reading (elementary)

Presents reproducible activity worksheets for the third through sixth-grade reading classroom that help students develop comprehension skills, determine cause and effect, identify the main idea in literature, and more.

Presents activities designed to help readers explore their favorite books through arts and crafts, research, school and community projects, and creative writing assignments.

Provides teachers, librarians, and parents with tips, techniques, activities, and twenty-five read-aloud plans for books that can be used with children in fifth and sixth grade.

Describes strategies for teaching nonfiction reading and writing in kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms within a comprehensive literacy framework.

Provides teachers, librarians, and parents with tips, techniques, activities, and twenty-five read-aloud plans for books that can be used with children in third and fourth grade.

"Help students learn and apply key reading strategies while exploring different themes commonly taught in middle school, such as Forging One's Identity, Friendship, Making choices, and the Pioneering Spirit."--cover.

A guide to creating book discussion groups for elementary and middle school students that offers discussion topics and activity ideas for fifteen titles of different genres.

Provides a resource guide for teachers, and contains suggestions for what to do after instructors have assessed the reading strengths and needs of young readers, including a detailed "if" "then" chart, over one hundred activities that help students read strategically, and advice for helping students take control of their reading.