Capstone imprint: 885 books
Digging for Brachiosaurus
A Discovery Timeline
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Brachiosaurus is known for its long neck and legs, but how do we know anything about it at all? Discover how this famous dinosaur was unearthed, beginning with the first finds of its fossils and some mistaken identities a compelling story of science at work and its amazing results. With supports for...
by A. L. Wegwerth
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Stegosaurus was tough—in more ways than one! With body plates and a spiked tail, this dinosaur was armored top to bottom. But this small-brained beast was plant-eater, and its armor had a surprising purpose. Discover the mysteries of Stegosaurus and its Jurassic journey millions of years ago.
by Sally Ann Lee
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
When the giant Apatosaurus walked, the ground shook. Once known as Brontosaurus, this dinosaur was one of the largest land animals on Earth. Vibrant images, accompanied by colorful maps, fun facts, and engaging text supported by Smithsonian experts take readers back to a time when these gentle giants roamed North America.
This Is a Test
A Handbook for Writing Good Tests
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
When you're writing a test, you really don't want to make any mistakes. And yet, teachers, educational test writers, and even those who specialize in assessment make them all the time. In this book, veteran testing professional Jan Gleiter breaks down the most common problems test-writers faceand tells...
by Dr. Michael P. Ford
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Three common routines are seen in almost every primary language arts programs: morning messages, shared readings, and word walls. These routines should be integrated to support the total language arts program, but are teachers of grades K2 getting the most bang for their buck out of these activities?...
Examining the Evidence
Seven Strategies for Teaching with Primary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Educators are being challenged as never before to invite reality into the classroom and allow students to explore it. This book will help you meet the challenge. Primary sources are the very documents that history is made of, the images that science is based on, the raw material of our lives. They are...
Reading to the Core
Learning to Read Closely, Critically, and Generatively to Meet Performance Tasks
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Close, critical, and generative reading can be broken down into five key questions that a strategic reader must answer: What does the text say? How does the author say it? What does the text mean? What does it mean to me? What insights can I now gain? In this resource, the authors show that insight into...
Living Literacy at Home
A Parent's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Reading to children at home is a joyful and celebratory time for parents and children alike. Both relish in the story and the time spent together. Early exposure to texts provides other benefits as well because it prepares the child for school and builds a love of reading. Living Literacy at Home provides...
by Linda Feaman
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Unlock complex informational text through close reading. Use this book as a guide to teach close reading in a way that delves deeply into the text and aligns with the Common Core State Standards. Each standards-based lesson includes: ¥ Complex informational text that is grade-level appropriate. Text-dependent...
by Jane Feber
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Make reading intervention engaging and effective for striving adolescent students. Thirty-five activities focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and are aligned with the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards from the Common Core State Standards addressing...
Differentiating for Success
How to Build Literacy Instruction for All Students
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Creating differentiated instruction is an essential—yet time-consuming—component of effective teaching. Since students learn at different paces and in different ways, some students may be able to apply a targeted comprehension skill in cognitively complex ways immediately after being taught the skill...
Finding Voice
Introductory Lessons to Teach Reading and Writing of Complex Text
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Finding Voice, written by Nancy Dean with Natalie Danaher, is a foundational book for elementary students and teachers that addresses close reading of complex text through understanding and practicing the elements of voice. The book is a collection of classroom lessons that cover the tools authors use...
by Marcia S. Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How can you enhance the quality and effectiveness of instruction in both the content areas and in writing? By integrating content in both social studies and science with the strategies of writing that are so important for students to master as they craft nonfiction. This book shows teachers how to use...
Two Books Are Better Than One!
Reading and Writing (and Talking and Drawing) Across Texts in K-2
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Today’s early literacy programs are more demanding than ever. No longer is it sufficient to teach letters, letter sounds, sight words, and simple texts in kindergarten through second grade. Children are expected to read and comprehend texts in a variety of genres with increasing complexity. Then...