A teacher shares her classroom-proven lessons and activities for meaningful test prep. Model lessons and practice pages use specific test formats so students get comfortable with the skills and the language of these exams. Covers vocabulary questions on comprehension; language arts mechanics such as punctuation and capitalization; language arts expression such as choosing topic sentences and combining sentences; research skills; and spelling. For use with Grades 4-8.

Super Strategies for Succeeding on the Standardized Tests: Reading/Language Arts: Includes Practice Sheets That Help Every Student Test Better

Education & Teaching

Powell, Sara Davis

Schools & Teaching

Teaching Strategies

A running record is the best tool around for evaluating students' growth in reading and with this book, you've got the practical guidance you need for using this assessment with ease and depth of understanding. Includes great warm-up ideas for observing children while you become familiar with the markings, sample running record sessions, what you lean from retellings, analyzing the miscues, and how to turn what you learn into mini-lessons that move students' reading forward by leaps and bounds. For use with Grades 1-3.

Taking Running Records: A Teacher Shares Her Experience on How to Take Running Records and Use What They Tell You to Assess and Improve Every Child's Reading

Shea, Mary

Use a Marvelous Monday letter to teach long vowels, introduce homonyms with a Grate Tails letter, or pen a note about pepperoni pizza to reinforce estimation skills. Students will love reading customized letters that make learning fun! In this photo-filled book, you’ll find dozens of model letters and lesson ideas to help you teach phonics, build word recognition, review vocabulary, reinforce math skills, introduce themes, and so much more! Written by a teacher who’s been writing interactive letters to her class for years, this practical resource includes letters and lesson ideas for K, 1, 2, and 3, authentic assessment tips, and curriculum links. For use with Grades K-2.

Beyond Morning Message: Dozens of Dazzling Ideas for Interactive Letters to the Class That Enhance Shared Reading, Writing, Math, and More!

Schifferdanoff, Valerie

Written especially for grades five and up, this collection of stories by new and renowned authors gives your students short models they can emulate. Each 3-to-6-page personal narrative highlights a different writing technique and includes a writing activity. Covers voice, using flashback, point of view, writing about heroes, getting away from the obvious, and more. Includes stories by Joseph Bruchac, Susan Shreve, Karin Cook and others. For use with Grades 5 &amp; Up.

Teaching Powerful Writing: 25 Short Read-Aloud Stories and Lessons That Motivate Students to Use Literary Elements in Their Writing

Sizoo, Bob

Students can write organized, compelling fiction and nonfiction narrative when they have the right tools. The engaging writing lessons and student reproducibles in this book give kids the scaffolding they need to keep their stories on track. Includes creative planning forms, charts and maps, revision checklists, peer conference guidelines, rubrics and more. Lessons by a master teacher and writer include posing main dramatic questions, identifying story ingredients, and writing in the content areas. For use with Grades 4-8.

Teaching Narrative Writing: The Tools That Work for Every Student

Schaefer, Lola M.

Teacher Susan Lunsford shares her best book-based lessons in every subject area. Launch a measurement lesson with Amy Hest’s The Purple Coat, discuss spelling strategies with Marc Brown’s Arthur’s Teacher Trouble , explore multiplication with Tomie dePaola’s The Art Lesson, and much more! Your students will love the connection to their favorite booksand you’ll love meeting standards while fostering a love of literature. For use with Grades 1-3.

100 Skill-Building Lessons Using 10 Favorite Books: A Teacher's Treasury of Irresistible Lessons & Activities That Help Children Meet Important Learning Goals In Reading, Writing, Math & More

Lunsford, Susan

Teacher Monica Edinger shares fantastic literature response activities that encourage students to dig deep into favorite books, mining them for meaning and connections to real life and other texts. As they analyze literary elements and interpret story events, students practice reading strategies and hone comprehension skills. Includes reproducible student response packets, discussion questions, literature connections, Internet links, and background information for units on Charlotte’s Web, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. For use with Grades 3-6.

Using Beloved Classics to Deepen Reading Comprehension: Rich Lessons and Literature Response Activities That Improve Kids Reading Comprehension, ... and Really Engage Each and Every Reader

Edinger, Monica

Children's Books

What’s the secret to great story writing? Great characters! This fresh approach to teaching narrative writing will help your students create fully developed characters as a first step. Then watch these characters come alive as students write them into stories that unfold naturally from character traits. Book-based mini-lessons, planning sheets, and writing activities help students give characters voice, develop conflict, show character growth, and much more. A concrete, motivating way to teach narrative. For use with Grades 3-6.

Memorable Characters. . . Magnificent Stories: 10 Mini-Lessons on Crafting Lively Characters the Key to Great Student Story Writing

Garber, Susie

Reading expert Deanne Camp shows how matching two high-interest booksone fiction and one nonfictionon the same topic can boost students’ engagement and comprehension in any subject area. This resource provides 15 comprehension strategy lessons for building background knowledge, learning vocabulary, summarizing, asking critical-thinking questions, and more. Also includes classroom examples with the strategy in action, research links, and a recommended literature list. For use with Grades 3-5.

Pairing Fiction & Nonfiction: Strategies to Build Comprehension in the Content Areas

Camp, Deanne

Super practical! From what to do during the first 5 minutes of school to the best teaching ideas for middle schoolers, this book has the answers. The author trains new teachers, so she knows the questions and concerns that keep them up at night. Includes advice from many teachers, curriculum planning guides, assessment strategies, and hundreds more tips and ideas. For use with Grades 5 &amp; Up.

The New Teacher's Complete Sourcebook: Middle School: A Success Guide That Takes You Through Your First Year in the Classroom and Helps You Build the ... for Great And Joyful Teaching Every Year!

Naegle, Paula

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