Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy Books
HarperCollins Publishers Look for Pepper
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Where''s Pepper? This family has been looking everywhere for their beloved cat but it''s getting late and they can''t find her! Can you spot her? Do you know where she could be hiding?
£7.62
HarperCollins Publishers Scrap
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Meet Scrap! He is on a mission to reduce rubbish. Learn how recycling, upcycling and re-using rubbish can help the planet. See how we can take inspiration from nature to transform our trash into treasure in this encouraging non-fiction book.
£8.10
HarperCollins Publishers Fox and Dog Phase 2 Set 5 Blending practice Big
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.A dog and a fox meet in a city! What will they make of each other? Will they be fearful or will they be friends and play?
£8.10
HarperCollins Publishers Marthas Mistake
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.Martha''s made a mistake with her drawing, and if she can''t hide it or fix it, she''s worried she''s going to be in trouble with the teacher! Or, will she? Follow this story to learn how mistakes like Martha''s can be used with a little creativity. Now every mistake can be turned into something great! Mistakes can be just what you need to learn something new!
£9.26
HarperCollins Publishers Word Cards and Tricky Word Cards for Year 1
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: 65x210mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 89.99.This complete set of word cards and tricky word cards for Year 1 provides children with the opportunity to practise reading words at their level and develop fluency. Contains 842 words.Supplied as individual cards and organised in teaching order for ease of use.
£102.59
HarperCollins Publishers Rapid Catchup for Age 7 Teachers Guide
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Develop strong decoding and fluent reading for children that have fallen behind their peers using Rapid Catch-up for children age 7+. This Catch-up Teacher's Guide provides clear, easy-to-follow small-step lesson plans for fast-track intervention, covering Phases 25 of the programme.
£19.99
HarperCollins Publishers Busy Ant Maths 2nd Edition Teachers Guide
Book SynopsisWritten by an expert author team with over 50 years’ combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.
£137.75
HarperCollins Publishers Rhyme Time
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.See the busy, exciting scenes in this highly illustrated wordless story. Can you find the hidden nursery rhymes?
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers Summer Carnival
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.It''s time for a carnival! Follow a family as they dress up, go on rides and celebrate in this fun wordless story.
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers Where is Little Softy
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.A family are on a lovely canal walk until Little Softy gets lost! Will they be able to find him?
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers At the Hospital
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.What happens during a visit to the hospital? Find out in this wordless non-fiction book.
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers Seasons
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.See how the view from a family''s window changes in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Which season is your favourite?
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers The Age of Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.See dinosaurs in the wild in this exciting wordless non-fiction book. Which one is your favourite?
£7.41
HarperCollins Publishers Lunchtime
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.What do you have for lunch? Find out what children eat around the world in this wordless photographic non-fiction book.
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers I Spy Nursery Rhymes
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Follow Jack and Jill as they take a walk through a fairytale world, meeting many familiar characters along the way in this highly illustrated fiction story.
£7.39
HarperCollins Publishers Rapid Catchup for Age 7 Word Cards cut up and
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£64.79
Open University Press Developing Maths Lesson Planning and Frameworks
Book SynopsisâœThis book highlights the essential relationship between lesson planning and key mathematical elements such as mastery and reasoning. The exemplification of ideas through useful classroom strategies gives the book a practical basis, as well as theoretical. I have no doubt that even experienced teachers will find this book enlightening and encourage them to re-evaluate elements of their practice.âHayley Hands, Secondary PGCE Mathematics Lead, Newcastle University, UKâœDeveloping Maths Lesson Planning and Frameworks provides much food for thought and includes many immediate âtake awaysâ to reflect on or try out. This book will help enhance any maths teacher's lesson planning, from the trainee teacher to the experienced practitioner.âRose-Marie Rochester, Archimedes NE Maths Hub Lead/BHCET Director of Maths, UKAddressing the maths skills gap, Wang et al. propose a new method for maths lesson planning that harnesses the power oTable of ContentsPART I: THEORY-BASED REASONING1.What is reasoning, starting from existing frameworks2.Mathematics mastery and reasoning3.The causal Connectivity framework, Reasoning in Lessoning-planningPART II: PRACTICE-BASED REASONING4.Cross-curriculum reasoning primary5.Cross-curriculum reasoning – probability, transition between primary and secondary6.The Case of Trigonometry – reasoning on trigonometry ratios beyond the common mnemonic method7.Reasoning and proof in formulas8.Assessing Reasoning – what we can do for formative and summative assessment9.What school leaders can do to support reasoning
£27.54
The University of Michigan Press Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisAn easily digestible guide that links key reading skills theory to practical activities that can be adapted for different classrooms. The book dives into the physiological process of reading, the link between sounds and symbols, reading accomplishments at different levels, and the skills required for reading fluency.Table of Contents Introduction Glossary of key words List of tables and figures Chapter 1: What do we teach and why? Chapter 2: Pre-Reading Activities Chapter 3: Interactive Reading Activities Chapter 4: Post-Reading Activities Chapter 5: Adapting Activities to Digital Platforms Conclusion Bibliography
£12.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press GenreBased Writing
Book SynopsisDefines genre and genre-based writing instruction and the five principles of a genre-based pedagogy. By discussing the genre-related practices and social and rhetorical aspects of genre, Christine Tardy is able to outline strategies for exploring rhetorical moves and playing with genre form in the classroom.
