Institute, School Renaissance
Description
Product Description
The indispensable resource for middle school teachers!
Combine the power of Accelerated Reader with sound teaching strategies to
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help all your students become motivated, successful readers. This practical handbook guides you through every step in the process, form scheduling time in the school day for reading practice to guiding individual students so that they achieve the most reading growth. Filled with classroom-tested ideas that specifically address the middle grades, Teacher's Handbook 6-8 gives you the information you need to boost reading skills and instill a love of reading and learning in every student. You'll learn:
How to engage young adolescents in meaningful literacy experiences.
How to develop a school schedule that provides sixty minutes of reading practice daily.
How to best use Accelerated Reader reports to monitor progress and diagnose problems.
How to set goals that encourage all students to be self-directed learners.
Review
"Because of Reading Renaissance my students did well on state testing, but more than that, they began to love books." --
Mary Kline, Seventh- and eighth-grade teacher, Sewell, New Jersey
"The Reading Renaissance program is truly a process that helps students succeed..." --
Bonita Burel, Seventh-grade teacher, Buford, Georgia
About the Author
School Renaissance Institute (formerly the Institute for Academic Excellence) is the creator of Reading Renaissance and Math Renaissance professional development seminars for educators. A division of Advantage Learning Systems, creators of Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math learning information systems for teachers, the School Renaissance Institute provides resources for K-12 teachers, parents, users of Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math software, and schools using School Renaissance: The nation's leading comprehensive school improvement program.
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