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Annamary Consalvo, Editor; Ann D. David, Editor – Teachers College Press, 2024
Writing instruction is a particular challenge because there is no singular, linear solution to teaching students to write well. This book approaches writing as a wicked problem that takes place in complicated contexts. Through both scholarly research and teacher reflection, it examines ELA classrooms and the experiences of writing teachers to…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, English Instruction, Language Arts
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Beaven, Ana, Ed.; Comas-Quinn, Anna, Ed.; Hinton, Naomi, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Sounds-Write is a systematic synthetic phonics approach that has been successfully used to teach students to read and spell for the last two decades. This volume brings together twelve case studies -- written by practitioners -- of implementation of the Sounds-Write programme in different settings and geographical contexts (Europe, US, Australia).…
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Spelling Instruction
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Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma, Ed.; Thakur, Vijay Singh; Roscoe, Adrian – IGI Global, 2015
Educators continue to strive for advanced teaching methods to bridge the gap between native and non-native English speaking students. Lessons on written forms of communication continue to be a challenge recognized by educators who wish to improve student comprehension and overall ability to write clearly and expressively. "Methodologies for…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Hougen, Martha C., Ed.; Smartt, Susan M., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
For future literacy teachers just beginning their professional education, nothing's more important than the first core text that builds their foundation for classroom success. That's why every preservice teacher should start with this introductory reading textbook, ideal for teaching fundamental literacy skills to students in pre-K-Grade 6. Based…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading, Academic Standards
Baurain, Bradley, Ed.; Ha, Phan Le, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2010
The benefits and advantages of classroom practices incorporating unity-in-diversity and diversity-in-unity are what "Multilevel and Diverse Classrooms" is all about. Multilevel classrooms--also known as mixed-ability or heterogeneous classrooms--are a fact of life in ESOL programs around the world. These classrooms are often not only…
Descriptors: Television Commercials, Multilingualism, Cartoons, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Steinberg, Shirley R., Ed – Peter Lang New York, 2010
The second edition of "19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City" adds new questions to those in the original volume. Continuing the developing conversation in urban education, the book is provocative in style and rich in detail. Emphasizing the complexity of urban education, Shirley R. Steinberg and the authors ask direct questions about what…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Critical Theory, Dropouts
Good, Tina Lavonne, Ed.; Warshauer, Leanne B., Ed. – 2000
This book presents the graduate-student voice as authoritative and useful in the field of composition studies, based on statistics indicating that the majority of composition classes are staffed by graduate students. It contains 30 essays by graduate students that balance theoretical and practical issues as well as problematizing traditional and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Wilcox, Bonita; Manear, John; Slifkin, Josh M. – 1999
This volume contains articles about writing, best practice, portfolio assessment, and technology, as well as original poetry and book reviews. Articles in the volume are: "Teaching Writing: Making Connections" (Eric Schott); "Empowering Teachers: A Success Story" (Sandra L. Krivak); "Bridging the Gap between the Classroom and Employment" (Linda C.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy
Reynolds, Mark, Ed. – 1994
Noting that the nearly 1,400 two-year colleges in the United States enroll almost half of all students in higher education, this collection of essays discusses the students, the curriculum, and the faculty at these colleges. In essence, the collection surveys what is "on the minds" of two-year college English teachers. The essays and…
Descriptors: College English, English Instruction, Faculty Development, Instructional Effectiveness
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 2001
The 19 ideas collected in this 19th edition of "Ideas Plus" come from 2 sources: ideas submitted at an Idea Exchange session at a National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention or Spring Conference and contributions by readers of "Classroom Notes Plus" and "Ideas Plus." Some of the teaching practices described in the collection are…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 2000
The ideas collected in this 18th book of "Ideas Plus" come from two sources: ideas submitted at an Idea Exchange session at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual convention or spring conference; and contributions by readers of "Classroom Notes Plus" and "Ideas Plus." Some of the teaching practices…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Graham, Bonny, Ed. – 2000
This publication contains journal essays and book chapters (from publications of the National Council of Teachers of English) which address trends and issues in elementary language arts education. The following articles appear in the publication's first section, "Writing and a Move to New Literacies": (1) "Sacred Cows: Questioning…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Sullivan, Patricia A., Ed.; Qualley, Donna J., Ed. – 1994
Recognizing that the teaching of writing has always been political, this collection of essays by teachers, scholars, and theorists intends to promote discussion of what it means to study and teach writing and reading at a time when the academy itself is struggling to define the educational needs of an increasingly diverse student population. The…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Cultural Differences, Educational History, Higher Education
Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith, Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed. – 2000
Using literature in the classroom yields rewards. Literature for children is being recognized as increasingly important in children's literacy development. The ideas, resources, and activities offered in this collection of 43 articles published in "The Reading Teacher" from 1993 to 1999 provide strategies that are engaging and effective…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1999
This publication contains journal essays and book chapters from publications of the National Council of Teachers of English. The publication's first section, "Multimedia in the Classroom," contains the following articles: (1) "Media 'Target Assignments' Invite Students To Tune In, Turn On, and Write" (Meta G. Carstarphen); (2)…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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