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Read, Talk, Write
Yes—we can have our cake and eat it too! We can improve students’ reading and writing performance without sacrificing authenticity. In Read, Talk, Write, Laura Robb shows us how. First, she makes sure students know the basics of six types of talk. Next, she shares 35 lessons that support rich conversation. Finally, she includes new pieces by Seymour Simon, Kathleen Krull, and others so you have texts to use right away. Read, Talk, Write: it’s a process your students not only can do, but one they will love to do.
Strategic Writing Mini-Lessons for All Students, Grades 4–8
Power up writing instruction with short, differentiated lessons! The hard reality? By the time they reach middle school, many of our students still lack basic writing skills, and this is their last opportunity to get up to speed before they reach high school. This toolbox of 23 mini-lessons will help you intervene and develop confident, competent writers. You'll find: Proven lessons that develop four essential writing strategies: inventing, drafting, revising, and editing Adaptations for struggling writers, English Language Learners, and advanced writers, with visual tools A schematic linking lessons to Common Core grade-level goals
Tales from the Top of the World
The journey up Mount Everest is never easy. Climbers risk their lives as they struggle around jagged towers of ice, over snow-covered boulders, and across gaping crevasses. Pete Athans knows these dangers well. He has climbed Mount Everest fourteen times and reached the summit seven times. What is it like to climb the highest mountain on Earth? In this book, you'll follow Pete to the top—and learn about his adventures along the way.
Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation
Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.
Close Reading for the Whole Class
Classroom-tested lessons and teaching tools that guide students step-by-step through close reading grade-level texts.
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Quick and Easy Strategies for Close Reading and Writing
To respond effectively to a text--a common task in standardized tests--students have to merge their reading and writing skills. Response writing requires a different set of strategies that involve close reading and writing. This book offers practical strategies for teaching students how to read and analyze text closely and combine ideas gleaned from their reading with their own original thinking to respond to the text. Includes nonfiction and fiction anchor texts, writing scaffolds, and more.
Giggle-Worthy Poem Prompts for Kids
Kids can learn how to write six types of poetry with help from a literacy expert and a beloved children's author! Sandra K. Athans and Mike Downs share step-by-step instructions, examples, tips, and ideas to unlock your creativity. Writing a poem has never been so fun! Do you want to write poems by yourself? Literacy expert and former classroom teacher Sandra Athans and prolific children's author and poet Mike Downs created this must-have poetry handbook for beginners! Kids will love learning how to write a poem with help from these talented authors. Each page is filled with easy-to-follow guidelines, how-tos, tips, advice, and poetry prompts bursting with humor. Kids will learn to write six...
Secrets of the Sky Caves
What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures—and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two-thousand-year-old human skull. . . From 2007 to 2012, Pete explored Mustang's sky caves with a team that included scientists, mountain climbers, and even two children. They found mummies, murals, manuscripts, and other priceless artifacts. Follow Pete on his dangerous trips to the sky caves and discover the secrets the caves revealed.
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