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How to use the best children's books to lead students to read, read, read.

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Explore the reading-writing connection using freewriting and mentor texts to motivate and empower students.

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Finding the sweet spots in kindergarten literacy.

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Adrienne Gear

Thinking strategies to guide literacy instruction in secondary classrooms.

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Catherine Feniak,
Leyton Schnellert

Teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of all students in K–10 classrooms.

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Questions and answers that meet the needs of real teachers.

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Effective teaching and assessment strategies to help students think differently about mathematics.

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