Bøger af Sheron Brown

* the most comprehensive books on word sorting available * a wide range of sorts offered at all developmental levels * great for on-grade level, remedial, ESL, Title I, and Reading First! All Sorts of Sorts 3 Concentrates on vocabulary instruction. Vocabulary acquisition has been shown to occur through repeated and multiple exposures, through active engagement in learning tasks, and through incidental learning. In these 155 sorts, the students are exposed to words commonly covered in science, math, health, and social studies. The sorts follow closely the national standards for these content areas. By categorizing the vocabulary words by their different characteristics of meaning, students can reflect on their meaning and make concrete connections.

* the most comprehensive book on word sorting available * a wide range of sorts offered at all developmental levels * great for on-grade level, remedial, ESL, Title I, and Reading First! Continues for intermediate and upper grade students, presenting 170 word sorts that focus on spelling rules, word and phonics patterns, and spelling generalizations. These sorts reflect the types of spelling and phonics principles that intermediate to upper grade students encounter in their daily reading and written work.

The 155 Sorts in this book provide word study practice for students in large group, small group, individual, and learning center settings. They offer a multi-sensory experience in which students manipulate and categorize words by specific features or sound parts: initial and final consonants, short and long vowel patterns, high frequency phonograms, vowel digraphs and diphthongs, common blends and endings, and "sound-alikes" such as gn and kn. There are also some fun word meaning sorts such as "has wheels" and "does not have wheels." Instructions are provided for presenting open, closed, speed, "blind," and writing sorts. Blank word sort masters are also included so you and your students can design your own sorting activities.

(Grades 4-8) * the most comprehensive books on word sorting available * a wide range of sorts offered at all developmental levels * great for on-grade level, remedial, ESL, Title I, and Reading First! The format for this book is similar: 20 to 30 words on a page with category headers so that you and your students can sort in multiple ways: open, closed, speed, "blind," and writing sorts. Great effort is taken to correctly identify and sequence the sorts by pattern in a developmental way. These are sequenced, developmental sorts and as such offer you an important teaching tool for your remedial, at-risk, and ELL students. All Sort of Sorts 4 focuses on the word and phonics patterns and phonics principles that upper grade students encounter in their daily reading and written work, providing much-needed repeated exposure to multisyllabic words.

"The Core Deconstructed" Practice Journal for Middle and High School Educators- Learn the unique "The Core Deconstructed" (TCD) process for deconstructing literacy standards, how they interact and how to teach the fullness of a standard. Use the TCD Practice Journal to analyze standards and determine how to accomplish the following the through the unique TCD process: create pre- and post-unit assessments; write lessons that allow for teaching multiple standards at a time; design tiered lessons for special needs; struggling and advanced learners; use the deconstructed standard to pinpoint exactly where students are struggling in the process of mastering a standard and much more. Become empowered with tools, resources and skills that result in improved educator effectiveness and increased student learning.

"The Core Deconstructed" Practice Journal for Elementary School Educators- Learn the unique "The Core Deconstructed" (TCD) process for deconstructing literacy standards, how they interact and how to teach the fullness of a standard. Use the TCD Practice Journal to analyze standards and determine how to accomplish the following the through the unique TCD process: create pre- and post-unit assessments; write lessons that allow for teaching multiple standards at a time; design tiered lessons for special needs; struggling and advanced learners; use the deconstructed standard to pinpoint exactly where students are struggling in the process of mastering a standard and much more. Become empowered with tools, resources and skills that result in improved educator effectiveness and increased student learning.