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Elementary Minilessons: Lessons and Songs to Motivate, Inspire, and Improve Writing Skills
Jodi Ramos
Absey & Company, 2000
Based upon the work of the author in countless classrooms modeling the teaching of writing, Ramos shared her best minilessons to encourage and produce student writers.
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Nudges: Thinking, Writing, Vocabulary, and Spelling.
Paula Brock
Absey & Company, 2002
Nudges gives the big picture look at addressing complex skills of reading and writing. Nudges is both "how to do" and "why to do" key literacy components such as writing, spelling, and vocabulary as well as establishing the attitudes and classroom environment that engenders engagements and excitement for both learners and teachers.
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Side By Side: A Child/Parent Writing Project 4 reviews
Katherine Dowling
Absey & Company, 2003
My Favorite Teacher Gift of All
Of the hundreds of lovely gifts I have received over the course of my teaching career, this one is my very favorite. It is charmingly conversational, insightful and innovative. Any teacher would enjoy the read and find many gems to use right away in the classroom. The literacy project Mrs. Dowling initiated could easily be adapted for any age class. This book is a treasure.
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Piecing the Puzzle: Teaching Writing in High School
Mona Robinson
Absey & Company, 2008
Robinson tackles the difficult task of teaching writing to high school students. She gives units and plans along with great resources that results in successes for students and teachers.
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Miss Myrtle Frag, the Grammar Nag 1 review
LaWanda Bailey
Absey & Company, 2000
Fun Classroom Resource
This book will wake up an English classroom with its engaging content and illustrations.
The delightful and sassy Miss Frag makes the concept of grammar come to life. Although it could never replace the basic textbook, it is an excellent way to review or introduce basic grammar to even the most resistant learner. Perfect for the 5th or [...] level; don't be afraid to use it even in the ...
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Authentic Strategies for High-Stakes Tests: A Practical Guide for English Language/Arts
Joyce Armstrong Carroll
Absey & Company, 2007
Carroll has done it again! Just when heigh-stakes tests have begun to demoralize even the most enthusiastic teachers, AUTHENTIC STRATEGIES FOR HIGH-STAKES TESTS comes along. In her inimitable teacher-friendly but thorough style, Carroll not only presents hands-on strategies for teaching writing and reading skills, but she also weaves in the theories that support the skills. You'll find no quick-fix formulae here, but you will find indispensable ...
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The Best of Dr. JAC1 review
Joyce Armstrong Carroll
Absey & Company, 1998
L.A. Lesson Plans made easy
I've been using quite a few of the ideas/lesson plans from this book! Makes lesson planning a snap! I teach Sp. Ed. so my plans can be a bit more flexible - but I think this would be a great resource for any teacher in Language Arts! It's also great that the book gives grade levels - so it's not just for Elementary teachers and I plan on leaving one of these when I need a sub!
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Where I'm From (Writers' & Young Writers' Series #2) (Writers & Young Writers Series, #2) 3 reviews
George Ella Lyon
Absey & Company, 1999
Clear, inspiring, usable book for writers and teachers.
George Ella Lyon has been inspiring writers and teachers for years. Her writing exercises and her lyrical way of talking about writing keep her in demand as a workshop leader and speaker at schools. At last we have this book! I have used her exercises for years in my writing workshops, always with results that far exceed the writing that students have have done up to that point. Those same ...
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Phonics Friendly Books: Teaching Phonics Through Children's Literature (Dr. Jac)
Joyce Armstrong Carroll
Absey & Company, 1998
Eighth in the Dr. JAC? series, the lessons presented are organized and firmly grounded in the best reading theories. Sixty focal books complete with reading/writing connections, extensions, suggested related books for reteaching, and publishing ideas make this book a practical treasure. The Phonics Map: An Easy Guide through Phonics, the Phonics Concept Index, the Glossary of Language Arts Concepts, books, articles, and resources for teachers ...
