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Expand students' reading-comprehension skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts that are sure to keep them engrossed. The easy-to-read passages are organized in ten chapters that focus on specific reading standards and skills,...

Give a thoughtful gift that's fun for kids and parent-approved! This Early Reading activity set arrives bundled in tissue, simply wrap or drop into a festive bag – perfect for a present or reward for any occasion. Charming characters and hands-on...

Stages Language Builder Verbs & Action Words flash card set offers 230 Verb Cards to help kids recognize and name a large selection of action words. Images in the Language Builder Verbs & Action Words card set show people from various ages, genders and...

Add this set of 100 text cards to your classroom routine and watch students’ comprehension abilities skyrocket! Each reproducible card contains a high-interest mini-passage and five key questions to hone must-know inference skills-in just 10 minutes a...

Guided reading experts Jan Richardson and Michele Dufresne provide teachers with clear, concise, and practical instructions and resources for planning and teaching developmentally appropriate word study and phonics lessons. Learn how students solve...

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts comes with a variety of comprehension questions, including multiple choice, short response, and essays. Each captivating article comes in three Lexile levels...

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts comes with a variety of comprehension questions, including multiple choice, short response, and essays. Each captivating article comes in three Lexile levels...

From the acclaimed Scholastic News magazines, this collection of compelling informational texts comes with a variety of comprehension questions, including multiple choice, short response, and essays. Each captivating article comes in three Lexile levels...

Young learners can't help but feel motivated when they're reading a funny short poem or story with a partner. Follow this up with skill-building word ladders that focus on phonics and vocabulary, plus an engaging language arts mini-lesson on reading,...

Motivate young learners to develop fluency with funny short poems they can read with a partner. Follow this up with skill-building word ladders that focus on phonics and vocabulary, plus an engaging language arts mini-lesson on reading, writing, or word...

Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Happiness is the first professional title dedicated to addressing a school's reading culture with a focus on the needs of immigrant and refugee students and families—including learning their target language, English. Dr...

Espinosa and Ascenzi-Moreno demonstrate how our emergent bilingual students who speak two or more languages in their daily lives— thrive when they are able to use "translanguaging" to tap the power of their entire linguistic and sociocultural repertoires...

This book expands the research, theory, and practice showcased in From Striving to Thriving, tackles the "over-labeling" inherent in RTI, and builds a case for voluminous independent reading as the best intervention for all children. Before children are...

Running records point the way to responsive instruction, particularly when informed teachers are able to mine them for patterns that reveal the problem-solving strategies children are using as they process text. Running records are windows on each...

Leading writing experts Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles provide literature and lessons for narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Modes in Focus is designed to support educators and students with ready-to-use lessons, mentor texts, teaching tools,...

Leading writing experts Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles provide literature and lessons for narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Modes in Focus is designed to support educators and students with ready-to-use lessons, mentor texts, teaching tools,...

Leading writing experts Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles provide literature and lessons for narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Modes in Focus is designed to support educators and students with ready-to-use lessons, mentor texts, teaching tools,...

Leading writing experts Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles provide literature and lessons for narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Modes in Focus is designed to support educators and students with ready-to-use lessons, mentor texts, teaching tools,...

Leading writing experts Ruth Culham and Libby Jachles provide literature and lessons for narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Modes in Focus is designed to support educators and students with ready-to-use lessons, mentor texts, teaching tools,...

Expand students' reading-comprehension skills with this collection of 35 high-interest informational texts that are sure to keep them engrossed. The easy-to-read passages are organized in ten chapters that focus on specific reading standards and skills,...