Reading History: A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy

Having trouble interesting your students in history or the history textbook? Concerned about the ability of your students to actually read the textbook? Learn ways to tie reading strategies to the learning of history, and discover sources that will help history come alive for your students. Nationally known literacy advocate Janet Allen discusses strategies for teaching nonfiction reading using Joy Hakim's award winning A History of US series as the center of a blossoming campaign among educators to integrate literacy and history. Classroom tested at a variety of grade levels, real student samples are interspersed throughout the book providing clearer understanding of the strategies in action.

History

Allen, Janet

Americas

Oxford University Press

Introduces the steps involved in printing on cloth and paper by using vegetables, leaves, linoleum cuts, and other block materials in addition to dealing with marbling, rubbing, stenciling, and spatter-printing techniques

Exciting Things to Do With Color (Look and Make Books)

Children's Books

Activities, Crafts & Games

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

It's Never Too Late is a research chronicle that offers not only proven methods but also inspiration. Anyone working with "at risk" students - those for whom school has not been a place of success - will find here a reflection of their own experiences, plus thoughtful and creative strategies for making those experiences positive ones. When Janet Allen, a respected lecturer, researcher, and award-winning teacher, began teaching in 1972, she was wholly unprepared for the challenges she encountered: motivating the unmotivated, developing a curriculum with no models to draw from, building an environment that supported strategic learning, finding creative resources with limited means, and dealing with reluctant, even rebellious students. More daunting, perhaps, was the challenge of constantly rekindling her own fervor for teaching. But she persevered and found ways to break through those obstacles. It's Never Too Late is at once a story and a "how to" book. Readers will find absorbing case studies, photographs, quotes from educators, surveys, activities, and step by-step strategies for teaching reading and writing to the most reluctant middle and secondary school students. Most important, they will find affirmation for the powerful role they play as teachers.

It's Never Too Late: Leading Adolescents to Lifelong Literacy

Heinemann

You'll reach for this collection of kid-pleasing read alouds again and again. Each short selection will grab kids' attentions, build vocabulary, as well as comprehension, listening, and high-level thinking skills. They are also a great way to introduce kids to genres such as poetry, short story, speeches, expository writing, and more. All have been carefully selected by noted author and educator Janet Allen. For use with Grades 5 &amp; Up.

The Scholastic Read-Aloud Anthology: 35 Short, Riveting Read-Alouds That Build Comprehension, Listening, and Higher-Level Thinking Skills―and Keep Kids on the Edge of Their Seats

Education & Teaching

DALEY, PATRICK

Schools & Teaching

Teaching Resources

Bright Colors in the book, the dust cover is perfect, some very light tanning on the cover, it was from a private library, and given to Mom as a gift, probably sat on the self for decades. The binding is tight, no other marks other than the note from the daughter on the first leaf.

The home artist

Van Nostrand-Reinhold Co.

Drawing

Drawing techniques, use of color, and principles of composition are illustrated with works by a variety of artists, and tips are given on selecting materials and matting finished works

Arts & Photography

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

Why read aloud to students in middle school? Reading aloud exposes them to a wide variety of text types and genres, builds background knowledge, models effective reading behaviors, and more. The selections in this book have been carefully chosen to appeal to diverse students and boost their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Each selection comes with a teaching page that includes discussion and writing prompts and more. A powerful way to cultivate students’ love of reading!

Riveting Read-Alouds for Middle School: 35 Selections Guaranteed to Spark Deep Thinking, Meaningful Discussion, and Powerful Writing

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Teacher's Friend

Colour Craft

Book Club Associates

Drawing techniques, use of color, and principles of composition are illustrated with works by a variety of artists, and tips are given on selecting materials and matting finished works

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Reading History: A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy

Reading History: A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy

Exciting Things to Do With Color (Look and Make Books)

It's Never Too Late: Leading Adolescents to Lifelong Literacy

The Scholastic Read-Aloud Anthology: 35 Short, Riveting Read-Alouds That Build Comprehension, Listening, and Higher-Level Thinking Skills―and Keep Kids on the Edge of Their Seats

The home artist

Drawing

Riveting Read-Alouds for Middle School: 35 Selections Guaranteed to Spark Deep Thinking, Meaningful Discussion, and Powerful Writing

Colour Craft

Drawing