American Education


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American Education: A History, 5e is a comprehensive, highly-regarded history of American education from pre-colonial times to the present. Chronologically organized, it provides an objective overview of each major period in the development of American education, setting the discussion against the broader backdrop of national and world events. The first text to explore Native American traditions (including education) prior to colonization, it also offers strong, ongoing coverage of minorities and women. New to this much-anticipated fifth edition is substantial expanded attention to the discussions of Native American education to reflect recent scholarship, the discussion of teachers and teacher leaders, and the educational developments and controversies of the 21st century.




Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education


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"This course book presents primary sources that chart the social, intellectual, and political history of American colleges and universities from the seventeenth century to the present"--




American Education


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All About Words


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" ... A practical guide designed to help early childhood teachers take advantage of the unique opportunity provided by the common core state standards. It offers strategies for planning and presenting vocabulary instruction and for monitoring children's word learning progress, along with helpful appendices that provide specific guidance on which words to teach"--Cover, page [4].




The Science of Reading


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The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills. Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, including theoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading, cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, the biology of reading, and reading instruction Divided into seven sections:Word Recognition Processes in Reading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Reading in Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling; Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field




Teaching Composition


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Addressing the concerns of both first-year and veteran writing instructors, this collection includes 30 professional readings on composition and rhetoric written by leaders in the field, accompanied by helpful introductions and activities for the classroom. The new edition offers up-to-date advice on helping students avoid plagiarism, improving online instruction, blogging, and more.




Handbook of Reading Research


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"The Handbook of Reading Research is the research handbook for the field. Each volume has come to define the field for the period of time it covers ... When taken as a set, the four volumes provide a definitive history of reading research"--Back of cover, volume 4.







The American Revolution


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The American Revolution Have you struggled with finding good resources? This book contains 35 ready-made lessons for teachers to use in the classroom! This is the complete collection of Reading Through History's seven-part American Revolution series. It contains 35 readings centered around the years leading up to America's War for Independence and the events that took place during the conflict. Each one-page reading also has student activities to accompany the material. The lessons include guided reading activities, true and false questions, vocabulary activities, student response essay questions, and multiple choice reading comprehension questions for each lesson. There is also a section word builder to wrap up the activities and two ready-made tests. This workbook has the materials any teacher would need to thoroughly cover the events and figures of the American Revolution. There is enough material to get you through 5-6 weeks of the school year. Topics covered in the material include: Table of Contents: Unit 1: The French and Indian War Pg. 1 Proclamation of 1763 Pg. 5 The Albany Plan of Union and Committees of Correspondence Pg. 9 The Stamp Act Pg. 13 The Stamp Act Repealed Pg. 17 Unit 2: The Townshend Acts Pg. 22 The Boston Massacre Pg. 26 The Boston Tea Party Pg. 30 The Intolerable Acts Pg. 34 First Continental Congress Pg. 38 The Road to Revolution Post Assessment Pg. 43 Unit 3: Lexington and Concord Pg. 47 Patriots and Loyalists Pg. 51 Second Continental Congress Pg. 55 Ticonderoga and Bunker Hill Pg. 59 The Two Sides Pg. 63 Unit 4: Canada and New York Pg. 68 Common Sense Pg. 72 The Committee of Five Pg. 76 Declaring Independence Pg. 80 The Declaration of Independence Pg. 84 Unit 5: Women in the Revolutionary War Pg. 89 The Leadership of George Washington Pg. 93 The Crisis Pg. 97 Victories in New Jersey Pg. 101 Saratoga Pg. 105 Unit 6: Help from France Pg. 110 African Americans in the Revolution Pg. 114 A Widening War Pg. 118 Valley Forge Pg. 122 John Paul Jones Pg. 126 Unit 7: The War in the South Pg. 131 Guerrilla Warfare Pg. 135 Benedict Arnold Pg. 139 The Battle of Yorktown Pg. 143 Treaty of Paris Pg. 147 American Revolution Post Evaluation Pg. 152