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Teaching New Literacies in Grades 4-6: Resources for 21st-Century Classrooms
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Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4-6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Cartoons
Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking
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Klemp, Ron; McBride, Bill; Ogle, Donna – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
It's tough to teach social studies and history to students who have trouble reading and understanding textbooks and other resources. But you can overcome those obstacles and motivate students to excel in social studies classes by using the concepts and research-based techniques in this guide. Renowned reading expert Donna Ogle teams up with two…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Vocabulary, Literacy, Internet
What a Character! Character Study as a Guide to Literary Meaning Making in Grades K?8
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Roser, Nancy L., Ed.; Martinez, Miriam G., Ed.; Yokota, Junko; O'Neal, Sharon – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
Bring text and its meaning alive for students! This collection offers the perspectives of classroom teachers, researchers, and children's book authors, including award-winners Kate DiCamillo and Katherine Paterson. Together, they share their thoughts on the power of character study and how to use it to guide elementary-and middle-grade students…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Childrens Literature, Reading Instruction
Study Smart! Ready-To-Use Reading/Study Skills Activities for Grades 5-12.
Abbamont, Gary W.; Brescher, Antoinette – 1990
This book provides 150 reproducible worksheet activities which teachers can use to help students in grades 5-12 develop reading and study skills. The book's classroom tested activities are organized into four sections. The four units, Developing Reading Skills, Developing Study Skills, Locating Information Skills, and Presenting Information…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Learning Strategies
Naturalistic Text Comprehension. Advances in Discourse Processes, Volume LIII.
Oostendorp, Herrre van, Ed.; Zwaah, Rolf A., Ed. – 1994
A collection of essays on the comprehension of text brings together perspectives of different disciplines on discourse. Articles include: "Naturalistic Texts and Naturalistic Tasks" (Herre van Oostendorp, Rolf A. Zwaan); "Psychological Studies of Naturalistic Text" (Arthur C. Graesser, Joseph P. Magliano, Karl Haberlandt);…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis
How to Reach and Teach English Language Learners: Practical Strategies to Ensure Success
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Syrja, Rachel Carrillo – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book provides practical strategies and tools for assessing and teaching even the most hard to reach English language learners across the content areas. Syrja offers educators the latest information on working with ELLs (including using formative assessments) and provides a wealth of classroom-tested models and measures. These tools have…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Success