First Steps 2nd Edition Teacher Resource Books
First Steps 2nd Edition builds on the original First Steps by drawing upon contemporary research to help teachers address current challenges. It provides teachers with comprehensive Maps of Development that help them assess and monitor student needs and also provides explicit links to purposeful teaching and learning experiences. First Steps 2nd Edition includes detailed support material that will enhance learning and help teachers build effective literacy plans.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Viewing Map of Development NEW
The Viewing Map of Development helps teachers to assess the viewing development of students and to link appropriate instruction to phases of development. A comprehensive range of practical teaching and learning experiences is provided at each phase. The accompanying CD-ROM provides a variety of reading assessment and teaching formats for students, teachers, and parents.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Viewing Resource Book NEW
A practical and highly accessible text that provides teachers with a fresh focus on the explicit teaching of viewing. Includes detailed support material that will enhance instruction in reading and help teachers build effective literacy classrooms. All the critical aspects of what and how to teach (as well as why) are explained, including teaching viewing, teaching visual vocabulary, developing semiotic awareness and knowledge of technical and symbolic conventions and viewing processes and strategies.
This text is an essential companion to the First Steps 2nd Edition Viewing Map of Development.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Reading Map of Development
The Reading Map of Development helps teachers to assess the reading development of students and to link appropriate instruction to phases of development. A comprehensive range of practical teaching and learning experiences is provided at each phase. The accompanying CD-ROM provides a variety of reading assessment and teaching formats for students, teachers, and parents.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Reading Resource Book
A practical and highly accessible text that provides teachers with a fresh focus on the explicit teaching of reading. Includes detailed support material that will enhance instruction in reading and help teachers build effective literacy classrooms. All the critical aspects of what and how to teach (as well as why) are explained, including teaching reading strategies, using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model, improving fluency, developing phonological awareness, teaching graphophonics, developing comprehension and building vocabulary and text form knowledge.
This text is an essential companion to the First Steps 2nd Edition Reading Map of Development.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Writing Map of Development
The Writing Map of Development helps teachers to assess the writing and spelling development of students and to link appropriate instruction to phases of development. A comprehensive range of practical teaching and learning experiences is provided at each phase. The accompanying CD-ROM provides a variety of writing assessment and teaching formats for students, teachers, and parents.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Writing Resource Book
A practical and highly accessible text that provides a fresh focus on the explicit teaching of writing. Includes detailed support material that will enhance instruction and help teachers build effective literacy classrooms. All the critical aspects of what and how to teach (as well as why) are explained, including writing for different purposes, writing for social action, developing grammar, and teaching spelling within the context of writing.
This text is an essential companion to the First Steps 2nd Edition Writing Map of Development.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Speaking and Listening Map of Development
The Speaking and Listening Map of Development helps teachers to assess the speaking and listening development of students and to link appropriate instruction to phases of development. A comprehensive range of practical teaching and learning experiences is provided at each phase. The accompanying CD-ROM provides a variety of speaking and listening assessment and teaching formats for students, teachers,and parents.
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First Steps 2nd Edition Speaking and Listening Resource Book
A practical and highly accessible text that provides a fresh focus on the explicit teaching of speaking and listening. Includes detailed support material that will enhance instruction and help teachers build effective literacy classrooms. All the critical aspects of what and how (as well as why) are explained, including the explicit teaching of different forms of spoken language, speaking and listening processes, strategies and conventions, and the contextual aspects associated with understanding oral texts.
This text is an essential companion to the First Steps 2nd Edition Speaking and Listening Map of Development
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Linking Assessment, Teaching and Learning
This text is a companion to all texts within the First Steps 2nd Edition resource and includes information applicable to all strands of literacy. A goldmine of practical support ideas that help teachers enhance teaching and learning in reading, writing, viewing, speaking and listening.
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