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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program

Grade 5, Complete Set
By Tamra Stambaugh and Joyce VanTassel-Baska
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program is designed to enhance reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners from kindergarten through to year 8. It guides students through an inquiry-based process that develops skills from basic understanding to critical analysis of texts. Developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, this field-tested method helps students confidently comprehend and analyse any reading passage.

The second edition includes comprehensive teacher's guides, new readings, and ladders for student use, with optional workbooks tailored to each level.
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Ideal for educators and parents seeking effective tools for high-ability learners in primary and early secondary education. Suitable for schools using gifted education programmes and for students aiming to improve advanced reading comprehension skills.

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The Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners. It moves students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts. The programme uses a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. It enables students in grades K–8 to comprehend and analyse any reading passage after completing the activities. Additionally, it features optional student workbooks for each book and grade level.

The second edition of the programme includes comprehensive teacher's guides and new readings and ladders for student use.

Each complete set includes the teacher's guide and 5 copies of each companion student workbook.

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ISBN: 9781032141077

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 01 December 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Prufrock Press

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

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Weight: 2800g

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Box Sets Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Joyce VanTassel-Baska Non-Fiction Tamra Stambaugh

About the Author

Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed.D., is the Jody and Layton Smith Professor Emerita of Education and former Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary in Virginia, where she developed a graduate program and a research and development center in gifted education. She also initiated and directed the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University.

Dr. Tamra Stambaugh is the Director of Programs for Talented Youth at Vanderbilt University. She is the coauthor (with Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska) of Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners, Overlooked Gems: A National Perspective on Low-Income Promising Students, and the Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program.

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