San Antonio College Library

A book that brings the habits of reading to life Great readers are not made by genetics or destiny but by the habits they build--habits that are intentionally built by their teachers. The early formal years of education are the key to reversing the reading gap and setting up children for success. But K-4 education seems to widen the gap between stronger and weaker readers, not close it. Today, the Common Core further increases the pressure to reach...

"Boosting your word power will improve your overall speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. That's why you need Think You Know Your Vocabulary?--the ultimate guide to building and using the right words effectively." --

"From leading authorities in both adolescent literacy and content-area teaching, this book addresses the particular challenges of literacy learning in each of the major academic disciplines. Chapters focus on how to help students successfully engage with texts and ideas in English/literature, science, math, history, and arts classrooms. The book shows that while general strategies for reading informational texts are essential, they are not enough--students...

Second-grade classrooms are exciting places to visit. Children are consolidating their growing reading and writing expertise, exploring new genres, and becoming more effective communicators. This book takes the reader into several exemplary second-grade classrooms to demonstrate what teachers can do to optimize literacy learning for their students. Highlights include how to set appropriate short- and long-term goals for individual students, ways to...

This book helps early childhood educators nurture a child's development of the ability to listen, view, speak, read, and write. It begins with an argument for offering children literacy-rich activities and creating an environment for carrying out those activities.

"This secong practice exam offers preparation for the questions you can expect to see on the TExES™ Core Subjects EC-6: English Language Arts and Reading (901) subject test. You'll get detailed answer explanations and instant diagnostic scoring." --

"Provides school leaders, teachers, and others with strategies and best practices for advancing adolescent literacy in the classroom"--Back cover.

This guide provides students, career-builders, and professional writers with the basic elements needed for writing in the 21st century. It fully explains, and links, the five essentials of good writing: punctuation, grammar, fact-checking, style, and voice. Throughout history technology has changed both language and writing. Today in the digital age, language and writing are changing at a phenomenal pace. Students, career-builders, and professional...

"The second of two, this practice test is modeled on the Praxis English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038) exam, which gauges the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to teach secondary-school ELA. It includes 130 practice questions, instant scoring, and detailed answer explanations." --

Grounded in cutting-edge theory and research about literacy development, this book is filled with practical assessment and instructional ideas for teachers in grades Pre-K-3.