£12.95
Princeton University Press Loving and Hating Mathematics
Book SynopsisDescribes the hidden human, emotional, and social forces that shape mathematics and affect the experiences of students and mathematicians. This book is suitable for those who want to understand why the most rational of human endeavors is at the same time one of the most emotional.Trade Review"Loving and Hating Mathematics, by Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner: Mathematicians also happen to be full of emotion."--Tyler Cowen, New York Times Magazine's Very Short Reviews "Mathematics gets a bad press. Its practitioners are often portrayed as aloof hyper-rationalists with oodles of logic but no emotional intelligence. Not so, say mathematician Reuben Hersh and linguist Vera John-Steiner. Focusing on the emotional side of the discipline, they reveal mathematicians' passions, collaborations and love affairs. The stories range from those who sought solace in equations to some who were driven to murder by a maths obsession."--Nature "Wisely used, the book could infuse the important issue of students' emotions into debates about mathematics education."--Lynn Arthur Steen, Science "[T]he volume is quite entertaining, surprising in parts, and mostly convincing in its myth-demolition assignment."--Library Journal "A book rescuing the full humanity of mathematicians from misleading stereotypes."--Booklist "[A] provocative new book... This thoroughly entertaining book highlights vitally important issues [in mathematics]."--Tony Mann, Times Higher Education "I do recommend the work to the interested mathematics observer ... especially if you already love mathematics."--Math-Frolic blog "There's material for a thousand movie scripts in the vignettes--warm, funny, tragic or horrifying--that stud the pages of Loving and Hating Mathematics... [The authors] aim to put a human face on the impulses that drive us to--or from--math... The book offers insights into an important world invisible to many of us."--Albuquerque Journal "The book is heady with mathematical aha moments and will serve brilliantly as a virtual support group for mathematicians who feel isolated by the false notion that mathematicians are isolated."--Santa Fe New Mexican "When it comes to the culture of mathematics, there are a few books by mathematicians, aimed at a general audience, that are extremely popular with mathematics faculty. As these books have aged, dozens more have appeared that reproduce some of their best quotes and anecdotes. Fortunately, Hersh and John-Steiner have gone beyond these classic sources and made use of many others. They have also included their own insights so that even an interested individual with a broad background will find much that is new in this up-to-date volume--enough to easily justify purchasing the work. For someone with a more limited exposure to popular mathematics, their book is even better."--Choice "[A]n entertaining, useful, and provocative book... I recommend this book for school and university libraries, and for prizes. It is priced to be affordable by the public, and worth owning."--Anthony G. O'Farrell, Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin "The inner circle of pure mathematicians will respond to the book with delight."--Philip J. Davis, SIAM News "The descriptions in Loving and Hating are sympathetic and understandable. The lives that Hersh and John-Steiner have led have allowed them to get up-close and personal with a species (mathematicians, and more generally people whose work is creative thinking) whose world many people don't ordinarily get to see, and may welcome a window into."--Jonathan M. Borwein and Judy-anne Osborn, Mathematical Intelligencer "[Loving and Hating Mathematics] ... is easy to read; one does not need a degree in mathematics to make sense of the content. A major strength is the attention given to mathematicians of different nationalities, genders, and ethnicities... I recommend this book to all mathematicians and mathematics educators."--Mathematics Teacher "One can expect this book to become a classic. We can be thankful the octogenarian authors didn't believe Hardy."--Robert E. O'malley, Jr, SIAM Review "Loving and Hating is a book filled with gems. We could open it on any page and find something interesting. It is imbued with the authors' love of mathematics and respect for people. The message that mathematics is a fundamentally human activity, in which people can find meaning and joy, is clearly conveyed... This book may be of special interest to graduate students in mathematics as part of an introduction to the stories and culture of the community that they are joining."--Jonathan M. Borwein and Judy-Anne Osborn, Mathematical Intelligencer "This is a marvelous book... On the pages of this book there is always something more to keep one from putting it down... [T]his deftly written exploration of the strengths and foibles of mathematicians we see that on the whole mathematicians may not be all that different from those who have intellectually gone in other directions. Doing mathematics, like many other professional endeavors, is a human activity. Reading this book is unfailingly informative--it's also a lot of fun to read."--Gerald L. Alexanderson, American Mathematical MonthlyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Mathematical Beginnings 9 Chapter 2: Mathematical Culture 46 Chapter 3: Mathematics as Solace 89 Chapter 4: Mathematics as an Addiction: Following Logic to the End 106 Chapter 5: Friendships and Partnerships 138 Chapter 6: Mathematical Communities 176 Chapter 7: Gender and Age in Mathematics 228 Chapter 8: The Teaching of Mathematics: Fierce or Friendly? 273 Chapter 9: Loving and Hating School Mathematics 301 Conclusions 334 Review of the Literature 339 Biographies 349 Notes 385 Index of Names 403 General Index 410
£21.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers
Book SynopsisA Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers generates imaginative encounters with poetry and invites educators to practice a range of poetry exercises in order to inform instructional approaches to reading and writing. Guided by pedagogical principles prompted by their readings of Wallace Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, Maya Pindyck and Ruth Vinz provide critical discussion of prominent literacy practices in secondary classrooms and offer alternative approaches to encountering a text. They do this by way of experimental readings of Wallace Stevens' poem toward a set of thirteen pedagogical principles that anchor a pedagogy of poetic practices. The book also offers invitational exercises, the authors' own engagements with poetry practices, as well as student examples, visual modes of theorizing, and a gathering of relevant resources compiled by two classroom teachers. This is a book for secondary English teachers, teaching artists, English educators, college writing professoTrade ReviewThis book is the antidote to reading a textbook about how to teach poetry. You will come away from reading this book feeling refreshed, energized and ready to re-introduce poetry to not only your students, but to everyone in your life. * Ruth Aman, Lecturer of Initial teacher Education in Secondary English, Brunel University, UK *A Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers is a well-written and inspiring book. It provides creative ideas for empowering students to critically read as well as creatively wander in, write into and make meaning in the world of poetry. The book advances the field of Literature pedagogy and would be an invaluable resource for all Language Arts and Literature teachers. * Suzanne S. Choo, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore *A Poetry Pedagogy for Teachers is part master class, part treasure trove. It does more than describe a set of practices; it immerses the reader in fresh ways of encountering, inhabiting, and attending to poems, while simultaneously offering ready-to-share mentor texts and prompts for writing. This is a beautiful, necessary book. * Matthew Burgess, Professor, English Department, Brooklyn College, USA *It's great to have a book about teaching poetry that goes beyond exercises and tricks. Poems are great ways of beginning conversations and they are can be used in teaching situations to enable a wide range of artistic interpretation. This book will open doors for many teachers. * Michael Rosen, Professor of Children's Literature, Goldsmiths University of London, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Poems and Provocateurs 1. Let the Poem Do the Teaching 2. Speaker, Writer & Reader as Multiplicities 3. Smallness Within the All 4. We Are All In This Together 5. The Quiet and Not-So-Quiet 6. Tensions and Constraints 7. Of Spaces of Wonder and Bewilderment 8. Care for the More-Than-Human 9. Working at the Edges and Peripheries 10. Tapping Sensation’s Sap 11. Wrestling With the Mind’s Maybe 12. Speculative Possibilities 13. Reorienting Practices Part II: Invitations Part III: Resources for Teachers Diana Liu and Ashlynn Wittchow References Index
£18.99
John Catt Educational Ltd Sentence models for creative writing A practical
Book SynopsisTeaching at sentence level is essential to improve writing. Knowing this, I desperately searched for a book packed full of sentence models that I could use to inspire my students. On discovering that no such book existed, I spent the next year poring over hundreds and hundreds of books to tap into the magic formula of what makes a great sentence. I sorted all these fantastic sentence structures into the domains through which we write stories: action, setting, character, feelings, physical effects, thoughts, the senses, and dialogue. This book contains hundreds of those sentence models. Each chapter also contains practical advice on effectively teaching the different aspects of story writing. The sentences can be used as creative writing exercises, inspiration for your exemplary text, or ideas for writing lessons. This book will reveal the magic formula behind great writing and give you a secret window into how this writing is created.
£12.50
John Catt Educational Ltd Initium Cognitive science and researchinformed
Book SynopsisThe beginnings of all things are small, but the possibilities for our primary pupils are infinite.Many books explore the wonders of science and education research but few are rooted in the reality of the primary classroom, what it is really like to run a primary classroom, and to spend each day in the fascinating company of our youngest learners. Initium looks with care and specific attention at the needs of our youngest learners, the development of age and stage appropriate practice and pedagogy, alongside the joys and realities of working within the primary phase.Primary is a unique stage of a child''s development and requires a specific and distinctive approach to how we structure teaching and learning. What works at age 16 or 14 won''t necessarily work with a classroom of 6-year-olds. Informed by science and rooted in over 25 years of primary expertise, Initium is research-informed practice for the primary specialist.
