Collection: Literacy

Introducing Green Literacy, a way of teaching that cultivates critical thinking, reading, and writing about environmentalism through children’s books and digital media. Students analyse multiple perspectives, engage in hands-on activities, and come to a deeper understanding of environmental...

Drawing on author Lorraine M. Radice’s literacy teaching and leadership experience, this book provides practical resources to design future-ready reading, writing, and research curriculum and instruction, including unit planners, lesson plans, reflection prompts, discussion questions and organising strategies....

Drawing on author Lorraine M. Radice’s literacy teaching and leadership experience, this book provides practical resources to design future-ready reading, writing, and research curriculum and instruction, including unit planners, lesson plans, reflection prompts, discussion questions and organising strategies....

In Small Groups for Big Readers, the authors advocate for small-group reading instruction as an effective way for teachers to help all students grow as skilled, developing readers. Through small-group instruction, K–5 teachers can differentiate instruction by using...

Discover the value of small-group reading instruction that accommodates students’ individual literacy needs. Author Julie A. Taylor provides lesson plan templates to incorporate small groups into any learning structure. Teachers will design laser-targeted skills and strategy lessons to...

Make direct vocabulary instruction fun and successful with this simple, straightforward and easy-to-use book. Hundreds of critical vocabulary terms, handpicked by Dr. Marzano, cover four content areas and all year levels. Each game identifies the appropriate year level...

An Instruction Manual for Adopting Standards-Based Curriculum, Grading and Feedback. When teachers adopt standards-based learning, students take ownership of their education and achievement soars. Written specifically for K–12 teachers, this resource details a sequential approach for connecting curriculum,...

Accurately report students' academic strengths and weaknesses with standards-based grading. Rather than using traditional systems that incorporate nonacademic factors such as attendance and behaviour, learn to assess and report student performance based on prioritised standards. You will discover...

Learn everything you need to know to implement an integrated system of assessment and grading. The author details the specific benefits of formative assessment and explains how to design and interpret three different types of formative assessments, how...

A structured exploration of education research to inform your teaching practice. This book offers K–12 educators a comprehensive framework connecting myriad professional learning topics in one cohesive, easy-to-follow guide. Organised into three parts that focus on students, teachers...

Use the SWIRL method to enhance teaching language skills to multilingual learners With the SWIRL method, K–12 teachers can give multilingual learners opportunities to engage in the five elements of speaking, writing, interacting, reading and listening to English...

While there is growing awareness of the efficacy of the science of reading, teachers may feel overwhelmed by the volume of research on literacy. Using templates, assessments and reflection questions, unpack five core components of literacy instruction within...

Multilingual students have unique learning needs that must be addressed if they are to thrive. Understand how to intentionally involve instructional coaches in equipping teachers to successfully implement high-impact strategies that engage not just English learners but everyone...

This well-rounded collection of research-based reading intervention strategies will support and inform your RTI efforts. The book also includes teacher-friendly sample lesson plans and miniroutines that are easy to understand and adapt. Many of the strategies motivate average...

Built on the foundation of 50 years of research, The New Art and Science of Teaching framework has helped educators around the globe transform instruction. In The New Art and Science of Teaching series, subject-matter experts break down...

Built on the foundation of 50 years of research, The New Art and Science of Teaching framework has helped educators around the globe transform instruction. In The New Art and Science of Teaching series, subject-matter experts break down...

How to Teach Reading Comprehension Using a Literacy Development Model Only when teachers have in-depth knowledge of reading skill and literacy development can they deliver best-practice reading assessment and instruction to students. The New Art and Science of...

Research-Based Instructional Strategies for Teaching and Assessing Writing Skills Use effective teaching methods to reach desired writing learning outcomes and student success: Understand which instructional strategies are best suited to teaching writing skills, and gain specific examples for...