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Teaching Language Arts in Middle Schools: Connecting and Communicating » Read Now
by Sharon Kingen. 608 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This text is designed specifically to meet the needs of preservice teachers who have had little experience working in middle-grade classrooms. Three ideas are central: * teaching language arts at the middle level is a complex activity that demands expertise in the use of a variety of strategies...
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This text is designed specifically to meet the needs of preservice teachers who have had little experience working in middle-grade classrooms. Three ideas are central: * teaching language arts at the middle level is a complex activity that demands expertise in the use of a variety of strategies, * reading and writing are key processes of language arts study, but so are speaking, listening, and viewing/visually representing, and * teaching the processes of effective communication is crucial, but middle school students must also begin to learn the content of the field--literature, language, and media. Teaching Language Arts in Middle Schools gives balanced attention to various teaching strategies, processes, and content, demonstrating how all of these connect to improve students' abilities to communicate. In this text: *Research and theory are summarized and applied to practice *A non-prescriptive approach is integrated with practical information *Debates in the field are acknowledged *Additional reading and research are emphasized *The author's voice and point of view are explicit
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Teaching Language and Literature in Elementary Classrooms: A Resource Book for Professional Development » Read Now
by Marcia S. Popp. 512 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Collaborations for Literacy: Creating an Integrated Language Arts Program for Middle Schools » Read Now
by Rochelle B. Senator. 168 pgs.

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The best of middle school teaching is "learning by doing" and is interdisciplinary. This book ties it all together and offers a complete, innovative program, from vision, through planning, implementation, and assessment. The program is accomplished through the collaboration of the school library...
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The best of middle school teaching is "learning by doing" and is interdisciplinary. This book ties it all together and offers a complete, innovative program, from vision, through planning, implementation, and assessment. The program is accomplished through the collaboration of the school library media specialist and the language arts teacher. Senator outlines ways in which they can collaboratively plan, teach, and assess units which use language arts as tools. She includes specific instructional programs, suggestions for staff development, examples of questions, organizers, and units for grades six through eight, ideas for creating schedules, and methods of working together to develop materials for instruction.
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Literacy in Science, Technology, and the Language Arts: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Chap. 6 "The Language Arts and Literacy" and Chap. 7 "Interdisciplinary Themes in Science and the Language Arts") » Read Now
by Mary Hamm, Dennis Adams. 200 pgs.

