language arts (middle school)

Intended to enhance students' reading and writing skills and to develop their understanding and appreciation of the basic principles of good character. The stories encourage students to think about moral issues and are presented in situations that almost all students will face at some point.

Describes a classroom literacy project that encourages third through eighth grade students to read and write about chess, while also learning how to play; and provides lesson plans, over one hundred chess diagrams, parent letters, and other useful information.

Describes strategies for teaching literacy students grades 3-12, explaining how to create a literacy workshop, choose effective resources, keep records, help students set goals and assess progress, use various methods of group and independent reading and writing, and use techniques helpful for context-specific texts.

Presents a variety of practical research-based strategies to help teachers engage students in advancing their reading and writing skills in the classroom.

Offers teachers and curriculum coordinators an overview of the literacy development of students in kindergarten through eighth grade, explaining who students can do as readers, writers, and language users at specific stages.

Explains an easy-to-implement, step-by-step protocol designed to help students improve their writing skills, focusing on constructing well thought out test responses, with lesson plans, narratives and question prompts, tips for monitoring student progress, and an extensive bibliography.