This comprehensive and popular text covers the professional knowledge, skills and understanding required to be an effective teacher of primary English. The text includes practical guidance on the teaching and learning of phonics, the importance of talk in the classroom and the teaching of handwriting and spelling, covers the teaching of writing in the early years, KS1 and KS2, includes strategies for developing reading comprehension, and chapters cover inclusion, assessment and organising and resourcing learning in the classroom. This 10th edition has been updated and now includes links to the ITT Core Content Framework.
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Lenses on Reading 4/e
An Introduction to Theories and Models
By Diane H. Tracey, Lesley Mandel Morrow
The book is organized chronologically, from classical approaches to contemporary cognitive, social learning, physiological, and affective perspectives. It emphasizes that the more lenses’ educators possess for examining reading processes, the better equipped they will be to understand and facilitate children's literacy development.
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The Writing Rope A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects
Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding 10/e
By Joan Sedita, Jan Hasbrouck
Clearly explains the intertwined skills and processes involved in writing well: transcription, writing craft, critical thinking, syntax, and text structure. Steeped in writing research and packed with reproducible handouts and templates, this book provides the knowledge and resources educators need to help students master writing.
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By Jane A Medwell, David Wray
Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. The trainee teacher's guide to all the subject knowledge required to teach primary English. Includes practical and reflective tasks to help deepen your understanding and self-assessment tests to check your knowledge and identify areas where more study is needed.
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The Reading Comprehension Blueprint
Helping
Students Make Meaning from Text
By Nancy Hennessy, Louisa Cook Moats
Aligned with the science of reading and IDAs Structured Literacy approach, this book is a must for in-service educators and an ideal supplement to pair with core literacy textbooks. Today’s teachers will get the essential knowledge and practical tools they need to help every student become a proficient reader and build a strong foundation for school success.
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344 pages
Release Date: December 2020 Paperback
9781681254036
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Best Practices in Writing Instruction 3/e
By Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur
Well established as a definitive text and now revised and updated with eight new chapters this book translates cutting-edge research into effective guidelines for teaching writing in grades K-12. Illustrated with vivid classroom examples, the book identifies the components of a complete, high-quality writing program. Leading experts provide strategies for teaching narrative and argumentative writing, using digital tools: helping students improve specific skills, from handwriting and spelling to sentence construction; teaching evaluation and revision; connecting reading and writing instruction; teaching vulnerable populations; using assessment to inform instruction. and more.
How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction 2/e
Resources for Grades K-3
By Sharon Walpole, Michael C. McKenna
Tens of thousands of K-3 teachers have relied on this book now revised and expanded with more than 50% new material to plan and deliver effective literacy instruction tailored to each student's needs. The authors provide a detailed framework for implementing differentiated small-group instruction over multiweek cycles. Each component of the beginning reading program is addressed phonological awareness, word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and compreh ension. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book includes dozens of reproducible lesson plans, instructional activities, assessment forms, and other tools. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
Bringing Words to Life 2/e
Robust Vocabulary Instruction
By Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown
Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K-12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words. Grounded in research, the book explains how to select words for instruction, introduce their meanings, and create engaging learning activities that promote both word knowledge and reading comprehension. The authors are trusted experts who draw on extensive experience in diverse classrooms and schools. Sample lessons and vignettes, children’s literature suggestions, end-of-chapter summaries, "Your Turn" learning activities, and a Study Guide for teachers enhance the books utility as a classroom resource, professional development tool, or course text.
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Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers (Australian Edition)
By Derek Haylock, Ralph Manning
'Nothing has ever come close to taking Haylock's place as my text of choice. No other book has received such consistently positive feedback from students, and I can't wait to use this Australian edition on my course.' Dr John West, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, Edith Cowan University & President of the Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA)
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LINKS:
Understand how chapter topics relate to the Australian Curriculum for primary mathematics.
LESSON PLANS AND WORKSHEETS: Save time with ideas and resources for planning your lessons.
PROBLEM SOLVED! VIDEOS:
Visualise how to solve a question by watching a quick animated demonstration.
QUESTIONS AND QUIZZES:
Achieve a firm grasp of concepts and a clear understanding with self-assessment questions and quizzes.
FREE INTERACTIVE EBOOK: Study anywhere with your portable and convenient eBook!
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Student Workbook
Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers (Australian Edition)
By Derek Haylock
This is the perfect companion to Derek Haylock's Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers, Australian edition. It contains 800+ questions with detailed solutions and explanatory notes.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING:
Test your knowledge of terminology and understanding of key concepts and principles.
DEVELOP YOUR PROBLEM SOLVING:
Apply mathematical skills and knowledge in real-life situations and in mathematical puzzles, problems and investigations.
ENHANCE YOUR TEACHING:
Consider how to respond to children's errors and misunderstandings, how to evaluate different teaching approaches and how to develop classroom ideas that promote understanding and mastery.
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Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, Grades K-5
By Peter Liljedahl, Maegan Giroux
Building upon the blockbuster success of Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Peter Liljedahl has joined forces with co -author Maegan Giroux to bring the Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) framework to life in this new book for Grades K-5. But this book is so much more than simply a collection of good thinking tasks. It delves deeper into the implementation of the 14 practices from the BTC framework by updating the practices with the newest research, and focusing on the practice through the lens of rich math tasks that address specific mathematical learning outcomes or standards.
Primary Mathematics: Teaching Theory and Practice 9/e
By Claire Mooney, Mary Briggs
An extensive knowledge of the primary Mathematics curriculum is not enough for you as a trainee teacher, you need to know how to teach Mathematics in the primary classroom. This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary Mathematics that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring and assessment and relates these specifically to primary Maths. Practical guidance, features and resources help you translate your learning to the classroom and understand the wider context of teaching.
