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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
Grades 1-2, Complete Set
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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.
- Moves students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts.
- Uses a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary.
- Enables students in grades K–8 to comprehend and analyse any reading passage after completing the activities.
- Features optional student workbooks for each book and grade level.
The second edition of the program features 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.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781032141084
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Format: Multiple-component retail product
Date Published: 01 September 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Prufrock Press
Edition: 2nd edition
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 2404g
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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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analysis of texts, using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. Students in grades 1-2 will learn to comprehend and analyse any reading passage after completing the activities...PaperbackSold Out -
Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Affective Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
The Affective Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program uses a models approach to scaffold student learning and promote inquiry-based discussions of texts. This series of Jacob's Ladder focuses specifically on supporting advanced students' social-emotional needs through the discussion of reading selections in the following genres: short stories and media, poetry, and biographies. Each set of student workbooks includes 5 student booklets,...PaperbackSold Out -
Affective Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
The Affective Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program uses a models approach to scaffold student learning and promote inquiry-based discussions of texts. This series of Jacob's Ladder focuses specifically on supporting advanced students' social-emotional needs through the discussion of reading selections in the following genres: short stories and media, poetry, and biographies. Each set of student workbooks includes five student booklets,...PaperbackSold Out -
Affective Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
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