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Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strate... More

I like to joke that when Shirley MacLaine was out on a limb, I was already out on a branch," says Oscar- nominated actress, teacher, healer, and motivational speaker Diane Ladd. She brings her unique wisdom about life, health, love, family, and emotional well-being to this fascinating book. Reading ... More

Now in its fourth edition, the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts – sponsored by the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English – remains at the forefront in bringing together prominent scholars, researchers, and professional leaders to... More

How can teachers make content-area learning more accessible to their students? This text addresses instructional issues and provides a wealth of classroom strategies to help all middle and secondary teachers effectively enable their students to develop both content concepts and strategies for contin... More

Close Reading of Complex Texts, Grade 5, is a consumable Student Worktext with texts sets and formative assessments included.... More

How can teachers make content-area learning more accessible to their students? This text addresses instructional issues and provides a wealth of classroom strategies to help all middle and secondary teachers effectively enable their students to develop both content concepts and strategies for contin... More

The Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts, Volume II brings together state-of-the-art research and practice on the evolving view of literacy as encompassing not only reading, writing, speaking, and listening, but also the multiple ways through which lear... More

In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, the Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts focuses on multiple ways in which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. The handbook explores the possibilities of broadening cur... More

Supplementary phonics program designed to teach phonemic decoding to students who have not yet mastered those skills. The program was originally conceived for students in grades 3-6, but may also be used for students in grades 1 and 3, for lower performing students in upper grades, and for adults le... More

2nd Grade Workbook ... More

First Grade language arts textbook... More

The Very Thing by Elaine Mei, Virginia Arnold, James Flood, Diane Lapp [et al.]... More

This text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Second Edition. An introduction, designed to give K-12 teachers an understanding of the basic categories and functions of research... More

An easy to read English book for children. ... More

Close reading is reading a text more than once in order to understand its deeper meaning. You uncover the reasons authors choose particular words and phrases, include literary elements and plot points, or organize the text or introduce information a particular way. You draw connections between the i... More

This popular text, now in its Fourth Edition, introduces pre-service and in-service teachers to the most current theories and methods for teaching literacy to children in elementary schools. The methods presented are based on scientific findings that have been tested in many classrooms. A wealth of ... More

This book provides the text sets and text-dependent questions you need to support instruction in the close reading and critical analysis of complex texts. You’ll find: Expertly curated text sets for a variety of disciplines to save you time in your preparation; Meaningful Focus Questions to connect ... More

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Thisbook discusses a series of related but independent challenges faced byphilanthropic foundations, drawing on international, contemporary andhistorical data.   Throughout the world,private philanthropic foundations spend huge sums of money for public goodwhile the media, policy-makers and the publ... More

Faithful Warriors is a memoir of World War II in the Pacific by a combat veteran of the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Written with award-winning author Steven Weingartner, Ladd's book chronicles his experiences as a junior officer in some of the fiercest fighting of the war in the Pacifi... More

Philanthropy and endowed foundation are vitally important institutions of modern society, yet in recent years, they've faced new threats such as declining resources and questions of accountability and performance. To address these questions, individual philanthropists and foundation leaders have loo... More

The growth of philanthropic foundations in numbers and significance raises two immediate questions. First, what makes for success and failure of foundations’ projects and activities? Second, what yardsticks or benchmarks are used to measure performance and track goal attainment? The purpose of this ... More

This book is a treasure of vast reading materials packed under the heads of What's New, Just Between us and Express yourself with plenty of illustrations.... More

This book designed to develop student's knowledge about life science, earth science, physical science, space and technology etc.... More

High quality literature coupled with explicit instruction and ample practice ensures that students grow as life-long readers and writers.... More