Teaching Mathematics Visually and Actively
By Tandi Clausen-May
This practical book provides teachers in primary and secondary schools with advice and resources to develop a visual and active approach to teaching mathematics. It includes specific examples of teaching strategies and ideas for lesson activities to support teaching mathematics to learners who take information and ideas visually and actively. Accompanying this second edition is a companion website that includes a range of resources for teaching each topic including:Dynamic PowerPoint animations which can be used to help learners to develop their understanding of key mathematical concepts - Posters of each concept, and in addition to all this, each chapter suggests even further links to other useful resources for every topic to enhance your teaching. With clear explanations and strong visual layout, this is an ideal resource for teachers, SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinators) and teaching assistants who want to motivate their learners with different and exciting ways of teaching and learning maths.
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Primary Science: Knowledge and Understanding 10/e
By Graham A Peacock, John Sharp
Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. This comprehensive text, covering the whole primary curriculum, includes interactive tasks, self-assessment questions and links to other resources in all chapters.
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Mastery in primary science
Explaining Primary Science 3/e
By Deborah Wilkinson, Wayne Stallard
This book explores how 'rich' learning tasks that enable children to apply, analyse, evaluate, and/or create to solve exciting and novel problems support the development of mastery level knowledge and skills in primary science.
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By Paul Chambers, Nicholas Souter
This book covers all the major areas of science relevant for beginning primary school teachers, explaining key concepts from the ground up, helping trainees and recently qualified teachers develop into confident science educators.
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448 pages
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Learning Science by Doing Science
10 Classic Investigations Reimagined to Teach Kids How Science Really Works, Grades 3-8
By Alan Colburn
Each chapter walks teachers through time-tested, inquiry-based classroom activities and case studies of what real scientists do to illustrate such ideas as: what makes up scientific questioning, the differences between hypotheses, theories, and laws, inductive and deductive reasoning, common procedures for scientific experimentation and more.
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Teaching Science in the Primary Classroom 3/e
By Hellen Ward, Judith Roden
Who was right about gravity - Aristotle or Galileo? Do woodlice like the damp or the sunshine? Now in full colour, the new edition of this core textbook is packed full of exciting ideas and methods to help trainees and teachers looking for creative ways of teaching science to primary school children. It's the perfect step-by-step guide for anyone teaching science for the first time.
Reflecting the new curriculum, the third edition has been extensively updated throughout and now includes:
* a brand-new chapter on teaching science outdoors
* lots of guidance on how to work scientifically in the classroom
* a new focus on assessment of 'secondary readiness'
* new activities and case studies, with helpful links to developing scientific skills
With practical examples, case studies, clear guidance on how to turn theory into creative practice, and lots of ideas for lively science lessons and activities, this is the ideal book for anyone studying primary science on initial teacher education courses, and teachers looking for new ideas to use in the classroom.
Primary Science 2/e A Guide to Teaching Practice
By Mick Dunne, Alan Peacock
Why is science hard to teach? What types of scientific investigation can you use in the primary classroom? Touching on current curriculum concerns and the wider challenges of developing high-quality science education, this book is an indispensable overview of important areas of teaching every aspiring primary school teacher needs to understand including the role of science in the curriculum, communication and literacy in science teaching, science outside the classroom, transitional issues and assessment.
Key features of this second edition include:
* A new chapter on science in the Early Years
* A new practical chapter on how to work scientifically
* Master's-level 'critical reading' boxes in every chapter linking topics to relevant specialist literature
* Expanded coverage of creativity, and link science to numeracy and computing
This is essential reading for all students studying primary science on initial teacher education courses, including undergraduate (BEd, BA with QTS), postgraduate (PGCE, School Direct, SCITT), and also NQTs.
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Early Literacy Instruction and Intervention 3/e
The Interactive Strategies Approach
By Donna M. Scanlon, Kimberly L. Anderson
Early Literacy For Under-Fives
By Karen Boardman
Embracing a multi-modal approach to early literacy, this textbook supports students as aspiring early years professionals with their understanding of early reading for under-fives and the critical links to language, literacy, and learning. This book looks at early literacy in all It’s forms including mark-making, sharing stories, making music and covers the breadth of literacy learning opportunities that take place outdoors and in museums, art galleries and more. With chapters on phonics, the deficit model, digital literacies and storytelling, this book is packed with everything you need to support you on your degree and help you to develop into a literacy advocate for under-fives.
Playful Teaching and Learning
By Glenda Walsh, Dorothy McMillan
Every early year’s practitioner should be able to captivate and maintain the interest of young children in their setting, through the provision of a playful learning experience. Covering age ranges 3-8 years, this textbook explores the importance of infusing playfulness throughout the entire early years day, and includes chapters that: establish the core principles underpinning playful teaching and learning help students and practitioners understand how playfulness can be applied to all aspects of the early years curriculum including mathematics, literacy, outdoor environments, science & technology, and ICT explore core issues in early years provision including observing, planning & assessment, and how they relate to playful learning emphasise the role and qualities of the playful professional. This is a fantastic resource for any student or practitioner looking to enrich the lives of young children through meaningful playful learning.
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This established text and teacher resource is now in a revised and updated third edition, with a broader focus on whole-class instruction as well as small-group and individualized intervention. The evidencebased Interactive Strategies Approach (ISA) provides a clear framework for supporting literacy development in grades K–3, particularly for students who experience reading difficulties. The book gives teachers the knowledge needed to more effectively use existing curricular materials to meet core instructional goals in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, word solving/word learning, vocabulary and language skills, and comprehension. Twenty-six reproducible forms can be copied from the book or downloaded and printed from the companion website. Of special value, the website also features approximately 200 pages of additional printable assessment tools and instructional resources. GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
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9781473948815
AUD$: 85.99
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