Books
The information in Christine's books focuses on classroom reading and writing practices and activities she uses in her own classroom.
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Better than Book Reports |  |
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Appropriate for students in grades 2-6
Scholastic 1-800-724-6527 Press #3 for Teacher Resources
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The activities included in this updated and revised edition are multimodal
comprehension demonstrations that allow teachers to differentiate instruction
so students can demonstrate their comprehension in a myriad of ways--not
just through tests or paper-and-pencil activities! Each Better than Book
Report activity can be used with an individual student, small groups, or
entire classes. This edition also includes a standards matrix so teachers
can identify which activity ties to language arts-reading standards.
Technology tips are included with each activity and books lists are expanded
and divided into books for students in grades 2-4 and grades 4-6. Additionally,
book lists include a number of nonfiction texts, poetry books, wordless
picture books, and graphic novels. Finally, a universal grading rubric is
included for easy assessment.
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| Puzzle Paragraphs: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing Nonfiction | ||
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Appropriate for students in grades 4-8
Teacher & Learning 1-800-444-1144
Amazon.com Barnes & Noble 1-800-THE-BOOK |
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Puzzle Paragraphs provides a manageable way for busy classroom teachers to help
students learn to read and write ten different types of informational texts.
Utilizing the paragraph format, students read and write a variety of paragraphs
based on such text structures as compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem
and solution, and sequencing. Reproducible sample paragraphs, graphic organizers,
and puzzle paragraph strips are provided. You can teach all ten informational text
paragraphs or choose specific ones to emphasize or fit into your readers' and writers'
workshop. The reading and writing activities in Paragraph Puzzles are especially
useful with striving readers and writers as well as ELL students.
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| Fun & Fabulous Literature Response Activities | ||
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Appropriate for students in grades 4-8
Scholastic 1-800-724-6527 Press #3 for Teacher Resources
Amazon.com Barnes & Noble 1-800-THE-BOOK |
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Help your students understand literary elements and use reading
strategies for better comprehension. These fun and fabulous
reading response activities focus on such literary elements as
plot, setting, character, theme, word choice, and point of view.
At the same time, students utilize such strategies as summarizing,
questioning, and previewing to help them comprehend and respond to
informational texts.
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| Read-Alouds and Performance Reading | ||
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Appropriate for students in grades 4-9
Christopher-Gordon Publishers 1-800-934-8322
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This practical, easy-to-use handbook describes ways to use teacher
read-alouds and student performance reading in your classroom. Topics
include Readers Theater, Performance Poetry, Storytelling, Picture Book
Read-Alouds, Musical Literature Read-Alouds, and Nonfiction Read-Alouds.
Extensive book lists, student performance reading preparation sheets and
assessment rubrics as well as student listening response activities are
also included.
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| Literature Circle Role Sheets for Fiction and Nonficton Books | ||
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Appropriate for students in grades 4-8
Teacher & Learning 1-800-444-1144
Amazon.com Barnes & Noble 1-800-THE-BOOK |
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Literature Circles are student-centered book discussion groups in which each
student has a role for which he or she is responsible. In addition to promoting
reading, writing and listening skills, literature circles encourage cooperation
and courtesy, allow for differentiated instruction as well as individual assessment.
Included are step-by-step instructions on how to get started with literature
circles, student role sheets, book lists for text sets, assessment sheets, and
end-of-book project suggestions.
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| Sensational Sentences | ||
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Appropriate for students in grades 4-8
Teacher & Learning 1-800-444-1144
Amazon.com Barnes & Noble 1-800-THE-BOOK |
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Before your students can write outstanding paragraphs and creative essays, they
need to be able to write
Sensational Sentences.
Students become more confident
and capable writers when they learn to use a variety of well-written, interesting
sentences. The activities in this book will complement any writing program as
well as serve as a primary source for classroom editing activities while helping
your students improve their word choice, sentence structure and sentence variety.
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