The Common Core has raised the bar for students?and their teachers. In this comprehensive resource, master teacher Maria Walther describes the teaching shifts needed to help students meet the rigorous
Veteran teachers Maria Walther and Katherine Phillips share their comprehensive approach to teaching reading in the K-2 classroom. A menu of mini-lessons for the first 25 days of school help teachers
You have a handful of students or maybe the majority of your class who are struggling to learn to read. Some children may lack rich background experiences in literacy, while others are learning a seco
In this comprehensive resource, two veteran primary teachers share a multi-faceted approach to teaching writing that seamlessly combines the use of powerful mentor texts, strategy lessons, and the tra
Organized by genre (picture books, traditional literature, modern fantasy, historical fiction, realistic fiction, poetry, and nonfiction), this book places quality children's literature at the heart