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Technology, a product of science, is pushing against the linear boundaries of traditional storytelling. Moving in the direction of multiform stories and digital formats takes literacy well beyond the 3Rs. Students increasingly need to be critical and creative users of the new media. As the Internet...
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Technology, a product of science, is pushing against the linear boundaries of traditional storytelling. Moving in the direction of multiform stories and digital formats takes literacy well beyond the 3Rs. Students increasingly need to be critical and creative users of the new media. As the Internet becomes faster, more visually powerful, and easier to manipulate there will be an explosion of virtual environments, with literacy taking on a whole new meaning. While the word literacy has become almost synonymous with the word competence, the authors prefer the definitions found in the new language arts and science standards. For example, the National Science Education Standards suggests that "scientific literacy implies that a person can identify scientific issues underlying national and local decisions and express positions that are scientifically and technologically informed."
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Reading-Writing Connections: From Theory to Practice » Read Now
by Mary F. Heller. 399 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...influence on teaching the language arts, in general...literature-based language arts instruction...Thematic Teaching is defined...important to language arts lesson...
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Beyond the Read Aloud: Learning to Read through Listening to and Reflecting on Literature » Read Now
by Dorothy Grant Hennings. 94 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...a Context for Teaching and Learning." Language Arts 65 February...Communication in Action: Teaching the Language Arts . 4th ed...Meditation." Language Arts 60...
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Language Exploration and Awareness: A Resource Book for Teachers » Read Now
by Larry Andrews. 344 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Language Education » Read Now
by Jill Bourne, Euan Reid. 320 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The latest edition of the respected" World Yearbook of Education" deals with language education, central to almost every aspect of learning, and controversial in most education systems. Wide-ranging, international analysis and assessment are the hallmarks of the Yearbooks. This volume brings to bear...
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The latest edition of the respected" World Yearbook of Education" deals with language education, central to almost every aspect of learning, and controversial in most education systems. Wide-ranging, international analysis and assessment are the hallmarks of the Yearbooks. This volume brings to bear the latest research and insights from linguistics, class studies and policy studies to present a contemporary view and synthesis of language education from across the world.The contributors are leading specialists drawn from contrasting regional and national contexts. Chapters address issues in three contexts. Firstly, themed chapters on state of the art issues in language education, including mother tongue education, learning a second language and knowledge about language. Secondly, national chapters focusing on common questions on language education form around the world.Thirdly, four case studies of language education in urban settings.Language education is a highly political and sensitive subject, and this volume is an important contribution to understanding these issues in an educational and political setting.
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Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings » Read Now
by Stephen B. Kucer. 353 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This popular text examines literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective. It "unpackages" the various dimensions of literacy--linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental--and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. The goal is to provide a...
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This popular text examines literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective. It "unpackages" the various dimensions of literacy--linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental--and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. The goal is to provide a conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded. Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings, Second Edition: *Links theory and research to practice in an understandable, user-friendly manner--in each chapter as well as in a final chapter focused exclusively on instructional implications; *Provides in-depth coverage of the various dimensions of literacy--linguistic (the nature of language, oral-written language relationships, language variation); cognitive (constructive nature of perception, the reading process, understanding written discourse, the writing process); sociocultural (literacy as social practices, authority of written discourse); and developmental (constructing the written language system); and *Includes demonstrations and hands-on activities; authentic reading and writing events that reflect key linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental concepts; and tables and figures that summarize the concepts. New in the Second Edition: *Expanded discussion of the "reading wars," the nature of perception during reading, the comprehension process, and the writing process; *Separate chapters on the nature of oral and spoken language relationships, and understanding written discourse; and *Integration of instructional implications and pedagogy throughout all chapters. Educational institutions--and teachers in particular--are currently under intense scrutiny as the standards movement and high-stakes testing increasingly determine what is taught, when it is taught, and how it is taught. If literacy teachers are to have a voice in these policies and practices, it is critical that they have an understanding of what literacy entails. Because they work with students' reading and writing on a daily basis, teachers have an intuitive sense of the complexities of the literacy processes. The intent of Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings, Second Edition is to make this teacher knowledge explicit, as well as to more fully develop it. It is essential reading for all teachers and students in the field of literacy education.
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Early 3 R's: How to Lead Beginners into Reading, Writing, and Arithme-Talk » Read Now
by Lee Mountain. 164 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...2. Language arts Early childhood...Children in the Oral Language of the 3 Rs...Child-Selected Words for Teaching More Phonics...to Enrich Your Teaching 99...New Areas of...
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Computers, Curriculum, and Cultural Change: An Introduction for Teachers ("Language Arts and Literacy" begins on p. 104) » Read Now
by Eugene F. Provenzo Jr., Arlene Brett, Gary N. McCloskey. 300 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Further Development of Your Reflective Practice for Teaching With Computer Technology 94 Digital...National Curriculum Standards 103 Language Arts and Literacy 104...
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Making Progress in English » Read Now
by Eve Bearne. 362 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This manual is designed to help teachers establish a principled framework for developing English instruction that will raise standards of achievement in pupils at all levels of fluency and competence.
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Teaching Secondary English: Readings and Applications » Read Now
by Daniel Sheridan. 421 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...0-8058-3030-8 1. English language--Study and teaching Secondary --United States. 2. Language arts Secondary--United States. 3. English...Squire, eds. Handbook of Research...
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Setting Standards in the Language Arts and Literature Classroom and the Implications for Portfolio Assessment, in Educational Assessment » Read Now
by Alan C. Purves. 25 pgs.

Collections: Education, Literature, Entire Library
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Reasoning as a Key Component of Language Arts Curricula, in Journal of Secondary Gifted Education » Read Now
by Catherine Little. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...structure for teaching reasoning...series of language arts units. Rather...Science teaching and the development...the English language arts. Urbana...the English language...
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The Necessity of Uncertainty: A Case Study of Language Arts Reform, in Journal of Teacher Education » Read Now
by Susan Kidd Villaume. 8 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...effective teaching. My hope...of their language arts reform efforts...that the language arts curriculum...direction to teaching, and they...structured language arts and...