language arts (middle school)

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.

Provides strategies for teaching research in fourth through eighth grade, covering differentiation, grade-level language, short- and long-term projects, and more.