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“janelle mathis”

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  • Critical Content Analysis of Visual Images in Books for Young People

    Reading Images

    Edited by Holly Johnson, Janelle Mathis, Kathy Short ...
    Extending the discussion of critical content analysis to the visual realm of picturebooks and graphic novels, this book provides a clear research methodology for understanding and analyzing visual imagery. Offering strategies for "reading" illustrations in global and multicultural literature, chapter authors explore and bring together critical theory and social semiotics while demonstrating how ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Critical Content Analysis of Children’s and Young Adult Literature

    Reframing Perspective

    Edited by Holly Johnson, Janelle Mathis, Kathy G. Short ...
    In this book the authors describe their strategies for critically reading global and multicultural literature and the range of procedures they use for critical analyses. They also reflect on how these research strategies can inform classrooms and children as readers. Critical content analysis offers researchers a methodology for examining representations of power and position in global and ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

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    by Baby Professor ...
    Instead of forcing your child to read boring texts, why don't you the process a lot more fun and engaging? You can use this workbook to help your child practice on sight words. Sight words are the most commonly seen words. Getting familiar with them is the first and most important step to reading later on. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Reading, Thinking, and Writing About History

    Teaching Argument Writing to Diverse Learners in the Common Core Classroom, Grades 6-12

    by Chauncey Monte-Sano, Susan De La Paz, Mark Felton ...
    Series series Common Core State Standards in Literacy Series
    Although the Common Core and C3 Framework highlight literacy and inquiry as central goals for social studies, they do not offer guidelines, assessments, or curriculum resources. This practical guide presents six research-tested historical investigations along with all corresponding teaching materials and tools that have improved the historical thinking and argumentative writing of academically ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • Media in Education

    Results from the 2011 ICEM and SIIE joint Conference

    Edited by António Moreira, Otto Benavides, Antonio Jose Mendes ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    With the aim of discussing “old” and “new” teaching technologies, based on research and on the strategies and praxis of the use of technologies and methodologies in the different teaching levels, and also embracing the contribution and active participation of researchers, teachers, creators, managers and other specialists, the work will provide inputs on the following topics: Students’ ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Teaching Graphic Novels in the English Classroom

    Pedagogical Possibilities of Multimodal Literacy Engagement

    Edited by Alissa Burger ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This collection highlights the diverse ways comics and graphic novels are used in English and literature classrooms, whether to develop critical thinking or writing skills, paired with a more traditional text, or as literature in their own right. From fictional stories to non-fiction works such as biography/memoir, history, or critical textbooks, graphic narratives provide students a new way to ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Transformative Approaches to New Technologies and Student Diversity in Futures Oriented Classrooms

    Future Proofing Education

    Edited by Leonie Rowan, Chris Bigum ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    In this book we outline an optimistic, aspirational and unashamedly ambitious agenda for schooling. We make cautious use of the concept of ‘future proofing’ to signal the commitment of the various authors to re-thinking the purposes, content and processes of schooling with a view to ensuring that all children, from all backgrounds are prepared by their education to make a positive contribution to ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Identity-Focused ELA Teaching

    A Curriculum Framework for Diverse Learners and Contexts

    by Richard Beach, Anthony Johnston, Amanda Haertling Thein ...
    Countering the increased standardization of English language arts instruction requires recognizing and fostering students’ unique identity construction across different social and cultural contexts. Drawing on current sociocultural theories of identity construction, this book posits that students construct multiple identities through use of five identity practices: adopting alternative ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Literacy Teaching and Learning in Rural Communities

    Problematizing Stereotypes, Challenging Myths

    Edited by Lisa Schade Eckert, Janet Alsup ...
    This definitive look at teaching English in rural secondary schools contests current definitions and discussions of rural education, examines their ideological and cultural foundations, and presents an alternative perspective that conceptualizes rural communities as diverse, unique, and conducive to pedagogical and personal growth in teaching and learning. Authentic narratives document individual ... Read more

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  • Genocide Literature in Middle and Secondary Classrooms

    Rhetoric, Witnessing, and Social Action in a Time of Standards and Accountability

    by Sarah Donovan ...
    At the heart of this inquiry into the ethical implications of education reform on reading practices in middle and secondary classrooms, the central question is what is lost, hidden, or marginalized in the name of progress? Drawing on her own experiences as an English teacher during the No Child Left Behind era, the author examines school cultures focused on meeting standards and measurable ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Children's Books for Grown-Up Teachers

    Reading and Writing Curriculum Theory

    by Peter Appelbaum ...
    Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
    Teachers and prospective teachers read children's books, but that reading is often done as a "teacher" – that is, as planning for instruction – rather than as a "reader" engaged with the text. Children’s Books for Grown-Up Teachers models the kind of thinking about teaching and learning – the sort of curriculum theorizing – accomplished through teachers’ interactions with the everyday materials of ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Children's Reading of Film and Visual Literacy in the Primary Curriculum

    A Progression Framework Model

    by Jeannie Hill Bulman ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book draws on a longitudinal study which highlights the beneficial impact of film in the primary curriculum. It provides detailed accounts of both the reading process as understood within the field of literacy education, and of film theory as it relates to issues such as narration, genre and audience. The book focuses on a small cohort of children to explore how progression in reading film ... Read more

    $80.99 USD