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Transforming Literacy Teaching in the Era of Higher Standards: Grades K-2

Maria P. Walther

In this comprehensive resource, master teacher Maria Walther describes the teaching shifts needed to help students meet the rigorous demands of the new standards, showing teachers how they can build upon good practice already in place and take it up a notch to address higher standards. With charts highlighting changes, sample lessons that take instruction to the next level, and plenty of practical tips and how-to's, this will be a welcome companion for any teacher working with rigorous standards. Includes online videos and downloadable teaching resources!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Scholastic Professional
  • Publish Date: Feb 1st, 2015
  • Pages: 160
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.70in - 8.30in - 0.50in - 0.80lb
  • EAN: 9780545614009
  • Recommended age: 05-07
  • Categories: Teaching - Subjects - Reading & PhonicsGeneralTeaching - Subjects - Language Arts

About the Author

Walther, Maria P.: - Maria Walther, Ed.D., is a first-grade teacher in the Chicago area and an expert in early literacy. She is the author of four professional books, including Teaching Struggling Readers With Poetry and Literature is Back! As an adjunct professor in Judson University Masters in Literacy program, Maria shares her passion for teaching young literacy learners with other professionals. Recently, she helped create the ELA Common Core State Standards curriculum for the Indian Prairie School District.