english language

Presents illustrations of birds to match each letter of the alphabet, with a poetic couplet and brief descriptions of the characteristics of each bird and its song.

In this wordless story, two mice trapped inside a book discover a series of opposites.

Colorful photographs and simple words help young children identify common objects while learning their letters, numbers, colors, and shapes.

Provides guidance for teachers on helping ESL students succeed, discussing theory and presenting practical teaching strategies, and includes scenarios from real classrooms, an overview of various types of ESL programs in the U.S., and a glossary of ESL terminology.

A trait-based teaching resource, presenting examples of middle school student writing, ranging from high to low, that reflects each of six traits, including ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions, and including interactive PDFs on CD.

Explains a trait-based teaching strategy to help kindergarten through second-grade students improve their writing skills, providing examples of student writing, group model lessons, instructions for interactive whiteboard activities, and tips for conferences. Includes a CD-ROM with twelve interactive PDF files, thirty PDF files of student writing samples, trait scoring guides, and other resources.

Contains mini lessons and a CD designed to be used with the Smart Board, an interactive whiteboard that teachers can use in the classroom to motivate students, featuring narrative writing exercises designed to help students learn essential writing skills.

A brief A-Z illustrated history of jazz and jazz musicians.

Presents fifteen short reproducible fiction and nonfiction mini-books for the first grade-reading classroom that helps students develop word recognition, fluency, and comprehension.

A collection of workshops that allows teachers to differentiate instruction for all students including English Language Learners.