Burke, Jim

How do you teach the cognitive and personal skills students need for success in school and the world beyond? Anchored in standards shared by a range of national literacy documents, these lessons focus on the core academic skills- reading, writing, speaking and listening, taking notes, taking tests, and managing oneself - required to succeed on class, on state tests and college entrance exams, and in future endeavors.

A guide for teachers of grades sixth through eight to using the Common Core standards in day-to-day practice in English language arts, history and social studies, science, and technical subjects.

Provides strategies for effective reading instruction in the content areas, discussing the reading process, teaching strategic reading, using background knowledge, making connections, asking questions, visualizing texts, and enhancing and extending comprehension.

A guide for teachers of grades nine through twelve to using the Common Core standards in day-to-day practice in English language arts, history and social studies, science, and technical subjects.

Presents reproducible graphic teaching tools for grades 6-12 and discusses ways to use them and how to choose the right tool for the right subject area and lesson.

Offers practical and theoretical information on how to teach and read different types of media including Internet materials, textbooks, tests, literature, information, and images, each with background, standards and classroom connections, and resources. Includes a Web site link.

A practical guide to teaching English, discussing the profession, offering methods for meeting standards, and examining effective assessment strategies.

A handbook designed to help students become better readers, featuring lessons that describe a step-by-step process to read different kinds of material, each with a list of goals, a preview checklist, and a reading and re-reading strategy; and including focus lessons, elements mini-lessons, and a reader's almanac.

Encourages teachers to structure literacy education around clearly stated, essential questions, and describes how this approach can increase a student's abilities for comprehension and retention.