This exciting first-of-its-kind book helps after-school staff members support literacy development while staying faithful to the unique mission of being something other than "more school." The authors explain the role of after-school programs in literacy development and define aspects of literacy development. The book contains 72 fun and engaging activities for all levels of school-age readers.

Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over what is the "right" way to help children learn to read. Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over the "right" way to help children learn to read. Drawing on a rich array of research on the nature and development of reading proficiency, Adams shows educators that they need not remain trapped in the phonics versus teaching-for-meaning dilemma. She proposes that phonics can work together with the whole language approach to teaching reading and provides an integrated treatment of the knowledge and process involved in skillful reading, the issues surrounding their acquisition, and the implications for reading instruction. A Bradford Book

"Ruth Charney gives teachers help on things that really matter. She wants children to learn how to care for themselves, their fellow students, their environment, and their work. Her book is loaded with practical wisdom. Using Charney's positive approach to classroom management will make the whole school day go better." - Nel Noddings, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, and author of Caring This definitive work about classroom management will show teachers how to turn their vision of respectful, friendly, academically rigorous classrooms into reality. The new edition includes: More information on teaching middle-school students Additional strategies for helping children with challenging behavior Updated stories and examples from real classrooms. "Teaching Children to Care offers educators a practical guide to one of the most effective social and emotional learning programs I know of. The Responsive Classroom approach creates an ideal environment for learning—a pioneering program every teacher should know about." - Daniel Goleman, Author of Emotional Intelligence "I spent one whole summer reading Teaching Children to Care. It was like a rebirth for me. This book helped direct my professional development. After reading it, I had a path to follow. I now look forward to rereading this book each August to refresh and reinforce my ability to effectively manage a social curriculum in my classroom." - Gail Zimmerman, second-grade teacher, Jackson Mann Elementary School, Boston, MA

Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success presents an impressive and significant body of work that comprises almost 70 reports, research studies, essays, articles, and commentaries by more than 100 authors representing a range of researchers, educators, policy makers, and professionals in the field, as well as thought leaders and opinion influencers. Collectively, these writings boldly state that there is now a solid base of research and best practices clearly showing that quality afterschool and summer learning programs-including 21st Century Community Learning Centers-make a positive difference for students, families, schools, and communities.

For grades 1-5, this workbook series focuses on improving reading skills and includes activities for use during after school programs or at home. Allows students to practice reading while having fun, and includes games, puzzles, and reproducible worksheets.

For grades 1-5, this workbook series focuses on improving reading skills and includes activities for use during after school programs or at home. Allows students to practice reading while having fun, and includes games, puzzles, and reproducible worksheets.

This classic, which has been a standard programming book since its original publication in 1990, has been updated and revised for the 21st century! Still has all the great activities that have survived the test of time with school-age children, but with additional materials addressing the needs of middle-school students, staff recruitment and retention, quality standards and more.

Created by experienced educators, this engaging book of stories, activities, and Sharing Circles provides a wealth of fun, easy-to-use after-school resources that teach important life skills while enhancing the social, emotional, and language abilities of children.

For grades 1-5, this workbook series focuses on improving reading skills and includes activities for use during after school programs or at home. Allows students to practice reading while having fun, and includes games, puzzles, and reproducible worksheets.

Improve reading comprehension skills through play―activities for kids ages 5 to 7 Help your young reader develop their ability to really understand the things they read with simple and engaging activities. The Big Book of Reading Comprehension Activities, Grade 1 is bursting with more than 100 awesome reading comprehension lessons perfect for after-school and summer practice. Filled with fun stories, true/false questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and so much more, this workbook features activities that start simple and grow more difficult as your child progresses. Not only will they learn essential first-grade reading skills―like describing characters, finding key facts, and explaining connections―they'll have a blast doing it. Go beyond other level one reading books with: 120 Educational activities―All kinds of fun ways to play help kids engage with the material and get them excited about learning. Essential skill development―Set your little one up for a lifetime of success as they learn to retell stories, describe main ideas, compare and contrast, and more. Progressive difficulty―Keep kids from getting frustrated with challenges that start out simple and become tougher as they hone their skills. Give early readers a boost in school with tons of super fun reading activities.