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The teaching strategy handbook : 200+ solutions for common classroom challenges

Young, A. Keith


Introduction -- Chapter 1. Student Engagement -- Chapter 2. Classroom Management: Affective Learning Gaps -- Chapter 3. Academic Learning Gaps -- Chapter 4. Special Needs in the General Ed Classroom -- Chapter 5. Technology Integration -- Chapter 6. Family Involvement -- Chapter 7. Assessment and Grading -- Chapter 8. Teacher Burnout and Stress -- Chapter 9. Cultural Competency, Inclusivity, and Equity -- Chapter 10. Take Action -- References -- Index -- About the Authors -- Back Cover. The authors provide more than 200 teacher-tested and research-backed strategies and solutions to perennial problems every K-12 teacher faces in every school.
Date Published:2026

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Student Engagement -- Chapter 2. Classroom Management: Affective Learning Gaps -- Chapter 3. Academic Learning Gaps -- Chapter 4. Special Needs in the General Ed Classroom -- Chapter 5. Technology Integration -- Chapter 6. Family Involvement -- Chapter 7. Assessment and Grading -- Chapter 8. Teacher Burnout and Stress -- Chapter 9. Cultural Competency, Inclusivity, and Equity -- Chapter 10. Take Action -- References -- Index -- About the Authors -- Back Cover. The authors provide more than 200 teacher-tested and research-backed strategies and solutions to perennial problems every K-12 teacher faces in every school.

Date Published:2026

Hands-on social studies : an inquiry approach : grade 6 Ontario /

Lawson, Jennifer, 1959-,


Develop your students’ social studies knowledge, skills, and attitudes with this expanded and revised edition of Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 2. With a year’s worth of hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.
Date Published:2026

Hands-on social studies : an inquiry approach : grade 2 Ontario /

Lawson, Jennifer, 1959-,


Develop your students’ social studies knowledge, skills, and attitudes with this expanded and revised edition of Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 2. With a year’s worth of hands-on, minds-on activities, this resource conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need.
Date Published:2026

Hands-on science and technology : an inquiry approach with STEM skills and connections, grade 6

Lawson, Jennifer E.


Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 6 is an easy-to-use resource for teaching the five strands of the Ontario science and technology (2022) curriculum...Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 6 encourages students’ natural curiosity about science and the world around them as they participate in hands-on activities and explore their environment.
Date Published:2026

An invisible river to cross

Matloob, Taraneh,


In a world of unfamiliar words and new beginnings, Afsi discovers that imagination, kindness, and art can help her cross the invisible river of language and find her voice In this poignant and poetic picture book, a young girl named Afsi navigates the invisible river of learning a new language and finding her voice in a foreign land.
Date Published:2026

The blessed pomegranates : a Ramadan story about giving

Helwa, A.,


A Ramadan story about giving Alyah and Adam go on an adventure with their grandmother Essi on a special Ramadan night. Through giving pomegranates from Grandmother Essi's tree to their family and friends, Adam and Alyah learn about Ramadan, the Qur'an, and the importance of generosity and sharing your blessings with others.
Date Published:2023

To read stuff you have to know stuff : helping students build and use prior knowledge

Gallagher, Kelly, 1958-


"Students' trouble with reading isn't always due to the mechanics but due to the content. Many students simply don't have enough common background knowledge. Kelly Gallagher has been creating Article of the Week to help build his students' civic awareness. The book shows how teachers can build background knowledge in their students, with practical activities, written in an engaging style"
Date Published:2024

The essential phonics toolkit

Whitehead, Katie,


Introduction -- Preparing children for phonics -- Starting school -- Introducing letters and sounds -- Blending to read -- Segmenting to spell -- Digraphs and trigraphs -- Moving on from CVC words -- Reading longer words -- High-frequency words -- Learning to read and spell more complex words -- Year 1 phonics screening check -- Developing a love of reading --What does an effective phonics lesson look like? -- Ofsted inspections and reading deep dives Suitable for all phonics schemes, this supportive guide brings you practical tips, key explanations and over 50 multi-sensory activities for every stage of learning. It includes guidance on theory, pedagogy, differentiation, and strategies for supporting struggling readers, empowering you to create an engaging and inclusive phonics learning experience in your classroom or setting.
Date Published:2025

Introduction -- Preparing children for phonics -- Starting school -- Introducing letters and sounds -- Blending to read -- Segmenting to spell -- Digraphs and trigraphs -- Moving on from CVC words -- Reading longer words -- High-frequency words -- Learning to read and spell more complex words -- Year 1 phonics screening check -- Developing a love of reading --What does an effective phonics lesson look like? -- Ofsted inspections and reading deep dives Suitable for all phonics schemes, this supportive guide brings you practical tips, key explanations and over 50 multi-sensory activities for every stage of learning. It includes guidance on theory, pedagogy, differentiation, and strategies for supporting struggling readers, empowering you to create an engaging and inclusive phonics learning experience in your classroom or setting.

