Everything you need to make vocabulary instruction stick — in every subject, for every student
This practical resource gives teachers what they need to make vocabulary instruction in the content areas engaging and effective. Built on a research-based framework, including morphology, multiple-meaning words, and word-learning strategies, it offers both background knowledge for educators and interactive strategies for students. Sample word lists and examples from science, math, social studies, and more help teachers target the right words for their curriculum and texts. Supports for academic talk have students actively using and applying vocabulary in meaningful ways. Whether used for explicit teaching, mini-lessons, or embedded in inquiry, this all-in-one resource promotes deeper comprehension and word curiosity.
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"…this book is rich in both practical applications and theoretical grounding. It will be of significant value to classroom teachers, teacher educators, and researchers interested in literacy, numeracy, and the intersections between them." — Alexis G., amazon.ca
"I am an ESL/English/science/math teacher who has taught for 15 years. I have attended multiple PD sessions, and I can say that this is one of the ONLY resources I've actually wanted to use in my daily teaching." — Julie, amazon.ca
Powerful Read Alouds shows how intentional read alouds can enrich a year-long primary literacy program. Rather than adding more to an already full day, it focuses on using books to enhance and strengthen what teachers already do. Through carefully chosen texts, practical routines, and classroom examples, teachers will learn how purposeful read-alouds support all aspects of an early primary classroom—from social-emotional learning and play to reading, writing, oral language, and knowledge building. Read-aloud is not just a “spare time” activity—it is one of the most powerful tools we have for building engaged readers, inspired writers, and thoughtful learners.
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**Teaching is hard but classroom management doesn’t have to be.**
Teaching is hard. It’s trial by fire. No matter how much training educators experience, how much theory they devour, nothing compares to the reality of managing their own classroom. In this practical guide, Angie Barrett shares her tried and tested teaching strategies in six easy steps. You’ll discover a game plan for success, personal and colleague-shared experiences, tips and tricks, as well as troubleshooting through real classroom examples. Angie’s approach to classroom management will appeal to any educator who may be struggling with, or pre-emptively dreading, the classroom experience.
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Conceived, planned, and written in conjunction with the Centre for Black Studies in Education (CBSE) at OISE-University of Toronto, this unique project features the voices of experts in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Each chapter examines a different aspect of a challenging topic, and explores ways that educators can meet these issues head-on and take a leadership role in changing the face of DEI in their classroom, school, and community. You can become a champion for the lesser-heard voices of marginalized students, and bring high expectations, enthusiasm, and joy to teaching and learning with every student.
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This remarkable book introduces an active way for teachers to turn kids onto reading by exploring the major genres. Organized around novels, nonfiction, picture books, and poetry, with lists of key books that students will love, teachers will find the background they need to bring all genres to life in grades 2–8 classrooms. The book explores the features of the various forms, how they are used to keep kids reading, and how students can incorporate those features in their own personal and class writing. This handy guide will illustrate ways to inspire, motivate, nourish, and help kids love reading.
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This full-colour book looks at classroom-tested flexible and visual ways to help students go beyond memorization and really work with numbers. Committed to using the power of visual representations, the book presents a pathway for developing strong operational skills that students can build on. The back-to-basics approach to teaching foundational operations will guide students to develop their own ways of doing math that work for them. It demonstrates that using visuals can make small number facts the foundation for operating with larger numbers, negative numbers, decimals, fractions, and proportions. A new simplified approach to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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Discover four simple shifts in instruction that will help students demonstrate what they know on any math test. Each shift is supported with numerous examples targeting math concepts that students generally find challenging. We start with explicit instruction—a planned approach to direct and clear explanations of concepts and skills. Then, chunking information makes the cognitive load more manageable for students. Innovative ways to revisit concepts throughout the year will help students retrieve information when they need it. Assigning a variety of question types with useful prompts and strategies will prepare students to tackle any problem, on any test.
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