{"product_id":"the-reading-puzzle-spelling-grades-4-8-paperback","title":"The Reading Puzzle: Spelling, Grades 4-8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine K. McEwan-Adkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Corwin Press Classroom Activity Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGive students the reading skills they need to succeed!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan all your students read fluently, independently, and with understanding? As puzzle pieces fit together to complete a picture, reading skills are dependent upon one another to make reading meaningful for students. \u003ci\u003eThe Reading Puzzle \u003c\/i\u003eseries helps you organize instruction to better develop students′ core reading skills--including phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension--to make them successful readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerived from the research-based strategies in Elaine K. McEwan′s bestseller Teach \u003ci\u003eThem ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall Through the Cracks\u003c\/i\u003e, these standards-based, easy-to-use activities will set students on the course to reading success. This book offers practical techniques that include teacher modeling, guided practice, and independent application, and provides creative reproducibles and ready-to-use tools such as graphic organizers and visual prompts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough fun and interactive activities, students can focus on one spelling skill at a time and internalize what they′ve learned before moving on to the next concept. A chart of spelling rules and their exceptions will help you organize instruction to cover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilent letters, plural nouns, and homophones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefixes, suffixes, and contractions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between \u003ci\u003ea \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ean\u003c\/i\u003e, and using \u003ci\u003ei \u003c\/i\u003ebefore \u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs students advance in spelling proficiency, their newfound confidence will significantly impact reading success and future academic achievement!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine K. McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include \u003cem\u003eRaising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), \u003cem\u003eSeven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement\u003c\/em\u003e (2004), \u003cem\u003eTen Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance \u003c\/em\u003e(2003), \u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Research: What's Good, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eSeven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), \u003cem\u003eTeach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and \u003cem\u003eTen Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers\u003c\/em\u003e (2001). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 10.58 x 8.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52616149139738,"sku":"9781412958264","price":61.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/pcOcPI4C869781412958264.webp?v=1785452027","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-reading-puzzle-spelling-grades-4-8-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}