Date Published:2025

Making student voices matter : implementing culturally sustaining literacy practices in pre-K-12 classrooms


The journey to culturally and linguistically sustaining literacy: Using a critical community of practice to transform teaching -- These are the things no one taught me: Critical literacy to center Black student experiences -- Centering criticality in practice in special education: Realizing culturally sustaining pedagogies through critical compassion -- Decolonizing the early childhood classroom: Using critical language awareness to support identity development and sustain culture -- Bridging privileged distances: Developing critical literacy in a grade 12 English literature class -- Making their mark: Reading Stamped in 9th grade English language arts --Strengthening community connections through ʻĀina-based education -- Black oral history experience: Creating a culturally sustaining history lesson -- And they lived happily ever after: Translanguaging fairy tales in an international school -- Fostering asset-based literacy practices through community asset mapping --Centering students' lives in their texts: Writing culturally relevant texts with emerging and uninspired readers "This book focuses on culturally sustaining literacy pedagogy (CSLP) because literacy is fundamental to all learning. Furthermore, the critical aspects of CSLP-practices like building critical consciousness, critiquing systems of power, and sustaining non-dominant ways of knowing and being-often get lost in instruction"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

The journey to culturally and linguistically sustaining literacy: Using a critical community of practice to transform teaching -- These are the things no one taught me: Critical literacy to center Black student experiences -- Centering criticality in practice in special education: Realizing culturally sustaining pedagogies through critical compassion -- Decolonizing the early childhood classroom: Using critical language awareness to support identity development and sustain culture -- Bridging privileged distances: Developing critical literacy in a grade 12 English literature class -- Making their mark: Reading Stamped in 9th grade English language arts --Strengthening community connections through ʻĀina-based education -- Black oral history experience: Creating a culturally sustaining history lesson -- And they lived happily ever after: Translanguaging fairy tales in an international school -- Fostering asset-based literacy practices through community asset mapping --Centering students' lives in their texts: Writing culturally relevant texts with emerging and uninspired readers "This book focuses on culturally sustaining literacy pedagogy (CSLP) because literacy is fundamental to all learning. Furthermore, the critical aspects of CSLP-practices like building critical consciousness, critiquing systems of power, and sustaining non-dominant ways of knowing and being-often get lost in instruction"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Guided play principles and practices, pre-K to 3 : a framework for rekindling joy and meeting learning goals

DuBois-Garofalo, Karen


Introduction -- The science of playful learning -- A three-part framework for implementing guided play -- The art of guided play -- The critical role of reflection -- Documentation of learning through guided play -- Advocating for play-based learning: Building bridges and breaking barriers "This book provides a structure for guided play through which Pre-K-3rd grade educators meet students' developmental needs while addressing the increasing academic demands they face"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Introduction -- The science of playful learning -- A three-part framework for implementing guided play -- The art of guided play -- The critical role of reflection -- Documentation of learning through guided play -- Advocating for play-based learning: Building bridges and breaking barriers "This book provides a structure for guided play through which Pre-K-3rd grade educators meet students' developmental needs while addressing the increasing academic demands they face"-- Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2026

Adolescent literacy : integrating the sciences of reading and writing in grades 4-12

Kerkhoff, Shea N.,


A Comprehensive View of Literacy -- Diving Into the Science of Reading -- Shining a Light on the Science of Writing -- Comparing Content Area and Disciplinary Literacy -- Informing Instruction Through Literacy Assessment -- Motivating and Engaging Learners in Literacy -- Boosting Word Recognition and Fluency -- Building Vocabulary and Knowledge -- Making Meaning Through Text -- Communicating Meaning Through Text -- Digging Into Digital Literacy This book empowers teachers across content areas to help adolescents become confident readers and writers. Blending sociocognitive research and innovative strategies, the book shows how to foster inclusive literacy instruction, student agency, and meaningful engagement in today's literacy-rich world. At the heart of the book is a commitment to research-based literacy instruction that values the diverse languages and cultural practices students bring to the classroom and leverages scientific research to take literacy to new heights
Date Published:2026

