Marvelous Minilessons for Teaching Intermediate Writing Grades 3-8 This timely book shows teachers how to bring students on board with the “writingest” generation in history. The minilessons in this practical book go beyond grammar spelling and conventions to focus on comprehensive written communication as one of the essential skills for success. These fresh minilessons explore how to help students go beyond fuzzy thinking and generic voice and help them organize their thinking solve problems identify key ideas and reflect on different perspectives. The book argues that writing is important to help students communicate ideas to others as well as document their own thoughts. This buffet of minilessons gives you ideas to add to your teaching repertoire so you can help your students’ work shine a little brighter. | Marvelous Minilessons for Teaching Intermediate Writing Grades 3-8 GBP 29.99 1
This Is How We Teach Reading . . . and It's Working The what why and how of teaching phonics in K–3 classrooms This timely book offers a clear and structured method for integrating explicit phonics instruction into K–3 classrooms. An essential guide for teaching reading the book is grounded in the cutting-edge evidence-based science of reading. It provides a flexible and effective step-by-step progression that covers the essential phonics skills that teachers have been asking for and addresses the needs of busy diverse classrooms. This blueprint to effective instruction explores screening assessment and intervention as well as working with English language learners. Tools for implementation include high-impact activities lesson templates word lists phoneme-grapheme grids word ladders and more. | This Is How We Teach Reading . and It's Working The what why and how of teaching phonics in K–3 classrooms GBP 29.99 1