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Dr. JAC's Guide to Writing with Depth2 reviews
Joyce Armstrong Carroll
Absey & Company, 2002
Ms. Carroll strives to make writing fun
Joyce Armstrong Carroll is the CoDirector of the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas. She has written several books on writing, mostly aimed at the K-12 population. Her writing is full of humor and is aimed at improving the quality of writing. Dr. JAC's Guide to Writing with Depth is meant to take up where other writing books leave off. Most people have learned the mechanics of writing, but few ...
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Out of the Valley
Absey & Company Inc, 2007
The excerpts in Out of the Valley allow readers to hear the voices of the authors, who have followed the advice of Louise Borden to write from their hearts. Because of these voices, these hearts, readers come full circle to experience the whole Rio Grande Valley as it breathes and lives.
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Phonics Friendly Families1 review
Kelley R. Smith
Absey & Company, 1999
Fantastic Resource for parents!
This book brought my family together with reading and writing. The activities in the book were fun! The book gave us a chance to learn what our daughter is learning in school about reading and writing. Each page guides you and your child through reading a book and a related writing activity for the family. This book is so full of fun things for all ages of learners!
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Drowning in Secret2 reviews
Roger Leslie
Absey & Company, 2002
Drowning in Secret
This book drew me in from the very beginning. It's an excellent family study that everyone can relate to. I was engaged throughout the book, and the ending just blew me away. This one should make it big. Hope it does.
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The Craft of Children's Writing, 2nd Edition1 review
Judith Newman
Absey & Company, 2001
Learn how children tackle language through writing
This book explais how children become writers. It has a case study which outlines the stages a child might undergo to become a fluent communicator of written language. Very insightful for teachers and parents alike.
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Poem's Progress (Writers and Young Writers Series)5 reviews
Wendy Barker
Absey & Company, 2002
Tender Advice
Wendy Barker's POEM'S PROGRESS is exceptional in two ways. First, as professor of intro, advanced, and graduate level poetry writing, I find the book a remarkable teaching tool. Barker is a widely honored poet whose poems have appeared in too many journals to name, not to mention her three full-length collections (and counting). With ruthless honesty, she provides the published form of twenty ...
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Time to Write
Robin Johnson
Absey & Company, 2008
Johnson give hands-guidelines how to teach writing to third graders. Time becomes an issue and the book gives options and strategies to remove the issue. Rich with reading and writing strategies, Time to Write, is a must have book for teachers.
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The Legacy of Roxaboxen2 reviews
Alice McLerran
Absey & Company, 1998
This book is a treasure and a tribute to imagination!
The Legacy of Roxaboxen is a delightful memoir, a tribute to a young girl who created, along with her sisters and neighborhood playmates, an imaginary town situated on a small desert hill in Yuma, Arizona, in the early days of World War I. The book is an intimate look into the life of Marian Doan, the author's mother, who penned a history of the children's "settlement," Roxaboxen, where ...
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Dragonfly
Alice McLerran
Absey & Company, 2000
When Jason's little sister finds an oversized egg, even his know-it-all brother can't figure out what it could be. And when it hatches to reveal a baby dragon, Jason is sure their parents won't let them keep the fantastic beast. But soon all their lives are transformed as the family conspires to keep the growing dragon a secret from the outside world.
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Just People & Paper/Pen/Poem: A Young Writer's Way to Begin1 review
Kathi Appelt
Absey & Company, 1997
The perfect book for teachers!
Kathi Appelt's book of poetry is my favorite book to use with intermediate and high school readers. After twelve years in the classroom, no book comes close to the success I have experienced with Just People. The book is organized into two sections -- one containing transcendent free-verse poems focusing on the adolescent experience, and the second an exploration of Appelt's own writing process ...
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Dr. JAC's Reading/Writing Workshop Primer
Joyce Armstrong Carroll
Absey & Company, 2002
Joyce Armstrong Carroll has done it again! Bringing together over four decades of teaching with her ability to put her finger on the pulse of what is needed in the profession, Dr. JAC's Reading/Writing Workshop Primer is a big little book packed with nuts and bolts information necessary to design and sustain reading/writing workshop for any grade level K-12. Framed simply into seven substantive sections: introduction, definition, ...
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