Improve students reading skills one strategy at a time with brief lessons on prediction, sequence, cause and effect, and more. Each mini-lesson includes a complete lesson plan, reproducible student activity pages, and suggestions for additional practice. Also included are silent reading practice pages and suggested literature activities to reinforce the skills.

Strategies and activities to develop an effective reading workshop program.

In each chapter, there is an introduction to a strategy, guidelines for using the strategy in the classroom, and activities to do before, during, or after reading. There is also a complete model lesson that includes a reproducible reading selection, reproducible student page, and follow-up activities. -- P. 5.

Over 150 worksheets to practice, review, and reinforce skills in: phonics, reading for meaning, capitalization & punctuation, sentence writing, and story-writing activities.

Your independent reader will enjoy the stories and activities while extending literacy skills. The stories, concepts, and skills are Canadian content, grade-appropriate, and aligned with the Canadian Language Arts curriculum. This resource consists of two parts: Section 1:Reading Skills Uses Canadian content for all stories and activities Offers reading experiences in a variety of genres: fiction, non-fiction Provides a variety of activities that are based on skills in the Canadian curriculum Extends the stories with real-life applications Answer Key to make checking answers quick and easy. Section 2: Grammar and Writing Skills. Activities to practice and reinforce vocabulary development, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and creative writing Skills are based on the Canadian curriculum Answer Key to make checking answers quick and simple 96 pages including answer keys.

Reproducible chapter questions, and additional activities in vocabulary, word study, grammar, and personal development are designed to improve literacy skills in communication, critical thinking, social studies, and more.

"This revised handbook will be even more useful to elementary teachers who want to explore the best techniques for teaching reading and writing. Totally re-written, the second edition of this popular guide offers one hundred procedures and activities based on the latest research. A collection of proven strategies, teachers will find old favorites as well as new approaches they will want to try - from using reading comprehension strategies and the writing process to working with information texts and technology." "Literacy Techniques for Building Successful Readers and Writers includes checklists and guidelines, many in reproducible form, for easy classroom use. This flexible and adaptable resource for the busy teacher is also useful for supply teachers and other teaching partners - buddies, volunteers, and parents."--Jacket.

Vocabulary-building exercises for grades 4 through 8.

Use the magic of picture books to teach kids essential word skills. This guide features 15 engaging, reproducible lessons to help students become more fluent readers. Illustrations.