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This guide reveals the benefits of using multisensory instruction in any classroom. After they review 50 years of research and experience with those with learning disabilities, the authors explain how and why multisensory methods work.'
What it really means to “read closely” Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance
A straightforward, reader-friendly guide to teaching comprehension, this book prepares teachers for one of their most important tasks—helping all their students make the critical leap from "learning to read" to "reading to learn."
The second edition of this bestselling textbook arms pre-K to middle-school teachers with the most recent developments in reading research--and shows them how to apply their knowledge in the classroom to help all students learn.;
This core text for the K-8 methods course in science is a practical guide to teaching science in inquiry-centered and standards-based classrooms. Its inclusive coverage of the major domains of science includes examples from the studies of life, physics, earth, space, and environment. This edition integrates technology thoroughly with science content, instructional methods, and cues to monitoring student development.
The Speech and Language Activity Resource Book offers a flexible and readily available set of activities and worksheets designed to support speech and language therapists as they deliver personalised and engaging therapy sessions. With topics based on seasons, hobbies, sports and celebrations, etc, the worksheets can be selected to suit a client’s interests as well as targeting specific skills and needs. The engaging activities encourage conversation and participation, promoting skill development in a way that is easily translated into everyday communication. Key features of this book include: A range of activities, arranged by level of difficulty, that can be selected based on the client’s individual need A person-centred approach to therapy, enabling the time-poor practitioner the opportunity to personalise their care with ease Photocopiable and downloadable sheets that can be completed during therapy sessions or sent out to the client for home practice, as well as blank worksheets that can be used to create new, appropriate activities Easily adaptable for group sessions, one-on-one therapy sessions and home activities, this is an essential tool for speech and language therapists and occupational therapists, as well as families and other practitioners supporting adults with a range of acquired communication difficulties.
"In A Teacher's Guide to Multisensory Learning: Improving Literacy by Engaging the Senses, Lawrence Baines shows teachers how to engage students through hands-on, visual auditory, and olfactory stimuli and link the activities to relevant academic objectives."--BOOK JACKET.
Includes NEW activities on executive function, prekindergarten literacy, and math learning disabilities An essential companion to the bestselling textbook Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, this workbook gives current and future teachers the practice they need to use multisensory structured literacy approaches effectively with K "12 students who have dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Ideal for both preservice teacher education courses and in-service professional development, this updated activity book aligns with the new fourth edition of the Multisensory Teaching textbook, so readers can easily use them in tandem. With these easy-to-use activities that cover all the areas in the text, educators will reinforce what they learned, develop deep expertise in language and literacy instruction, and be fully prepared to plan lessons that boost their students' academic outcomes. 100+ ACTIVITIES ON: executive function oral language composition phonological awareness alphabet knowledge syllable division spelling decoding fluency vocabulary development comprehension mathematics and more PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Users will get helpful answer keys, forms to aid them in lesson planning, and other practical activities and handouts they can use with their own students. Explore the companion textbook