£15.20
Johns Hopkins University Press Subatomic Writing
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£22.50
SAGE Publications Inc Mindsets and Moves: Strategies That Help Readers
Book SynopsisWhat if you could have an owner’s manual on reading ownership? What if there really were a framework for building students’ agency and independence? There’s no "what if?" about it. When it comes to teaching reading, Gravity Goldberg declares there is a structure, one that works with your current curriculum, to help readers take charge. The way forward Gravity says lies in admiring, studying, and really getting to know your students. Consider Mindsets & Moves your guide. Here, Gravity describes how to let go of our default roles of assigner, monitor, and manager and instead shift to a growth mindset. Easily replicable in any setting, any time, her 4 Ms framework ultimately lightens your load because they allow students to monitor and direct their reading lives. Miner: Uncovering Students’ Reading Processes (Focus: Assessment) Mirror: Giving Feedback That Reinforces a Growth Mindset (Focus: Feedback) Model: Showing Readers What We Do (Focus: Demonstration] Mentor: Guiding Students to Try New Ways of Reading (Focus: Guided Practice and Coaching) Get started on the 4Ms tomorrow! Gravity has loaded the book with practical examples, lessons, reading process and strategy lists, and a 35-page photo tour of exemplary reading classrooms with captions that distill best practices. All figures, student work and photographs are provided in vibrant, full color. We are in the midst of an ownership crisis, and readers of every ability and in every grade are more often compliant than fully engaged. Use Mindsets & Moves as that rare resource that makes something highly complex suddenly clear and inspiring for you. GRAVITY GOLDBERG is coauthor of Conferring with Readers: Supporting Each Students’ Growth and Independence (Heinemann, 2007) and author of many articles about reading, writing, and professional development. She holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a former staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and an assistant professor at Iona College’s graduate education program. She leads a team of literacy consultants in the New York/New Jersey region. "Mindsets and Moves addresses, in a very engaging way, the most important aspects of classroom literacy instruction. It shows how to think about and interact with children around literacy. Thoroughly grounded in current theories, which are clearly explained and illustrated with stories and examples, the book is absolutely practical with excellent examples of lessons, anchor charts and all of the necessary details." — Peter Johnston, Author of Choice Words and Opening Minds Trade Review"Gravity Goldberg shows readers how to re-imagine their role as reading teachers in order to help students become readers who are engaged and independent. This warm and very practical book will be a treasured guide for teachers in the challenging work of growing readers who truly have ownership of their reading." -- CARL ANDERSONThought provoking, practical, and inspiring all at once—it is one of those books that is so chock-full of wise ideas that I will delight in dog earring and marking up its pages with a highlighter. -- GEORGIA HEARD"Gravity Goldberg brings to the field wisdom and how-to′s that are at once ancient and brand new, and her 4Ms process has the power to create the paradigm shift we need." -- SHARON TABERSKI"This is that rare kind of book that will be useful to teachers in any setting, whether they are classroom teachers or literacy specialists, whether they work with children who struggle in some way or those who exceed expectations in any way. Gravity includes practical examples and helpful resources that show teachers how to truly see and know their students, first, so that they can tailor instruction that fits their humanity, lifts their work, and engages their intentions as readers and learners." -- KATHY COLLINS"Top 3 things I admire about Mindsets and Moves by Gravity Goldberg: 1. She helps us move young readers to new heights by naming the brilliance in what they are already doing; 2. She provides models and tools for teaching reading that feel fun and humane; and 3., her clear and engaging language will inspire ambitious conversations in teacher study groups and college reading classes, making us all happier and more powerful reading teachers." -- KATHERINE BOMER"The premise that we as teachers must consider students′ strengths is a timeless one. What’s rare is that Gravity goes well beyond this premise to offer clear suggestions and classroom examples… This is where the power of Gravity′s book lies: in the credo that all students are indeed engaging and working hard at reading, and that we need to see and nurture those efforts." -- GRACE ENRIQUEZ"This is a valuable book not just for reading teachers, but for anyone who teaches anything. Gravity Goldberg shows us how to begin by observing and admiring what our students already do and how they do it. She shows us, further, how to give feedback, model new strategies, and mentor students without undermining their ownership and enjoyment of the activity and their improvement." -- PETER GRAY"When you read this book, you feel like Gravity is right there with you, shoulder-to-shoulder, seeing your students as they deserve to be seen—with wonder and curiosity." -- KATIE EGAN CUNNINGHAM"I am impressed by Goldberg’s shifts in her own thinking and teaching that placed the focus always on the students’ behaviors rather than on the teachers’. I also like the way she forged ideas based not only on ideas from the literacy community but from other areas of research such as business leadership and psychology as well. Additionally, Goldberg’s charts and other graphics make her ideas extremely clear and provide quick access to the key points when I want revisit them. And her specific classroom examples clarified the points extremely well and make her a very credible expert because she has obviously walked the talk!" -- Nancy Allison"Unlike most approaches, Gravity Goldberg shows how to shift the educator′s typical role from that of a manager to encouraging kids to take charge of their own reading processes. The idea is to evolve and encourage a ′growth mindset′ that offers a model for new ways of reading." -- Midwest Book Review, April 2016Table of ContentsChapter One. Reading on One’s Own: What We Really Mean by Take-Charge Independence What Does It Really Mean to Read on One’s Own? Examining Teacher Roles Taking the Spotlight Off the Teacher The Facets of Ownership How Rigor Fits In The Pitfalls of Turning Play Into Work: Motivation Challenges Chapter Two. Shifting Roles: Be a Miner, a Mirror, a Model, a Mentor The Gift of Problems: Creating a Willingness to Struggle Shifting Roles Toward Reader Ownership What Shifted? Taking on New Teacher Roles: The 4 Ms How Ownership Sits Within the Gradual Release Model Chapter Three. Being an Admirer: Looking at Readers With Curiosity Admiring Allows Us to See What Is There Admiring Gives Us Glimpses Into Our Students’ Minds Admiring Lets Us See Potential Admiring Helps Us Recognize Individuality Admiring Pushes Us to Be Precise Admiring Gives Us the Small and Big Picture Admiring Supports a Growth Mindset Admiring Creates Growth Mindset Expectations Language Impacts Mindset Admiring Impacts Our Guiding Questions Start Admiring! Chapter Four. Creating Space for Ownership: A Photo Tour of Reading Classrooms Reading Process Spiral Reading Workshop Space Class Meeting Area Reading Notebooks Tracking Reading Volume Class Goals Chart Book Club Tools and Spaces Student Intentions Small Group Instruction Reading Nooks Student Reflections Chapter Five. Be a Miner: Uncovering Students’ Reading Processes Using a Five-Step Process Uncovering One Student’s Reading Process Uncovering a Class’s Reading Processes Choosing When to Be a Miner Admiring Trouble Chapter Six. Be a Mirror: Giving Feedback That Reinforces a Growth Mindset Feedback Teaches Preparing to Give Feedback Being a Mirror to a Small Group Being a Mirror to the Whole Class Admiring Trouble Chapter Seven. Be a Model: Showing Readers What We Do Being a Model Being a Model to One Student Are We Really Modeling? Planning to Model for the Whole Class Preparing to Be a Model Modeling, Not Assigning Admiring Trouble Chapter Eight. Be a Mentor: Guiding Students to Try New Ways of Reading Being a Mentor Break Down Strategies Into Steps Mentoring a Small Group of Readers Mentoring the Whole Class During a Read Aloud Admiring Trouble Chapter Nine. Teaching Students Strategies for How to Be Admirers How to Talk About Your Reading Process How to Set Goals for Yourself as a Reader How to Reflect on Your Mindset How to Give Each Other Feedback How to Ask for Support Chapter Ten. Embracing Curiosity: Entry Points for Getting Started Entry Point 1: Shift Roles Entry Point 2: Shift Lenses From Deficit to Admiring Entry Point 3: Shift Your Focus From the Teacher to Students Entry Point 4: Shift Classroom Spaces Entry Point 5: Shift Toward Feedback From Students Entry Point 6: Shift Toward Feedback From Trusted Colleagues Entry Point 7: Admire Yourself Appendices Appendix A. Student-Focused Reading Checklist Appendix B. Continuum: How We Might Shift Our Instruction Toward Ownership Appendix C. Chart of Balanced Literacy Reading Components Reproducible Classroom Charts Be a Miner Be a Mirror Be a Model Be a Mentor References Index
£23.24
SAGE Publications Inc A Fresh Look at Phonics, Grades K-2: Common
