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Equip your students with the literacy support they need to think, read, and write like mathematicians. With literacy strategies that form students’ ability to estimate, interpret, reason, and understand cause-and-effect relationships, teachers can prepare students for their future beyond school.

This book consolidates decades of research on effective literacy instruction. It provides a clear model for designing effective reading instruction that integrates the science of reading and evidence-based strategies. Teachers and educators can learn to confidently implement these strategies in the classroom.

This book helps secondary education teachers understand what personal narrative looks like, how it can empower student writers to create authentic writing, and how it allows students to use their own voices while writing in other genres. Find helpful unit examples and ways to include personal narratives in analytical writing.

Discover how to establish engaging argumentation units of instruction that empower students to present and convince others of their position.

This book provides K–8 teachers with practical strategies to help all students, especially those who are struggling, develop their reading abilities.

Discover how to create learning environments where students gain 21st century skills, realize their work matters, and know that their work travels beyond classroom walls.

Discover practical strategies and best practices for teaching writing skills in drafting, editing, revising, feedback, assessment, and student collaboration.

This practical guide offers K–5 teachers, coaches, and leaders 25 strategies to boost student literacy achievement. Organized into before-reading, during-reading, and after-reading text scaffolding strategies, these methods advocate for engaging all students in challenging texts. Learn how to adapt these strategies for whole-class, small-group, and partner instruction.

Whether used in classrooms or across the district, this source will provide a path to successful writing instruction in content areas like mathematics, science, and history. Educators using this guide can help students develop the writing skills necessary to improve content literacy and find their voice in writing with targeted approaches, online resources, and ready-to-use lesson plans.

McCarthy and Torres provide a yearlong plan for teachers to cultivate positive and engaging reading experiences. This planner includes monthly themes, literacy activities, and reflection exercises to help teachers inspire students.