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Paperback. Condition: Good. This best selling text by Gail Tompkins thoroughly examines genres and instructional procedures with a strong new focus on differentiating instruction to ensure success for all writing students. New chapters on the writer's craft and on writing across the curriculum offer detailed information on the six traits of good writing as well as writing in content areas, and new features provide insight into teaching English learners and using technology meaningfully in the writing classroom.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. This best selling text by Gail Tompkins thoroughly examines genres and instructional procedures with a strong new focus on differentiating instruction to ensure success for all writing students. New chapters on the writer's craft and on writing across the curriculum offer detailed information on the six traits of good writing as well as writing in content areas, and new features provide insight into teaching English learners and using technology meaningfully in the writing classroom.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The market leader in literacy education, Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach continues to evolve to meet the needs of a changing world. Crafted for the undergraduate K-8 literacy course, this comprehensive and thoroughly applied text continues to cover the information new and experienced teachers need to know to teach literacy effectively, and follows this information with the specific strategies to use in the classroom to develop successful readers and writers. Integrating the best of what we know about teaching reading and writing, and implementing the ideas that will lead us into the future of education, the fifth edition provides the balance new and experienced teachers need to be successful in the classroom.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The market leader in literacy education, Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach continues to evolve to meet the needs of a changing world. Crafted for the undergraduate K-8 literacy course, this comprehensive and thoroughly applied text continues to cover the information new and experienced teachers need to know to teach literacy effectively, and follows this information with the specific strategies to use in the classroom to develop successful readers and writers. Integrating the best of what we know about teaching reading and writing, and implementing the ideas that will lead us into the future of education, the fifth edition provides the balance new and experienced teachers need to be successful in the classroom.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Useful for courses in Literacy and Language Arts in the Elementary School, this second edition reflects ideas in literature focus units, reading/writing workshop, and thematic instruction. It provides step-by-step instructions for using fifty research based, classroom tested literacy strategies.…

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Condition: Good. Accessible and reader-friendly, this is the definitive book on teaching writing to children in grades K-8, the only title on the market to thoroughly address both the process and the product of writing.  Covers strategies for teaching prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing through writing workshops, literature focus units, and thematic units; techniques for helping children develop ideas, organize writing, choose vocabulary, apply stylistic devices, and correct mechanical errors; and, five levels of scaffolded composition instruction: modeled, shared, interactive, guided, and independent writing.  Addressing Process and ProductNEW! A Writing Workshop CD now included in every copy of the book gives you specific insight into classroom teaching in a workshop model, illustrating both the writing process and product. Meeting Individual Student NeedsNEW! How to Address Struggling Writers? Problems-- this step by step analysis explains what issues cause writers to struggle, provides clear examples of the problem, and clarifies the steps to take to help writers overcome their obstacles. Planning for Accountability   NEW! Preparing for Writing Tests --this new feature will help you prepare students for high-stakes testing by clearly defining each type of writing, providing prompts to generate a writing sample, and outlining possible pitfalls writers may face when writing in this specific genre.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A supplement for Reading Methods courses. This engaging text offers everything future teachers need to know in order to implement interactive writing in primary classrooms. After early coverage of the theory and implementation of interactive writing, the text offers dozens of lessons that are ideal for sparking the interest of emergent, early, and challenged writers. Each strategy is accompanied by a description of why and how it improves writing, step-by-step implementation ideas, relevant student artifacts, and an easy-to-use chart of teacher guidelines. This collection of teachers' expriences clearly illustrate how important tasks such as phonemic awareness, phonics, print awareness, and vocabulary can be incorporated into interactive writing lessons; how to use this system with ESL learners; and how to adapt it to meet individual learners' specific needs.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. This book distills the information from the k-8 literacy text Literacy for the 21st Century, focusing specifically on literacy learners from pre-kindergarten through grade 4.  What are the specific needs of these students?  How can you predict early literacy difficulties and how best can you scaffold your instruction to prevent reading difficulties in the future?  How are the PK student?s needs different from the older, primary grades student? FEATURES: Chapter opening vignettes-Contextualize chapter concepts in an authentic classroom, complete with photos, dialog, and samples of student work to model excellent classroom teaching and prepare readers for the classrooms in their future.Spotlights-In-depth look at a single student, peppered through chapters.  Helps to detail literacy development and teacher decision making, one student at a time.Guideline features-Offer specific guidelines for implementing chapter concepts in the PK-4 classroom.Minilessons--offer ready to use skill and strategy instruction presented specifically for use in PreK-4 reading and writing classrooms.  Find how the minilessons correlate to state and national standards on the text?s Companion Website.The Compendium of Instructional Procedures --a robust resource of instructional methods designed to get teacher candidates up and running quickly in their first literacy classroom. The easily accessible Compendium at the back of the book offers clearly articulated instructional methods, an invaluable resource and quick reference.Assessment Tools --highlight the complete chapter on assessment and provide future teacher candidates with the means to evaluate their students? progress in early literacy.  They'll also find ideas for alternative assessment.…

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Spiral-bound. Condition: Very Good. Subsequent. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.