Book Synopsis"In most instances, there isn’t one main cause of a systematic breakdown in phonics instruction. Rather, a combination of causes can create a perfect storm of failure." —Wiley Blevins Picture a class of kindergarteners singing the alphabet song, and teaching phonics seems as easy as one-two, three, A, B, C, right? In a Fresh Look at Phonics, Wiley Blevins explains why it can get tricky, and then delivers a plan so geared for success, that teachers, coaches, and administrators will come to see owning this book as a before and after moment in their professional lives. In this amazing follow up to his renowned resource Phonics From A-Z, Wiley uses the data he has collected over two decades to share which approaches truly work, which have failed, and how teachers can fine-tune their daily instruction for success. You will learn to focus on the seven critical ingredients of phonics teaching that produce the greatest student learning gains— readiness skills, scope and sequence, blending, dictation, word awareness, high frequency words, and reading connected texts. Then, for each ingredient, Wiley shares: Activities, routines, word lists, and lessons that develop solid foundations for reading Ideas for differentiation, ELL, and advanced learners to ensure adequate progress for all learners Help on decodable texts, what not to over-do, and what you can’t do enough of for your students’ achievement Interactive "Day Clinic" activities that facilitate teacher self-reflection and school wide professional learning In a final section, Wiley details the ten common reasons instruction fails and shows teachers how to correct these missteps regarding lesson pacing, transitions, decodable texts, writing activities, assessment and more. A Fresh Look at Phonics is the evidence-based solution you have been seeking. Wiley Blevins, Ph.D., is a world-renowned expert on early reading, and author of the seminal book Phonics From A-Z among many other works. He has taught in both the United States and South America, and regularly trains teachers throughout Asia. He holds a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University, and has worked with numerous educational scholars, including Jeanne Chall, Isabel Beck, Marilyn Adams, Louisa Moats, and Dianne August, and others. Trade Review"When Wiley Blevins wrote his first book on teaching phonics 20 years ago I thought that it was one of the most practical approaches to teaching this foundational reading competency. It may seem like a cliché, but Wiley has outdone himself with this book!. In A Fresh Look at Phonics he provides teachers and others interested in effective phonics instruction with a comprehensive and practical guide to making phonics instruction work for all students, all year. Just as the title promises, Wiley provides us with a truly fresh way of thinking about how phonics plays out in classrooms." -- TIMOTHY RASINKSI"Wiley combines the latest research and his own years of trusted know-how to provide educators with a timely trove of high impact tools they can readily use to deliver world-class phonics instruction. A Fresh Look at Phonics is sure to be another must-have, well-worn classic." -- JANIEL WAGSTAFF"I devoured this book! Who would have thought that a book on phonics would be a page-turner? It’s quick, practical, and teacher friendly and yet comprehensive enough to be a refresher course for experienced teachers and the needed foundation for teachers new to teaching beginning readers. I can’t wait to share this with teachers with whom I work in professional development—they are going to love the clear links to reading, writing, and spelling. My favorite feature? The broad scope and sequence that pairs with guided reading instruction and provides links back to phonics lessons." -- JUDY LYNCH"Wiley Blevins’ fresh take on phonics is a must-read for anyone looking to improve phonics instruction. He boils phonics down into critical ingredients and supports teachers in the ever-important process of reflection. The book gives professional learning communities the tools needed to turn common instructional failures into effective, timeless practices." -- CAROLYN BANUELOS, DANIELLE JAMES, AND ELISE LUNDTable of ContentsSection 1: The Key Ingredients for Phonics Success Success Ingredient 1: Readiness Skills Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Success Ingredient 2: Scope and Sequence Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Success Ingredient 3: Blending Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Success Ingredient 4: Dictation Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Success Ingredient 5: Word Awareness Activities (Word Building and Word Sorts) Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Success Ingredient 6: High-Frequency Words Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Success Ingredient 7: Reading Connected Text Background and Key Characteristics Best Practices and Look-Fors for Success Common Instructional Pitfalls Day Clinic: Examine Your Practices Next Steps to Leap Forward Plus One More Essential Success Ingredient: You! Section 2: 10 Common Causes of Phonics Instruction Failure Introduction Reason 1: Inadequate or Nonexistent Review and Repetition The Problem How to Fix It Reason 2: Lack of Application to Real Reading and Writing Experiences The Problem How to Fix It Reason 3: Inappropriate Reading Materials to Practice Skills The Problem How to Fix It Reason 4: Ineffective Use of the Gradual Release Model The Problem How to Fix It Reason 5: Too Much Time Lost During Transitions The Problem How to Fix It Reason 6: Limited Teacher Knowledge of Research-Based Phonics Routines and Linguistics The Problem How to Fix It Reason 7: Inappropriate Pacing of Lessons The Problem How to Fix It Reason 8: No Comprehensive or Cumulative Mastery Assessment Tools The Problem How to Fix It Reason 9: Transitioning to Multisyllabic Words Too Late The Problem How to Fix It Reason 10: Overdoing It (Especially Isolated Skill Work) The Problem How to Fix It Closing Thoughts References
£25.64
Workman Publishing How to Get Your Child to Love Reading
Book Synopsis"An exuberant treasure trove for parents."—Publishers WeeklyAre children reading enough? Not according to most parents and teachers, who know that reading aloud with children fosters a lifelong love of books, ensures better standardized test scores, promotes greater success in school, and helps instill the values we most want to pass on. Esmé Raji Codell—an inspiring children's literature specialist and an energetic teacher—has the solution. She's turned her years of experience with children, parents, librarians, and fellow educators into a great big indispensable volume designed to help parents get their kids excited about reading. Here are hundreds of easy and inventive ideas, innovative projects, creative activities, and inspiring suggestions that have been shared, tried, and proven with children from birth through eighth grade. This five-hundred-page volume is brimming with themes for superlative storytimes and book-based birthday parties, ideas for mad-scientist experiments and half-pint cooking adventures, stories for reluctant readers and book groups for boys, step-by-step instructions for book parades, book-related crafts, storytelling festivals, literature-based radio broadcasts, readers' theater, and more. There are book lists galore, with subject-driven reading recommendations for science, math, cooking, nature, adventure, music, weather, gardening, sports, mythology, poetry, history, biography, fiction, and fairy tales. Codell's creative thinking and infectious enthusiasm will empower even the busiest parents and children to include literature in their lives.
£14.39
SAGE Publications Inc Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas
Book SynopsisFormerly a SkyLight publication.Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas-excerpted from Reading and Writing Across Content Areas-describes the reading process and suggests strategies that can be used before, during, and after reading. Teachers will find examples for science, social studies, mathematics, and health. This handy booklet is a great, easy-to-access resource for content area teachers!Table of Contents1. What Makes a Strategic Reader? 2. The Reading Process 3.Prereading Strategies 4. During Reading Strategies 5. After Reading Strategies
£10.24
Highlights Press Highlights Learn-and-Play Phonics Spinner Games
Book SynopsisTime to master phonics! Kindergarteners can practice sight words; letter sounds and more with this activity book that transforms phonics exercises into dozens of games for them to enjoy as they build essential school skills — all while having tons of fun!With 64 pages of full-color kindergarten phonics activities, this comprehensive book-gaming experience provides a hands-on learning experience with an included colorful spinner and 24 write-on wipe-off flashcards that turn learning about reading and writing into an interactive game. With an attached clamshell holder and included envelope, all components are stored neatly within the set, making it great for on-the-go, hassle-free entertainment.Developed by educators to build core skills important to kindergarten success, this activity book features dozens of kindergarten phonics games and activities designed to be played either individually or alongside friends and family. From classic Hidden Pictures scenes to search to engaging board games with phonics-focused missions, this collection of phonics games for kindergarten blends teacher-approved skills practice with kid-approved fun bringing excitement and fun to learning. Kids stay interested and engaged as they practice a wide range of developmentally appropriate vowel and consonant patterns and word families by solving puzzles and playing games that reinforce phonics skills.
