Search results for ""author diane lapp""
Guilford Publications Literacy in the Disciplines
£32.99
Guilford Publications Effective Instruction for English Language Learners: Supporting Text-Based Comprehension and Communication Skills
This teacher-friendly guide is packed with motivating lessons designed to improve the content learning and literacy skills of English language learners (ELLs) in K-8. Offering research-supported strategies that teachers can implement immediately, the book explains how to use content-area texts to support ELLs' growth in five crucial areas: comprehension, pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar. This hands-on volume is: *Unique: Demonstrates how to build ELLs' literacy skills and content knowledge simultaneously. *Effective: Research-supported strategies align with both TESOL and Common Core Standards. *Practical: More than two dozen worksheets for classroom use are presented in a large, easy-to-reproduce format.
£26.99
Guilford Publications Handbook of Research on Literacy and Diversity
This is the first research handbook to address all dimensions of diversity that have an impact on literacy achievement. Leading experts examine how teaching and learning intersect with cultural and language differences and socioeconomic disparities in today's increasingly diverse schools and communities. The volume weaves compelling research findings together with theory, policy considerations, and discussions of exemplary instructional practices. It offers fresh perspectives on such topics as family literacy, multiliteracies, drawing on cultural resources in the classroom, factors that promote success in high-poverty schools, equity issues, and ways to teach specific literacy skills. The concluding section provides crucial recommendations for teacher preparation and professional development.
£49.99
Guilford Publications Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades: Teaching That Supports Engagement and Rigorous Learning
Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers specific content areas—including science, social studies, math, and literature—as well as ways to teach oral literacy and writing across the curriculum.
£30.99
