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Creating Robust Vocabulary:  Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples  Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples

Bringing Words to Life has enlivened the classrooms of hundreds of thousands of teachers. Responding to readers' success stories, practical questions, and requests for extended examples, this ideal complementary volume picks up where Bringing Words to Life left off.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Author: Beck, McKeown, Kucan
Price: $24.00

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Teaching with Intention; Defining Beliefs, Aligning Practice, Taking Action, K-5 Teaching with Intention; Defining Beliefs, Aligning Practice, Taking Action, K-5

Effective, intentional teaching begins with a strong set of beliefs, but even the best teachers -- including Debbie Miller -- struggle to make sure that their classroom practice consistently reflects their core convictions. In Teaching with Intention, Debbie shares her process of defining beliefs, aligning practice, and taking action to ensure that children are the true beneficiaries of her teaching.
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Author: Debbie Miller
Price: $21.00

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Cracking Open the Author's Craft: Teaching the Art of Writing Cracking Open the Author's Craft: Teaching the Art of Writing

By observing the deep study of one book, teachers will learn how to explore any text with a greater appreciation for and understanding of author's craft, which they can use to support students' development as writers. Fifteen ready-to-use mini-lessons introduce students to techniques and literary elements they can use to craft their own writing. On an accompanying DVD, the author explains how writers work with both audible and visual craft. The DVD also includes downloadable forms and guidelines teachers can use with their students to explore writer's craft.
Publisher: Scholastic
Author: Lester Laminack
Price: $29.99

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Craft Lessons Second Edition Craft Lessons Second Edition

Since its publication in 1998 Craft Lessons has become a mainstay of writing teachers, both new and experienced. Readers value the pithy, practical lessons, each printed on one page, and appreciate the instructional language geared to three grade-level groupings: K-2, 3-4, and 5-8.
Publisher: Video
Author: Ralph Fletcer/JoAnne Portalupi
Price: $20.00

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Hands On Literacy Coaching Hands On Literacy Coaching

Dr.Nancy Boyles integrates literacy instruction and coaching in a step-by-step guide for all literacy coaches. Using the explicit instruction model--and complete with ready-to-use strategies, charts, checklists, protocols, and teaching scenarios--this book guides coaches to learn.
Publisher: Maupin House
Author: Nancy Boyles PhD
Price: $23.95

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I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

This practical and engaging book will show teachers in grades 6-12 how to help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills.
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Author: Cris Tovani
Price: $20.00

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Talking, Drawing, Writing:  Lessons for Our Youngest Writers Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers

In the early grades, talking and drawing can provide children with a natural pathway to writing, yet these components are often overlooked. In Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for Our Youngest Writers Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe invite readers to join them in classrooms where they listen, watch, and talk with children, then use what they learn to create lessons designed to meet children where they are and lead them into the world of writing.
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Author: M. Horn, M. Giacobbe
Price: $24.00

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TeamWork:  Setting the Standard for Collaborative Teaching, Grades 59 TeamWork: Setting the Standard for Collaborative Teaching, Grades 59

This insider's guide to teaming reveals the conversations, the conflicts, and the collegial sharing that enables teachers to collaborate so that every member of the team can meet the highest standards of professional practice.
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Author: Wild, Mayeaux, Edmonds
Price: $18.00

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