£13.49
Brookes Publishing Co Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting
Book SynopsisAfter a universal screening assessment, how can K–6 educators translate the results into evidence-based instruction, targeted interventions, and improved reading outcomes? The timely new edition of this bestselling book has clear and practical answers. Fully updated with the latest reading research and models, this teacher-friendly planning guide matches the items of today’s most popular reading assessments with Tiers 1, 2, and 3 interventions, strategies, and activities that help struggling readers succeed.Aligned with the science of reading and extensively field tested, this guidebook is built around the National Reading Panel’s big five ideas: phoneme awareness, phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Teachers will get a concise introduction to each component, assessment options for each, specific strategies for connecting assessment findings to lesson planning, and dozens of practice activities to incorporate into small-group and whole-group instruction. Packed with strategies, scenarios, and planning worksheets, this book helps classroom teachers and reading specialists take action after assessments, make data-driven decisions, and plan differentiated instruction that makes a real difference for struggling readers.WHAT’S NEW New focus on today’s most widely used assessments: DIBELS 8th Edition, Acadience Reading K-6, easyCBM, and aimswebPlus Convenient charts with clear summaries of the assessments 90+ new and updated activities specially designed for use with struggling readers during whole-class or small-group instruction Practical guidance on implementing instruction and intervention within MTSS Explicit connections to the science of reading, Structured Literacy, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and Ehri’s phases of word reading development New online materials: a quick-reference Assessment Guide, a handy online resources list, and 20+ pages of downloadable worksheets, planning guides, and templates for classroom use Table of Contents About the Authors About the Downloads Preface AcknowledgementsI Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction To Next STEPS Chapter 2: Using Next STEPS To Teach Struggling ReadersII Applying STEPS to the Components of Reading Chapter 3: Phoneme Awareness Chapter 4: Phonics—Decoding, Encoding, And Word Recognition Chapter 5: Fluency Chapter 6: Reading Comprehension Chapter 7: VocabularyIII Weaving It All Together Chapter 8: Weaving Elements Together For A Lifetime Of Reading Appendix A: Quick Revealing Phoneme Awareness Tool (QRPAT) Appendix B: Acadience Reading CFOL Checklist Glossary References Index
£38.21
Brookes Publishing Co The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Activity
Book SynopsisGrounded in the science of reading, this book is a practical field guide to intentional instruction that enhances reading comprehension skills for all learners. The activity book covers every section of the Blueprint: vocabulary, syntax and sentence comprehension, text structures, background knowledge, and levels of understanding and inference as well as expression of understanding. For each of these critical areas, this activity book gives educators: Clear and concise guidance on the what, why, and how of instruction Sample lesson plans that teachers can use as models for their own Instructional activities that help students build key skills needed for comprehension Ready-to-use tips for successful teaching "Try This" activities that help teachers reflect on and hone their instruction Supports for diverse learners, including students with learning disabilities and English language learners Reader-friendly definitions of important terms Links to multimedia content for further learning Perfect for professional development, this hands-on resource can be studied by individual educators, discussed in small groups, or used as the focus for a training program or learning community. A must-have for current and future K-8 educators, reading specialists, and other practitioners, this activity book helps teachers apply their knowledge of structured comprehension instruction in their classrooms—and strengthen reading success for every learner.Table of Contents About the Online Companion Materials About the Authors Acknowledgements Dedication Introduction Chapter 1: The Big Ideas of The Reading Comprehension Blueprint Chapter 2: Implementing the Blueprint: Preparing for Instruction & Text Reading Chapter 3: Implementing the Blueprint: Vocabulary Chapter 4: Implementing the Blueprint: Sentence Comprehension Chapter 5: Implementing the Blueprint: Text Structure Chapter 6: Implementing the Blueprint: Knowledge Chapter 7: Implementing the Blueprint: Levels of Understanding & Inference Chapter 8: Implementing the Blueprint: Expression of Understanding Reference
£29.71
Emerald Publishing Limited Global Meaning Making: Disrupting and
Book SynopsisWe live in an increasingly interdependent and interconnected world. The COVID-19 crisis has provided a stark reminder of the enormous educational inequities within and across countries around the globe. Featuring international language and literacy researchers who apply various tenets of global meaning making to disrupt and interrogate contradictions and tensions in global scholarship, Global Meaning Making focuses on a model of interrogating international literacy research and pedagogical pursuits with the ultimate goal of transforming how we engage in global endeavours. Organized around three major themes: Literacy Programs, Policies and Curriculum; Language of Instruction Policies and Practices and Engaging in Global Literacies, chapter authors reimagine global approaches that respect the histories, ways of knowing, needs, hopes and values of voices beyond the western, including those from the Global South: Asia, Africa, Oceania, and South and Central Americas. Each chapter outlines research the chapter authors are conducting or have conducted and describes implications for how their work utilizes tenets of global meaning making.Table of ContentsPreface; Robert Tierney Section 1. Literacy Programs, Policies and Curriculum Chapter 1. Introduction: Stitching a Global Meaning Making Patchwork Quilt; Patience Sowa, Katina Zammit, and Lori Czop Assaf Chapter 2. International Literacy Development in the Peruvian Amazon: Three Problematic Assumptions; Desirée Pallais-Downing Chapter 3. Becoming Global Meaning Makers: The Making and Remaking of Literacy Education Expertise and Practice in Belize; Odelia Caliz, Ray Lawrence, Rashid Murillo, Denise Neal, Jennifer Sanders, Yvonne Tyndall-Howell, and Deborah Williams Chapter 4. Tapasā: An Invitation to Decolonize Literacy Teacher Education in Aotearoa New Zealand; Jessica Cira Rubin and David Taufui Mikato Fa’avae Chapter 5. Academic literacies from the South to the South: Tensions and Advances in Three Initiatives Located in Ibero-America; María Constanza Errázuriz, Lucía Natale, and Juan Antonio Núñez Cortés Section 2. Language of Instruction Policies and Practices Chapter 6. Challenges and Practical Considerations of the Choice of Languages of Instruction in Low and Middle Income Countries; Patience Sowa Chapter 7. Challenging Existing Spaces: Deconstructing Indigenous Power Imbalances within Aotearoa New Zealand; Rachel Martin and Amanda Denston Chapter 8. Between Many Worlds: Which Language to use in Primary Schools - Mother Tongue, Vernacular, or English?; Carol Abiri and Katina Zammit Chapter 9. Community Mapping in One Rural Community in South Africa: Teacher Candidates Grapple with Colonizing Influences on Language and Literacy; Lori Czop Assaf, Kristie O’Donnell Lussier, and Meagan Hoff Section 3. Engaging in Global Literacies Chapter 10. Interrupting Existing Frames and Being Mindful: An Examination of Culturally Responsive Teachers of High Performing Immigrant and Refugee Youth in a German Secondary School; K. Dara Hill Chapter 11. Cosmopolitanism to Frame Teaching Global Literacies; Shea N. Kerkhoff and Ming Yi Chapter 12. “My Way is a Little Bit Wrong:” How Refugee-Background Students Negotiate the Boundaries of American Academic Literacies; Meagan Hoff Chapter 13. School Interrupted: Issues and Perspectives from COVID-19 Remote Teaching; Chinwe H. Ikpeze and Susan Schultz Chapter 14. Voices of Chinese Students: What Motivates them to Read?; Jiening Ruan and Susan Schultz Chapter 15. Conclusion; Katina Zammit, Lori Czop Assaf, and Patience Sowa
£94.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for
Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. Scott Evans, aka The Reader Teacher, shares 100 innovative and practical ideas to help teachers nurture confident, enthusiastic young readers with a lifelong passion for books. Combining clear, practical advice with tried-and-tested classroom activities and inspiration, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure will give teachers the tools they need to create and sustain a positive reading culture. Based on the ‘Reading Roadmap’, the author’s unique five-point framework to revolutionise reading in schools, the ideas will help teachers promote reading for pleasure across the curriculum and create a reading spine of diverse texts to engage and excite children. Ideas range from classroom-based concepts like children selecting class books and creating reading scrapbooks to whole-school suggestions such as developing a ‘Senior Readership Team’ and hosting your own ‘Festival of Reading’. There are sections covering all aspects of reading life, including how to become reader teachers and leaders, engage families and work with writers and illustrators, this book offers everything a teacher needs to get every child excited about reading. Written by experts in their field, the 100 Ideas books offer practical ideas for busy teachers. They include step-by-step instructions, teaching tips and taking it further ideas. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #100Ideas.Trade ReviewAn abundant, wonderful, and essential treasure box, certain to stoke enthusiasm and a propulsive joy of reading through every inch of your school. -- Vashti Hardy * award-winning author of the Brightstorm series @vashti_hardy *If you want to create a reading school, this is the book for you. What a thorough collection of ideas to really make reading rock across the whole school. -- Heather Wright * Reading Rocks *Overflowing with inspirational ideas, this is a brilliant book to help teachers unlock the magic of reading for pleasure for all the children they teach. -- Christopher Edge * award-winning author of books including Escape Room @edgechristopher *Brilliant, insightful, practical & realistic, this is an essential toolkit for every school, from a teacher whose passion for reading places him at the beating heart of children’s literature. -- Emma Carroll * author of 'Letters from the Lighthouse' and 'Escape to the River Sea' @emmac2603 *There is no more important a principle than reading for pleasure and no-one more passionate or knowledgeable than Scott to help children on their way. A must for every primary classroom and teacher. -- Phil Earle * children's author *A must read for every teacher and educational leader. Packed full of practical and innovative ideas, this is a resource I will recommend to everyone and refer to frequently. -- Jenny Pearson * children's author and primary school teacher *All children should be given the opportunity to read for pleasure: this is an essential, accessible guide for every teacher from an expert in the field. -- Cressida Cowell * Children's Laureate, 2019-22 *An exceptional book. It is INSPIRING and comprehensive. It is stuffed with knowledge and ENTHUSIASM. And most of all it is – I think, for teachers – EMPOWERING. -- Tom Palmer * children's author *The ultimate book for anyone looking to raise the priority of reading in their classroom or school. Scott's ideas are innovative, easy to implement and impactful. -- Andy Taylor * Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at University of Worcester, @MrTs_NQTs *In this inspiring volume, The Reader Teacher, Mr Scott Evans, has gathered a cornucopia of wonderful ideas certain to get you, the young people you know and all of the people in your school and wider community excited about reading books, and talking about the stories they love best. It’s simply marvellous. -- M. G. Leonard * author *Enriching, illuminating and engaging. An expert guide to helping young people discover the magic of books and become readers for life. -- Eloise Williams * Inaugural Children's Laureate Wales *Full of fresh ideas, this is essential reading for any educator who wants to instill a lifelong love of reading. Every school should have a copy. -- Katya Balen * children's author *Scott Evans is a brilliant champion of children's books and reading for pleasure! -- SF Said * children's author *A must-have resource for EVERY classroom - this book is exceptional in its imagination, its passion and its purpose. All children deserve to read for pleasure - this book is the key to making that happen. -- Hannah Gold * award-winning author *Scott Evans gives a very comprehensive and user friendly approach to the idea of ‘Reading for Pleasure’ in the form of an essential guide. Whilst many of the innovative ideas centre around school life, it is easy to see how these could be adapted in your own home as a parent... Highly recommend! -- Bex * English teacher and blogger @teachermumreadsbooks @mummyisreading *This is the essential read for anyone involved in a primary school looking at fostering reading for pleasure. Packed full of practical ideas – including creating a reading spine of diverse texts to hosting your own Book Awards – this will definitely lead to a positive reading culture in schools. -- Tom * Assistant Headteacher, blogger and co-host of #EduPubChat Check 'Em Out Books blog *This is a goldmine of practical strategies and clearly explained, rational tips for developing reading provision. This is a book for ... anyone who wants to play a part in building a community of readers. -- Kate Heap * teacher, author of the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series and blogger at Scope for Imagination *Scott brilliantly distils everything you should, could and may implement for reading for pleasure into manageable bite size chunks, which can easily be digested, dipped into and shared for CPD to inspire and inform without overloading. Scott has taken all the myriad approaches for fostering a love of reading and fashioned it into a zesty, green slice of a book - like a slimline tonic. It's awesome! -- Chris Soul * children's author, book reviewer and teacher www.chrissoul.co.uk *It takes a single step to start a journey and I wholeheartedly think that this is an indispensable resource to help schools begin or continue their reading journey: a journey that really is life-changing for children. -- Mary Rees * teacher, Reading Lead and children’s book blogger at bookcraic.blog *The genius of many of these ideas is that they are simple and with little or no cost in terms of money or time – an all-important consideration in these times of squeezed budgets and over-burdened staff. -- Jacqui Sydney * teacher and blogger at WorldsSmallestLibrary.wordpress.com *This is a book that needs to be in every primary school. I guarantee it will be well used and will help to change lives. * K and O: Bonkers About Books blog *The pure joy of Scott’s book is that he has gathered together many tried and tested ideas which can easily be slotted into daily practice and culture in classrooms, whole schools and the wider community to create a constant, non-gimmicky buzz about books and reading. * Through the Bookshelf blog *What a little pocket rocket this is! As a school librarian this book is perfect for me to read and gain ideas that I may not be covering in my library but need to take on board to help promote reading for pleasure further. -- Emma Suffield * Little Blog of Library Treasures @LibraryTreasures85 *Some of my favourite ideas are reader recommendations (which are incredibly powerful coming from teacher to pupil) and first chapter Friday – the latter of which I plan to integrate next term for sure! * Vicky's Never Ending TBR Blog *Practical strategies, activities and ideas that are easy to implement with teaching tips, suggestions for taking it further and bonus ideas... Although aimed at primary teachers, most of the suggestions are easy to adapt for older students and whilst many school librarians will already be carrying out a lot of these recommendations, the range will ensure most find something new to put into place. * Barbara Band, School Library Consultant *
£13.50
Emerald Publishing Limited Making Meaning with Readers and Texts: Beginning
