http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/book?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "book" on Netvouz http://www.ciera.org/library/reports/inquiry-3/3-015/3-015.htm Taffy E. Raphael, Susan Florio-Ruane, MariAnne George. This articles describes a research-based literacy framework highly recommended by Dr. Karen Bean, one of the IRCs instructors for ESL methods. Literacy > Reading Strategies jgordon Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:36:29 GMT http://www.reading.org/publications/bbv/books/bk9195/ Taffy E. Raphael, Susan Florio-Ruane, MariAnne George, Nina L. Hasty, and Kathy Highfield This research-based literacy framework for primary grades is recommended by International Reading Association and Karen Bean, an ESL instructor for the IRC See a Middle school version Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:40:27 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.b71d101a2f7c208cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/template.book?bookMgmtId=eadc6f98543c2010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, This books explains Understanding by Design, presents research related to how "understanding" promotes transfer. Chapter and intro online. See also the related Professional Development Workbook. ASCD > Understanding By Design jgordon Mon, 05 Sep 2005 11:54:46 GMT http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?productid=104017 Drawing from 35 years of research, Robert J. Marzano focuses on what works. The vocabulary terms that are critical to students' success are included for all grade levels. Learn why insufficient background knowledge is a chronic cause of low achievement, and learn strategies that help. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Vocabulary jgordon Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:00:34 GMT http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qsort=&page=1&matches=14&browse=1&qwork=9190223&full=1 Educating English Language Learners: A Synthesis of Research Evidence by Fred Genesee, Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Donna Christian "The book provides the first and only review of scientific research on the learning outcomes of students with limited or no proficiency in English in U.S. schools. Research on students in kindergarten to grade 12 is reviewed. The primary chapters of the book focus on these students' acquisition of oral language skills in English, their development of literacy (reading & writing) skills in English, instructional issues in teaching literacy, and achievement in academic domains (i.e., mathematics, science, and reading). The reviews and analyses of the research are relatively technical with a focus on research quality, design characteri Ed. Research and Theories > Bilingual and ESL research jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:16:08 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8971&r=sb051208 This book by Maria Carty helps teachers of content-area subjects discover ways to help their students become better, more capable writers. It shows them how to take students through all the steps involved in producing written documents—from generating ideas to researching to revising and editing—and provides them a wealth of practical tips for supporting and encouraging student work. Exploring Writing in the Content Areas suggests specific techniques designed to help students: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:35:33 GMT http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/strategies.html This web site is a resource for teachers to further their knowledge on implementing specific reading strategies in the classroom. There are reading lessons and examples as well as specific definitions for each strategy plus sample videos. The site also includes downloadable material such as music, lyrics, and posters for each strategy and much more. A section for students is also available. Rec. by Jennifer Zitella. Literacy > Reading Strategies jgordon Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:35:13 GMT http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?K=510000001463942&cat=100&sort=sort_date/d,isbn&ds=Bilingualism&m=2&dc=103 Summary: This book by Kim Potowskidescribes the experiences of a group of students in Chicago, Illinois, who are attending one of the first Spanish-English dual immersion schools in the United States. The author follows the group during two school years, documenting their Spanish use and proficiency, as well as how their two languages intersect with the ongoing production of their identities. Review: This volume offers valuable insights into the inner workings of two-way immersion classrooms and helps us understand why students resist using Spanish. Everyone who cares about bilingualism as a goal of two-way immersion should know about this research. Donna Christian, President of the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, USA Bilingual Resourses > Dual language jgordon Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:46:25 GMT http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do Find Children's Books by Reading Level, Topic, Genre. Level Books | Scholastic.com It is important that students are reading books that match their interest and also a right fit in its reading level. This site offers teachers a resource in helping find books for students by searching through various categories. Teachers can find the level of specific books based on grade equivalent levels, DRA, lexile ranges, or the guided reading system. Also, in finding appropriate texts for students in instruction and for independent reading, teachers can search books by subject/topic, reading level, student interest level, book type, genre, and language (English or Spanish/bilingual). Recommended by Eunice Park Differentiated Instruction jgordon Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:17:31 GMT http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?categoryid=books&productid=103055 This is the comprehensive text for the UBD design. Since 1998, thousands of educators have used Understanding by Design to answer these questions and create more rigorous and engaging curriculums. Now, this expanded second edition gives you even more tools and strategies for results-oriented teaching: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Aligning Programs to Assessments jgordon Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:20:31 GMT