Grammar Lessons and Strategies that Strengthen Students' Writing


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Engaging, explicit lessons using mini-excerpts from books and students’ writing show you how to teach grammar strategically. Zero in on the common grammar glitches, and model for students how to use nouns, verbs, and adjectives effectively, catch mismatched pronoun references; make prose lively with clauses and phrases, use the active voice, and more. From learning the parts of speech to the skill of paragraphing, this book covers it, and gives you what you need to teach grammar in the context of reading and writing. For use with Grades 4-8.




Scholastic Success with Grammar Grade 3


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For classroom and at-home use, provides reinforcement and practice in grammar topics suitable for third graders. Includes work sheets.




The Next Step Forward in Running Records


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In the hands of informed teachers, running records reveal the meaning-making, problem-solving strategies children are using as they process text. Richardson, Bates, and McBride provide expert analysis of sample running records and offer how-to videos that take teachers beyond calculating a simple accuracy rate to observing their students' reading behaviors--and then taking next steps to plan targeted lessons.




Scholastic Success With Grammar Grade 5


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50 pages of grammar practice on topics such as: parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, run-on sentences, and lots more.




Scholastic Pocket Thesaurus


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Provides synonyms and antonyms for thousands of English words.




How to Read a Short Story


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Spotlight on ... Literary Elements


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Teaching must-know literary elements is easy with this unique boxed set. It includes 48 books (6 copies of 8 48-page anthologies) for students plus a 96-page teaching guide. Literary elements covered: Character, Figurative Language, Foreshadowing & Flashback, Plot, Point of View, Setting, Theme, Tone & Mood. Each student anthology includes 4-6 engaging stories, poems, or plays that are perfect for teaching specific literary elements. The teaching guide includes mini-lessons, graphic organizers, student reproducibles, and great activity ideas. A storage box keeps everything organized. An easy way to meet the language arts standards! For use with Grades 4-8.




Great Grammar Practice: Grade 2


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Ready-to-go reproducible pages that target key grade-level grammar topics--parts of speech, verb tenses, capitalization, punctuation, types of sentences, and more!




We Are Growing!


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Walt and his friends are growing up fast! Everyone is the something-est. But . . . what about Walt? He is not the tallest, or the curliest, or the silliest. He is not the anything-est! As a BIG surprise inches closer, Walt discovers something special of his own!




Scholastic Guide to Grammar


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A practical guide to grammar and usage, covering such topics as parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and idioms.