Book SynopsisConnecting the constructs of meaning and experience in the fields of English education, teacher education, literacy and narrative inquiry, Making Meaning with Readers and Texts materializes new insights for advancing teacher education research, broadening understandings of teachers’ use of literacy practices for making meaning from classroom events. Exploring new possibilities for framing and reframing learning to teach, Edge advances teacher education research through longitudinal inquiry into beginning teachers’ meaning making from classroom events. Novel applications of theory combined with field-based research advances the development of conceptual and practical frameworks for teaching and teacher education. Documenting meaning-making as prospective teachers transition into teaching, extending seminal theories from language arts, reading, and literacy to teacher education, Making Meaning with Readers and Texts advances a new theory for how teachers can fully utilize literacy skills in and for their teaching practices. Reconsidering well-documented problems in preparing teachers and reimagining teaching as reading and composing—curriculum, identity, relationships – Making Meaning with Readers and Texts is crucial reading for teacher educators, English educators, and literacy scholars.Table of ContentsPart I. Envisioning Teachers as Readers, Writers, and Meaning-Makers Chapter 1. Imagining Teachers as Readers Chapter 2. Exploring Teachers as Readers and Writers of Classroom texts: Classroom Literacy as A Framework for Adaptive Expertise Chapter 3. Meaning and Experience in Classroom Literacy Part II. Making Meaning from Classroom Events Chapter 4. Why Narrative Inquiry? Chapter 5. Poem as Event: Making Meaning With Christi Chapter 6. Learning from Experience: Methods for Attending to Classroom Events over time Part III. Making Meaning with Beginning Teachers Chapter 7. Living and Telling Stories of Beginning Teaching: Meaning-Making through/From Experiences Chapter 8. Efferent and Aesthetic: Stances for Reading Teaching Chapter 9. Reading Students and Recomposing Curriculum Chapter 10. Cafeteria Conversations: CoConstructing Meaning Chapter 11. Reading and Composing Classroom Texts: Teaching as Inquiry and Problem Solving Chapter 12. Learning through Experience: Reading and Composing Confidence Part IV. (Re)Considering Readers, Texts, and Poems in Classroom Events Chapter 13. Toward a Theory of Transactional Teaching and Learning
£83.99
Emerald Publishing Limited Smudging Composition Lines of Identity and
Book SynopsisTeachers must consider what it means to work with students in an increasingly diverse global community. Classrooms increasingly comprise of students and teachers of different social, cultural, language, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, needing to adapt in order to accommodate for differences, both expected and unanticipated, that each individual brings to shared classroom contexts. Smudging Composition Lines of Identity and Teacher Knowledge uses a comparative narrative inquiry approach grounded in long-term research to learn about experiences and complexities of cross-cultural teaching. The chapter authors identify and explore differences in the structure of schooling, student experiences, teacher education, school partnerships, parents, and members of the community, and the ways in which diversity is addressed in school practices and curriculum. Gaining insight into complexities of teacher identity formation and development in cross-cultural teaching contexts, they explore ways in which teaching goals might be achieved using practices commonly used in the host country not often used in one’s home country. The dilemmas and tensions uncovered directly from the perspective of teachers and teacher educators develop narrative inquiry as a methodological approach to examining teacher knowledge in cross-cultural teaching, providing invaluable findings for teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers internationally.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Examining teacher knowledge in cross-cultural classroom contexts; Vicki Ross and Elaine Chan Section I. Becoming a cross-cultural teacher: Developing teacher knowledge from cross-cultural experiences Chapter 2. Cross-cultural chickens and eggs; Candace Schlein Chapter 3. Transforming our praxis through cross-cultural perspectives in pedagogy; Andrea Flanagan-Borquez and Kiyomi Sanchez-Suzuki Colegrove Section II. Learner experience informing teacher knowledge Chapter 4. Confronting difference: Learning to teach in a borderland school in Hong Kong; Cheri Chan Chapter 5. Teacher education for social justice across sociocultural and sociopolitical contexts: An autobiographical narrative study; Margaret M. Lo Section III. Cross-cultural curricular experiences that inform teacher knowledge Chapter 6. Stories of Margaret: A Korean who has never not been Korean; Sue Kyung Kim Chapter 7. Narratives Indigenizing school mathematics: An intersection of Euro-Western and Cree perspectives; Stavros Stavrou Section IV. Milieu informing teacher knowledge Chapter 8. Exploring shifts of dialogue in cross-cultural teaching and curriculum design; Qian Chen Chapter 9. Crossing over the genkan: Learning about Japanese schooling from a Canadian teacher perspective; Elaine Chan Conclusion Chapter 10. Complexities of teacher knowledge in cross-cultural school contexts: Coming to a cross-cultural comparative narrative approach; Elaine Chan and Vicki Ross
£85.00
Jessica Kingsley Publishers How to Boost Reading and Writing Through Play:
Book SynopsisEven if children know their phonics and ABC's inside out and can read every book in their book bag, why is it still so difficult to get them to want to read and write? How do we begin to get our children excited about literacy? The answer might surprise you...let them play!Featuring 40 engaging play-based activities, this book makes literacy so fun that children won't notice they're also actively developing reading and writing skills. From blow painting words to making paper chain sentences, each activity can be done using household items and they are adaptable for children of any age and ability, making learning accessible for all. With charming black and white line illustrations to depict each activity, this is a great way to connect with children while helping to build their literacy skills at the same time.Trade ReviewPlay is at the heart of science, the arts, engineering, architecture - in short the world we live in. We all learn through play. Yet, for some reason play gets downgraded as trivial. Perhaps that's because we love it. This book puts play where it belongs: at the heart of our lives. * Michael Rosen, Writer and broadcaster *The best kind of books offer the reader an adventure within its pages and the best kind of adventure is one that leads to something new. Georgina has skilfully created a wealth of fantastic fresh ideas that act like a much-needed map guiding us towards a deeper understanding of who The Unique Child truly is and how play with all its magic can show them the joyful gift of being a reader and a writer. * Greg Bottrill, childhood advocate and author of "Can I Go And Play Now? *Well done Georgina, another brilliant book for playful parents! It's so refreshing to see lots of ways to practise those essential early reading and writing skills in fun and active ways! This will be such a helpful guide for so many of us wanting to give our children the best start in life. * Claire Russell founder of playHOORAY! *This is a unique and seemingly never-ending supply of fun filled ideas to develop our children as readers and writers. Durrant has cleverly provided us with the go-to manual for those who wish to enthuse and empower children in their literacy journey. * Chris Dyson- Headteacher Parklands Primary School and Author of ‘Parklands: A School Built on Love *When I was reading this book, what struck me immediately was the sheer depth of Georgina's knowledge on how to support reluctant readers. Since being lucky enough to have 'early access' to this book, I have found myself recommending it to other professionals, parents and carers alike! * Dr Helen Ross, trustee of the British Dyslexia Association, dyslexic dyslexia expert and educational consultant *Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1 - Sensory Ways; 2 - Imaginative Play Ways; 3 - Crafty Ways; 4 - Active Ways; 5 - Every Day Hacks
£14.99
John Catt Educational Ltd Get Children Writing: Creative writing exercises
Book SynopsisThis is a guide to teaching creative writing to primary school children aged 8-11.The 22 classroom-tested exercises encourage students to explore their emotions, their senses, and the world around them. Activities are designed to get children thinking about and describing what they see, hear, smell, taste and the thoughts which pass through their minds, re-enforcing their basic grammar and widening their vocabulary.The aim is to get children writing for enjoyment.The assignments are a springboard from which ideas are formed and then developed. They are structured to encourage spontaneous thought and to allow the writer to follow ideas; freeing the conscious mind from restraint to simply write. Above all, they are for children to have fun, to help them tap into emotions and imagination - which may well surprise both them and you.Get Children Writing brings together clear objectives, teachers' notes, and examples of techniques, styles, and formats drawn from classic children's literature into one classroom-ready sourcebook. Many of the assignments can be adapted to suit children younger or older than 8-11.We all love a story.
