Today's students must be able to draw evidence, reasons, and ideas from various sources. This how-to guide provides teachers with all the information they need to help their students write from sources. It allows students to analyze various texts to help improve their own writing as they gain a deeper understanding of the sources through close reading and critical analysis.
Each section contains five lessons that are specific to the grade spans K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Lessons are organized in the following categories:
With these practical, easy-to-use strategies, students will learn to analyze any text and use it as a source for their own writing.
Making and Writing Words: Grades K-1
Grade: K-1
Price: $59.99
Making and Writing Words: Grades 2-3
Grade: 2-3
Price: $59.99
Writing Strategies for the Content Areas 2nd Edition Set
Grade: K-12
Price: $119.97
Help students write mathematics, social studies, and science content! This 3-book set provides standards-based strategies to help them write and comprehend content-area content.
Making & Writing Words: Word Families
Grade: 2-4
Price: $59.99
Words Steps: Making and Writing Content-Area Words
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.99
Help build students' spelling and vocabulary skills with this fun, game-like approach! Each Word Steps activity is based on a crossword puzzle-type design and provides a focus on specific letters in words and meaning clues.
Getting to the Core of Writing: Essential Lessons for Every Kindergarten Student
Grade: K
Price: $29.99
Implement a successful Writer's Workshop in your Kindergarten classroom using these engaging and creative lessons! Students will learn to become independent writers and how to use the traits of quality writing in their work.
Reading Strategies for Fiction
Grade: 1-12
Price: $39.99
Created to support current standards, this book provides an in-depth research base about literacy instruction, and includes key strategies to help students read and comprehend fiction.
Writing Strategies for Fiction
Grade: 1-12
Price: $39.99
Created to support current standards, this book provides an in-depth research base about literacy instruction, and includes key strategies to help students write about and comprehend fiction.
TDQs: Strategies for Building Text-Dependent Questions
Grade: K-12
Price: $45.99
Use effective questions across all grade levels to improve comprehension. This innovative resource provides teachers with the tools needed to effectively instruct using text-dependent questions.
Connect to Text: Strategies for Close Reading and Writing
Grade: K-12
Price: $45.99
Dive into the use of close reading in classroom instruction with this practical, standards-based resource featuring easy-to-use lessons that focus on informational/explanatory, argumentative, or narrative text samples to improve students' reading skills.
180 Days of Problem Solving for Kindergarten
Grade: K
Price: $22.99
Demystify word problems with this book that provides daily practice for boosting skills. With the changes in standards, there is a greater need to implement lessons that provide a deeper understanding of how these concepts apply in real-life situations.
180 Days of High-Frequency Words for Kindergarten
Grade: K
Price: $22.99
Build reading skills and increase your students' ability to recognize sight words instantly with 180 Days of High-Frequency Words for Kindergarten. This series features quick, easy-to-use daily word study activities.
Creating Social and Emotional Learning Environments
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.99
This resource defines social and emotional learning and digs into the real work of incorporating SEL in K-12 schools. It makes the connection between research and practical application through real-life examples and testimonials of SEL in the classroom.
Guided Math: A Framework for Mathematics Instruction Second Edition
Grade: K-12
Price: $39.99
This 2nd edition takes an innovative approach to mathematics, using the same teaching philosophies as guided reading. This instructional framework provides an environment for math that fosters mathematical thinking and meets the needs of all students.
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom, 2nd Edition
Price: $39.99
Turn your classrooms into primary source learning environments! With more than 100 digital primary sources, fun activities, and model lesson plans, this resource contains everything needed to successfully teach with primary sources.
Building Vocabulary with Greek and Latin Roots
Grade: K-12
Price: $31.99
This teacher-friendly, 2nd edition resource provides the latest research on how to teach Greek and Latin roots. It includes strategies for improving comprehension, planning instructional routines, and building a word-rich learning environment.
Document-Based Assessment Activities, 2nd Edition
Grade: K-12
Price: $49.99
Today's students need opportunities to evaluate sources and use evidence to support their conclusions. This K-12 resource provides both instructional support for teachers as well as a myriad of differentiated learning opportunities for students.
Ultima parada de la calle Market (Last stop on Market Street): An Instructional Guide for
Grade: K-3
Price: $9.99
Analyze Last Stop on Market Street in-depth with this instructional guide that includes engaging activities and lessons in Spanish to build key comprehension and literacy skills for second language learners, with instructions for teachers in English.
Eres tu mi mama? (Are You My Mother?): An Instructional Guide for Literature
Grade: K-3
Price: $9.99
Analyze Are You My Mother in-depth with this instructional guide that includes engaging activities and lessons in Spanish to build key comprehension and literacy skills for second language learners, with instructions for teachers in English.
Get the Picture: Visual Literacy in Content-Area Instruction
Grade: K-3
Price: $45.99
This resource equips teachers with innovative strategies to develop students' visual literacy skills, teach students to analyze visual texts, comprehend both explicit and implicit messages, and engage in meaningful discussion.
