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Structures for Reading, Writing, Thinking, Book 2

Structures for Reading, Writing, Thinking, Book 3

Structures for Reading, Writing, Thinking, Book 4

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Structures for Reading, Writing, Thinking

Book 1

Gr. 4-9

by Jo Anne Piccolo

$17.99 (160 pp.)

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Finally, a complete teaching program for improving students' reading, writing, and thinking skills! Each book in this series stand alone, but together, they provide a comprehensive curriculum for reading, writing, and thinking in the content areas.

The Structures series is a must for busy teachers. Each lesson is clearly organized and fully explained. The series is especially helpful for teachers who need alternatives to teaching paragraph skills and report writing. The consistent, easy-to-use format saves teachers valuable preparation time.

Book 1--expository text structures and three types of paragraphs: sequential, enumerative, and descriptive

Each lesson contains background information, learning activities, key learning (objectives), materials needed, and step-by-step procedure. The appendices include: graphic organizers, scoring rubrics, checklists, word maps, model paragraphs and reports, and Reference Handbook in Books 1 and 2.

Special Features: Structures for Reading, Writing, Thinking is part of the ECS Foundations series, which focuses on building basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. These four books offer structured, comprehensive programs for teaching paragraph writing, report writing, and reading and writing in the content areas.

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