£14.50
National Association for the Education of Young Children Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and
Book SynopsisSpring 2023 Smart Book winners from the Academics' Choice Awards Literacy Learning begins at birth and continues throughout our lives! Birth to age 5 is a critical period in building the foundation for later success in reading and writing. Educators play a vital role in nurturing young children’s early language and literacy knowledge and skills. However, the specific practices that support literacy development in early childhood are often different than those used with older children. From some of the foremost early literacy development experts in the field comes this practical resource that is a must-have for all educators of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Using eight key practices—Knowing, Showing, Designing, Including, Engaging, Explaining, Observing, and Responding—as the framework, the authors discuss how educators can support five important areas of young children’s early literacy development: Language and knowledge Print concepts Sounds and letters Writing Text comprehension A range of features highlights information about these areas and practices, including the latest research findings, recommended resources, tips for integrating technology into play and learning, and more. With this book, explore how to create effective, appropriate, and fun learning opportunities for our littlest literacy learners. Trade ReviewToo often, educators are simply told they need to teach early literacy without being provided with support for how to engage young children in meaningful and developmentally appropriate learning experiences. This book is filled with evidence-based and easy-to-implement teaching practices that educators can put into practice immediately. The emphasis on the power of intentional environments and interactions as the pathway to supporting literacy learning for young children is aligned with everything we know about what’s important for our youngest learners. —Bridget K. Hamre, Research Associate Professor, University of Virginia, and CEO and Cofounder, Teachstone This is simply the best book on early language and literacy in the marketplace. It not only elucidates research and key practices in a highly informative, jargon-free way, it brings these practices to life in engaging vignettes that make them all the more real to readers. —Susan B. Neuman, Professor of Childhood Education and Literacy Development, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University If you’re thirsty for more about the science of early literacy instruction, read this brilliant book. The children you teach will benefit richly from what you learn. Parents should read it too! —Ronald F. Ferguson, Founder and President, The Basics, Inc., and Faculty Director, Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University Children’s media creators can greatly impact how children learn, but understanding how to create effective educational content can be challenging. Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers provides clear, concise examples of real-world learning that can easily be implemented in storytelling for children’s television and digital games. —Olubunmi Mia Olufemi, Supervising Producer, Children’s Television The construction of this book is early educator friendly and provides a set of comprehensive tools and resources to aid in the complexities of teaching unique learners along their continuum of early literacy development. By following the provided key practices as guideposts for language acquisition, print recognition, vocabulary expansion, and reading and writing text, educators can more readily adjust their own instructional practice using the provided cues and tips. —Denise Smith, Implementation Director, Hope Starts Here – Detroit’s Early Childhood Partnership Table of ContentsAbout the Authors Introduction and How to Use this Book Introduction to the purposes and structure of the book including an introduction to the eight core Practices for early childhood educators: Knowing, Showing, Designing, Including, Engaging, Explaining, Observing, and Responding. Chapter 1: Clever Communicators Both language and conceptual knowledge are critical for understanding texts and for learning about the world. In Chapter 1, early childhood educators learn to support young children in building knowledge, and in developing language, including vocabulary, to talk about the concepts they learn and texts that are read. Chapter 2: Print Navigators As children interact with different types of written text, they learn about how print is used to convey meaning. In Chapter 2, early childhood educators learn to support these understandings by encouraging children to engage with literacy materials in meaningful ways. Chapter 3: Sound–Letter Linkers The understanding that oral language can be broken into smaller sounds is a critical building block for literacy development. In Chapter 3, early childhood educators learn to use games and activities that encourage children to play with sounds in words. Chapter 4: Resourceful Writers In the early childhood years, children can begin to represent their ideas using pictures, symbols, and eventually with letters. In Chapter 5, early childhood educators learn to encourage and support children’s attempts to share their ideas through writing. Chapter 5: Text Comprehenders Young children can understand, enjoy, learn from, and apply ideas from texts and images. In Chapter 6, early childhood teachers learn to engage children in read alouds and other interactions with written text that facilitate language development and higher-order discussion. Index
£20.89
Information Age Publishing Topics in Mathematics For Elementary Teachers: A
Book SynopsisThis is the second (revised) edition of the book published in 2010 under the same title. It reflects the author's experience teaching a graduate level mathematics content course for elementary teacher candidates at SUNY Potsdam since 2003. The book addresses a number of recommendations of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences for the preparation of teachers demonstrating how abstract mathematical concepts can be motivated by concrete activities and the use of technology. Such approach to school mathematics makes it easier for teachers to grasp the meaning of generalization, formal proof, and the creation of an increasing number of concepts on higher levels of abstraction. The book's computer-enhanced pedagogy and its strong experiential component enabled by the use of manipulative materials have the potential to reduce mathematics anxiety among teachers and help them develop confidence in teaching the subject matter through modeling and problem solving. Classroom observations of teachers' learning mathematics as a combination of theory and experiment confirm that this approach elevates one's mathematical understanding to a higher ground.Most of the chapters are motivated by a problem typically found in the elementary mathematics curricula and/or standards (either National or New York State – the context in which the author prepare teachers). By exploring traditional problems in depth, teachers can uncover fundamental mathematical concepts and ideas hidden within a seemingly mundane task. The need to have experience in going beyond traditional expectations for learning is due to the constructivist orientation of contemporary mathematics pedagogy that encourages students to ask questions about mathematics they study. Each chapter (except the last one) includes an activity set that can be used for the development of the variety of assignments for teachers. Digital tools used in the book include spreadsheets, Wolfram Alpha, GeoGebra, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, and Graphing Calculator (Pacific Tech).
£48.45
Information Age Publishing Topics in Mathematics For Elementary Teachers: A
Book SynopsisThis is the second (revised) edition of the book published in 2010 under the same title. It reflects the author's experience teaching a graduate level mathematics content course for elementary teacher candidates at SUNY Potsdam since 2003. The book addresses a number of recommendations of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences for the preparation of teachers demonstrating how abstract mathematical concepts can be motivated by concrete activities and the use of technology. Such approach to school mathematics makes it easier for teachers to grasp the meaning of generalization, formal proof, and the creation of an increasing number of concepts on higher levels of abstraction. The book's computer-enhanced pedagogy and its strong experiential component enabled by the use of manipulative materials have the potential to reduce mathematics anxiety among teachers and help them develop confidence in teaching the subject matter through modeling and problem solving. Classroom observations of teachers' learning mathematics as a combination of theory and experiment confirm that this approach elevates one's mathematical understanding to a higher ground.Most of the chapters are motivated by a problem typically found in the elementary mathematics curricula and/or standards (either National or New York State – the context in which the author prepare teachers). By exploring traditional problems in depth, teachers can uncover fundamental mathematical concepts and ideas hidden within a seemingly mundane task. The need to have experience in going beyond traditional expectations for learning is due to the constructivist orientation of contemporary mathematics pedagogy that encourages students to ask questions about mathematics they study. Each chapter (except the last one) includes an activity set that can be used for the development of the variety of assignments for teachers. Digital tools used in the book include spreadsheets, Wolfram Alpha, GeoGebra, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, and Graphing Calculator (Pacific Tech).
£86.70