A Comprehensive View of Literacy -- Diving Into the Science of Reading -- Shining a Light on the Science of Writing -- Comparing Content Area and Disciplinary Literacy -- Informing Instruction Through Literacy Assessment -- Motivating and Engaging Learners in Literacy -- Boosting Word Recognition and Fluency -- Building Vocabulary and Knowledge -- Making Meaning Through Text -- Communicating Meaning Through Text -- Digging Into Digital Literacy This book empowers teachers across content areas to help adolescents become confident readers and writers. Blending sociocognitive research and innovative strategies, the book shows how to foster inclusive literacy instruction, student agency, and meaningful engagement in today's literacy-rich world. At the heart of the book is a commitment to research-based literacy instruction that values the diverse languages and cultural practices students bring to the classroom and leverages scientific research to take literacy to new heights

Date Published:2026

More than words : how to think about writing in the age of AI

Warner, John, 1970-


Part I. Automation, not intelligence -- Part II. Only Humans Write -- Part III. Reading, writing, and robots -- Part IV. Living with AI: Resist, renew, explore. "In the age of artificial intelligence, drafting an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime writing teacher John Warner: not very much. More Than Words argues that generative AI programs like ChatGPT not only can kill the student essay but should, since these assignments don't challenge students to do the real work of writing. To Warner, writing is thinking-discovering your ideas while trying to capture them on a page-and feeling-grappling with what it fundamentally means to be human. The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction. More Than Words calls for us to use AI as an opportunity to reckon with how we work with words-and how all of us should rethink our relationship with writing"--
Date Published:2025

Part I. Automation, not intelligence -- Part II. Only Humans Write -- Part III. Reading, writing, and robots -- Part IV. Living with AI: Resist, renew, explore. "In the age of artificial intelligence, drafting an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime writing teacher John Warner: not very much. More Than Words argues that generative AI programs like ChatGPT not only can kill the student essay but should, since these assignments don't challenge students to do the real work of writing. To Warner, writing is thinking-discovering your ideas while trying to capture them on a page-and feeling-grappling with what it fundamentally means to be human. The fact that we ask students to complete so many assignments that a machine could do is a sign that something has gone very wrong with writing instruction. More Than Words calls for us to use AI as an opportunity to reckon with how we work with words-and how all of us should rethink our relationship with writing"--

Date Published:2025

Sept enseignements en histoires

Vermette, Katherena, 1977-,


Kit includes 7 books (20 cm.) and 1 teacher's guide (28 cm.) for the "Seven Teachings Stories" a series by Katherena Vermette written by Katya Ferguson. Teacher's guide is in English based on English versions of texts. Le cadeau parfait : une histoire sur l'amour -- Deux soeurs en harmonie : une histoire sur l'humilité -- Les histoires de Misaabe : une histoire sur l'honnêteté -- Amik aime L'école : une histoire sur la sagesse -- Le premier jour : une histoire sur le courage -- Qu'est-ce que la vérité, Betsy? : une histoire sur la verité -- La quête de Kode : une histoire sur le respect Les Sept enseignements des Anishinaabeg (l’amour, la sagesse, l’humilité, le courage, le respect, l’honnêteté et la vérité) sont au cœur de ces sept histoires pour enfants. Se déroulant en milieu urbain et mettant en scène des enfants autochtones auxquels tous les jeunes lecteurs pourront s’identifi er, ces histoires abordent les thèmes du foyer et de la famille.
Date Published:2019

Kit includes 7 books (20 cm.) and 1 teacher's guide (28 cm.) for the "Seven Teachings Stories" a series by Katherena Vermette written by Katya Ferguson. Teacher's guide is in English based on English versions of texts. Le cadeau parfait : une histoire sur l'amour -- Deux soeurs en harmonie : une histoire sur l'humilité -- Les histoires de Misaabe : une histoire sur l'honnêteté -- Amik aime L'école : une histoire sur la sagesse -- Le premier jour : une histoire sur le courage -- Qu'est-ce que la vérité, Betsy? : une histoire sur la verité -- La quête de Kode : une histoire sur le respect Les Sept enseignements des Anishinaabeg (l’amour, la sagesse, l’humilité, le courage, le respect, l’honnêteté et la vérité) sont au cœur de ces sept histoires pour enfants. Se déroulant en milieu urbain et mettant en scène des enfants autochtones auxquels tous les jeunes lecteurs pourront s’identifi er, ces histoires abordent les thèmes du foyer et de la famille.

Date Published:2019