Activities

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Making inferences is a key comprehension skill that requires students to read between the lines and extract the meaning of a text, even when that meaning is not explicitly stated. Hone students’ inferencing skill with this collection of ready-to-use task...

Using context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words in texts can be very tricky. Teach students this critical skill with this collection of ready-to-use task cards that feature engaging mini-passages. Key questions give students lots of...

Figurative language can leave students so bewildered, you could knock them over with a feather. This collection of ready-to-use task cards can help! Each card features a highly engaging mini-passage with key questions related to idioms, similes,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...

Engage students in complex literary strategies as they dive into exploring rich pairs of fiction and nonfiction texts. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science,...

The Language Arts 4 Today book for fifth grade aligns with current state standards. Language Arts 4 Today: Daily Skill Practice for fifth grade provides 40 weeks of learning activities for each day of the week. This language arts workbook for students...

The Language Arts 4 Today book for third grade aligns with current state standards. Language Arts 4 Today: Daily Skill Practice for third grade provides 40 weeks of learning activities for each day of the week. This language arts workbook for students...

The Language Arts 4 Today book for second grade aligns with current state standards. Language Arts 4 Today: Daily Skill Practice for second grade provides 40 weeks of learning activities for each day of the week. This language arts workbook for students...

Figurative language can leave students so bewildered, you could knock them over with a feather. This collection of ready-to-use task cards can help! Each card features a highly engaging mini-passage with key questions related to idioms, similes,...

Give students the strategies they need to determine the meaning of new words encountered in text without turning to a dictionary! Each reproducible card contains a high-interest mini-passage and five key questions to hone this must-know skill-in just ten...