Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Teaching - Subjects - Reading & Phonics

The realities of new technological and social conditions since the 1990s demand a new approach to literacy teaching. Looking onward from the original statement of aims of the multiliteracies movement in 1996, this volume brings together top-quality scholarship and research that has embraced the notion and features new contributions by many of the originators of this approach to literacy.

Drawing on large research projects and empirical evidence, the authors explore practical and educational issues that relate to multiliteracies, such as assessment, pedagogy and curriculum....

Now in its Fifth Edition, this text applies current theory to classroom practice by providing, in each chapter, a brief explanation of major concepts followed by guided practical experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting reading assessment techniques.

The Fifth Edition is revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field. New activities are included throughout. A Companion Website for instructors and students, a value-added feature, is new for this edition. Like previous editions of this popular text, this edition

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Heroes and monsters; gods and goddesses; adventure and excitement: all are to be found in this book, which contains four well-known myths and legends from Ancient Greece told in an accessible style. Find out how Theseus killed the minotaur, how Daedelus escaped from the maze and why Herakles longed for a rest

- Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

- A humorous magazine interview with Herakles on pages 54 and 55 help children to recap the myth of The Labours of Herakles and examine...

Being able to read is one of the most important skills in life and something we all want our children to achieve for learning and for pleasure. Supporting Children s Reading gives you the understanding you need of the reading process to ensure that children are effectively supported in their reading journeys.

This practical programme draws on the authors wealth of experience in delivering this kind of training and is an invaluable point of reference for anyone working with children to improve their reading. With links to downloadable online resources, it provides...

Open the cover of this updated popular title and find fresh ways to promote the library with a focus on collaboration and student learning. Customize each lesson and activity to meet local standards. Find a variety of fun, practical, academically sound lessons that can be used today. Many lessons can be completed in one class period and with or without teacher assistance. Get results while getting students actively involved and participating in their learning This book is filled to the brim with the plans, games, chants and songs, creative dramatics, and virtual field trips that readers...

The brightly coloured photographs in this picture book show common minibeasts that most children will be familiar with. Photographs alongside the minibeasts show children grouped and made up to resemble the insect featured.

Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.

Text type - A simple information book.

Smaller versions of all the photographs are repeated on pages 14 and 15 so children can retell the information in their own words.

This non-fiction book is paired with a story on the same theme: The Picnic by Monica Hughes."

Now there is a way to bring the magic of some of the world's most timeless stories into your classroom or library. Created by acclaimed author Anthony Fredericks, "Fairy Tales Readers Theatre" presents a dynamic compendium of exciting tales and some slightly irreverent variations thereof in a format guaranteed to excite, amuse, and delight every youngster.

In "Fairy Tales Readers Theatre," stories become scripts, with students playing the parts of Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, and more. This format encourages students to take an active role in their...

The Writing Teacher's Activity-a-Day offers teachers, homeschoolers, and parents 180 ready-to-use, reproducible activities that enhance writing skills in secondary students. Based on Ledbetter's extensive experience consulting to language arts teachers and school districts across the country, the classroom-tested activities included in this book teach students key literary and writing terms like allegory, elaboration, irony, personification, propaganda, voice, and more--and provide them with engaging...

So you want to be a Roman? Here is everything you need to know in 20 easy stages. From the battle ground to building roads find out the REAL facts to Roman living in this humorous non-fiction information book from Scoular Anderson.

Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.

Text type: An information book.

A gallery of the things the Romans did that changed the way we live on pages 46-47 enables children to recap the main features left over from Roman times.

Additional information retrieval devices such...

What's the tallest building in the world? How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower? How have cars developed? Find out the answers and trace how designs have changed through the years and across the world in this visually stunning information book.

Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

Text type: An information book.

The spider diagram on pages 54-55 shows how design affects all aspects of our lives and helps children to recap what they ve read.

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