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Although aimed at Latino communities, the authors address the needs of all ethnic minorities with universal activities that will provide quality experiences for children, parents, and teachers.

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This book is designed to make it easy for teachers to include informational text in their teaching of A Raisin in the Sun. The authors have included a wide range of materials, in terms of reading level, subject matter, length, and style of writing. Some materials are historica...

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Mathematics teachers and school library media specialists will find this book a valuable resource for using the Web to promote critical thinking in the high school mathematics classroom.

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Elementary teachers, often with their students for most or all of the day, have the opportunity to creatively integrate instruction across classes. In this text we explore meaningful pedagogical cross-over that goes beyond the surface level to build strong foundations and deep connections for teaching and learning in interdisciplinary ways.

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Elementary teachers, often with their students for most or all of the day, have the opportunity to creatively integrate instruction across classes. In this text we explore meaningful pedagogical cross-over that goes beyond the surface level to build strong foundations and deep connections for teaching and learning in interdisciplinary ways.

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In this valuable resource, Hurst and Otis bring together the methods and philosophy for the extensive use of trade books in the middle school curriculum.

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Tragic events in our schools and communities have sparked the integration of character education into new and existing programs. To help aid teachers and librarians in the search for appropriate resources to emphasize good character traits, Oryx has developed another helpful reference by bestselling author Susan Hall.

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This book offers explicit descriptions on how to deliver specific poetry lessons that will develop academic skills such as reading, writing, and critical thinking. Divided into three sections, it teaches all aspects of poetry_composing, memorizing, reciting, interpreting, listening, reading, and publishing.

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This book offers practical advice to teachers unsure of how to teach spelling. Filled with student-centered wisdom, Burkhardt grounds her methods in both theory and practice, providing logical rules and hands-on exercises to keep students actively engaged.

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Using the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts With Gifted and Advanced Learners provides teachers and administrators examples and strategies to implement the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) with advanced learners at all stages of development in K-12 schools.

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This book focuses on preparing students to be successful independent learners for the twenty first century. Students will construct their own meaning not only within the traditional brick and mortar environment with the assistant of the classroom teacher, but also in an online environment scaffolded by a virtual tutor.

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This book focuses on preparing students to be successful independent learners for the twenty first century. Students will construct their own meaning not only within the traditional brick and mortar environment with the assistant of the classroom teacher, but also in an online environment scaffolded by a virtual tutor.

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The organization of the volume reflects the diversity of private school types attended by Black children.

Issues discussed are related to Black parent and student experiences in desegregated elite private schools, parochial schools, and predominantly Black private schools.

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The strong push to use primary sources in teaching history and social studies creates a need among teachers for more information on what they are and how they can be used effectively in the classroom. Vital Witnesses meets this need by providing teachers with a comprehensive guide to primary sources and their use in the classroom.

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Robbins (German, Central Missouri State U.) begins by introducing L. S. Vygotsky's (1896-1934) cultural-historical theory, which differs from sociocultural theory in the US, and draws on his Russian background and such thinkers as Spinoza and Marx. Then she moves across the disciplines that he contr

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In the academic, education and library worlds we have been using the term information literacy to cover a very broad spectrum of different types of literacies. And here is the most interesting thing: school librarians have been teaching these literacies forever under the terms of library skills and research skills.

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In the academic, education and library worlds we have been using the term information literacy to cover a very broad spectrum of different types of literacies. And here is the most interesting thing: school librarians have been teaching these literacies forever under the terms of library skills and research skills.

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Welcome to Poetryland: Teaching Poetry Writing to Young Children draws from Shelley Savren's forty years of teaching poetry writing in grades pre-K-6 and to focus populations, including gifted and special education students, students in after school programs, and homeless, abu...

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Welcome to Poetryland: Teaching Poetry Writing to Young Children draws from Shelley Savren's forty years of teaching poetry writing in grades pre-K-6 and to focus populations, including gifted and special education students, students in after school programs, and homeless, abu...

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In answer to the perennial question "What else should I read", these innovative resources go beyond linear listings of suggestions to help students find books through a variety of directions, including subject, author, and genre.