Help students master reading, writing, and oral communication skills with materials that support a comprehensive, balanced approach to language arts instruction.
Building Vocabulary
Build academic vocabulary in as little as 20 minutes a day.
Set students up for academic success across the content areas with this systematic approach to teaching vocabulary. This flexible series focuses on vocabulary acquisition using Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and bases which account for 90% of English words with two or more syllables. Empower students with the tools and strategies they need to decode words independently across multiple content areas both inside and outside of school.
Help students master and enjoy writing with this engaging series.
Developed by Teacher Created Materials, this extensive writing program uses diverse texts, guided instruction and purposeful practice to help develop today's young readers and writers. Teacher resources are embedded throughout the series, and provide a sequential, practical way to teach critical writing skills.
Develop students' fluency in reading using engaging scripts, poems, and songs!
Teacher Created Materials' research-based reading series is designed to teach reading, listening, and speaking skills through the performance of colorful scripts and focused instruction. Students will improve fluency and comprehension by reading and rereading the engaging scripts, which are based on quality literature and a performance-based learning format. The differentiated scripts ensure that students of all reading levels can fully participate. This is the perfect classroom resource to address the needs of varied readers!
Building Vocabulary with Greek and Latin Roots: A Professional Guide to Word Knowledge and Vocabulary Development
Enhance instruction with an in-depth understanding of how to incorporate word roots into vocabulary lessons in all content areas.
This teacher-friendly guide provides the latest research on how to teach Greek and Latin roots. With a research-based rationale for addressing vocabulary in the classroom, this K-12 resource is filled with strategies for improving comprehension, planning instructional routines, and building a word-rich learning environment.
Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary ignites your students' language comprehension with Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science root words and content-area vocabulary.
Give students the tools they need to understand figurative language and its context in sentences.
This resource uses literacy-based activities to help students understand the underlying meanings of idioms, proverbs, and other figures of speech. Students will expand their vocabulary and develop skills in writing, word study, and using context clues as they explore figurative language in different content areas. English language learners especially will benefit from the explicit teaching of both literal and figurative meanings.
Get ready to "hit a homerun" with strategies and suggestions about how to introduce idioms and incorporate them into your language and writing instruction. They'll "knock your socks off"!
Give students the tools they need to understand figurative language and its context in sentences.
This resource uses literacy-based activities to help students understand the underlying meanings of idioms, proverbs, and other figures of speech. Students will expand their vocabulary and develop skills in writing, word study, and using context clues as they explore figurative language in different content areas. English language learners especially will benefit from the explicit teaching of both literal and figurative meanings.
The Write Thing: How Kwame Alexander Engages Students in Writing (And How You Can Too!)
Imagine having a Newbery Medal-winning author in your classroom as a coach, an advisor, and a friend, giving you personal and practical advice on how to teach writing workshop in the 21st century classroom.
Lead your students toward mastering content-specific knowledge and literacy skills with engaging activities such as creating raps, scripts, and discussion questions.
My View, My Voice: 21 Strategies for Powerful Persuasive Writing
This essential classroom resource provides educators with a solid foundation in teaching persuasive writing.
Grades 3-5 students will learn persuasive writing techniques and strategies on how to research topics, form opinions, support their arguments, and present their ideas.
Help students become strong writers and support their understanding of mentor texts with this practical, standards-based resource that dives deep into multiple genres such as poetry, narration, informational texts, literary nonfiction, and persuasion.
Getting to the Core of Writing is designed to ignite student excitement and develop writing proficiency that helps your students to succeed in and beyond a classroom setting.
Prove It! Using Textual Evidence provides teachers with the strategies they need to teach students how to cite textual evidence when reading and writing.