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First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Inside the Writing Portfolio addresses the primacy of teacher knowledge in the portfolio process. It seeks to answer such questions as: What do we need to know in order to assess the personal narratives, stories, and nonfiction pieces that children choose for their portfolios? How do we mark their progress? What do we need to know to assess the conventions of spelling, punctuation, and handwriting? How do we assess children's self-assessment insights and their goals for future learning? Jenkins makes the case for the collaborative portfolio - one that merges the selections, reflections, and goals of both the child and the teacher. She takes the stance that if portfolio assessment is to stand...
A reference presenting helpful advice and resources to guide children and their parents through specific education situations. The volume reviews educational expectations, standards, testing, ways parents can help prepare their children in specific subject matters such as geography or math, the concepts of education reform, national excellence, higher education opportunities for women and minorities, adult literacy, and information on learning disabilities. Includes appendices of references for achieving the nation's readiness goals, educational reforms, and students at risk. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A Jar of Tiny Stars is one of the most popular poetry books from WordSong. This new edition is now expanded and includes the work of the latest five winners of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Poetry for Children. By turns silly and wise, playful and thought-provoking, the poems in this collection were chosen by young readers as their favorites among those written by NCTE Award winners. New to this collection are works from Eloise Greenfield, Nikki Grimes, Mary Ann Hoberman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and X. J. Kennedy. Rounding out the collection are poems by Arnold Adoff, John Ciardi, Barbara Esbensen, Aileen Fisher, Karla Kuskin, Myra Cohn Livingston, David McCord, Eve Merriam, Lilian Moore, and Valerie Worth.
This book provides practical ideas and activities which promote responsible behavior and attitudes in children.