study and teaching (primary)

Explains how effective the one-on-one writing conference can be as a teaching tool for young children and presents simple, repeatable conference frameworks; conference transcripts; record-keeping systems; and methods for tailoring conferences to English language learners.

An annotated bibliography of more than 350 books appropriate for primary grade-level students, which encourage phonological awareness; suggests activities to use with the texts and groups the books into categories such as "alliterative texts, " "rhyming texts, " and "song texts.".

Explains how kindergarten and primary school teachers can teach children phonological awareness in their classrooms by using stories, songs, and games.

A practical guide that shows parents how to teach the basic skills of counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, and word problems to their first and second-graders.

Offers activities, games, songs, crafts, and special projects that parents can use to introduce the math concepts of pattern, numbers, collecting and understanding data, geometry, and measurement to children from preschool to second grade.

Contains 180 poems selected to correspond to classroom themes and topics throughout the school year, each with an activity and/or picture book link.

Shows teachers how to use games to teach their students in grades K-2 to read by using phonics. Includes activities.

Introduces children to the world of fine art through a collection of pictures and accompanying words that may be used to stimulate discussions and activities.

Explains how to create a children's writing workshop based on sociocognitive learning theories using explicit teaching, clear demonstrations, and assisted and self-regulated learning. Covers such topics as workshop structure, productive mini-lessons, assessment, and conferences.