English & Literacy/Language Arts

In an age when national identities, immigration, displacement and mobility are subjects of popular debate, this book accessibly and sensitively explores the ways in which teachers can approach these topics to create a rich and engaging experience for students...

This book shows how different kinds of picturebooks can be used with children of all ages and highlights what positive educational gains are to be made from reading, sharing, talking and writing about picturebooks...

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Offering resources for secondary English teaching that respect students’ language varieties as strengths on which to build, this text shows how to move from traditional correctionist techniques to a linguistically informed approach to dialects in the classroom...

Offering resources for secondary English teaching that respect students’ language varieties as strengths on which to build, this text shows how to move from traditional correctionist techniques to a linguistically informed approach to dialects in the classroom...

This book takes on a daunting task: How do writing teachers continue to work toward preparing students for academic and real-world communication situations, while faced with the increasing use of standardized high-stakes testing? Teachers need both the t..

This book takes on a daunting task: How do writing teachers continue to work toward preparing students for academic and real-world communication situations, while faced with the increasing use of standardized high-stakes testing? Teachers need both the t..

This book offers a new perspective on argumentative writing in grades 9-12, a set of principled practices, and case studies of excellent teaching to guide educators in using research-based knowledge to foster thoughtful writing and analytic thinking in high school classrooms...

This book offers a new perspective on argumentative writing in grades 9-12, a set of principled practices, and case studies of excellent teaching to guide educators in using research-based knowledge to foster thoughtful writing and analytic thinking in high school classrooms...

Inviting multiple ways of critically engaging with literature, this text explains how to integrate children’s literature into and across the curriculum in effective, purposeful ways. Structured around three ‘mantras’ that build on each other—Enjoy; Dig deeper; Take action—it is rich with real exampl..

THE essential resource for middle and high school English language arts teachers to help their students understand and address the urgent issues and challenges facing life on Earth today, this text features classroom activities written and used by teachers and a website [http://climatechangeela.pbwo..