Books with author Suzanne Barchers

Great for after school and intervention programs, students gain regular practice through these quick diagnostic-based activities. Both fiction and nonfiction passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and a Digital Resource CD with assessment analysis and electronic versions of the daily practice activities. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Practice, Assess, Diagnose: 180 Days of Reading provides kindergarten teachers and parents of kindergartners with 180 daily practice activities to build and gauge students' reading comprehension and word study skills. Helps to build students' skills for reading complex text. Students gain regular practice through these quick diagnostic-based activities. Data-driven assessment tips are also provided, and the Teacher Resource CD included has assessment analysis resources. 248 pages. Grade K.

This book is a great resource for grade 5 students to learn grammar skills. It provides daily practice that assists students to become masters in punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech and spelling. Easy-to-use book is ideal for teachers and parents. Includes 180 quick, diagnostic-based activities and data-driven assessment tips. Features digital resources comprising of activity sheets and assessments. Designed to help students build grammar skills quickly and accurately.

Your first-grade student is beginning to expand the concepts of reading, writing, and math. Help ensure they start off on the right foot and fully grasp the skills they will build-on each year. This 3-workbook set is great for use in the classroom or at home. 180 Days of Reading for First Grade helps build reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and word study skills. 180 Days of Writing for First Grade helps build writing and grammar skills, including practicing the five steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Every practice page in 180 Days of Math for First Grade provides 6 questions, each tied to a specific mathematical concept. The Practice – Assess – Diagnose format make these workbooks unique and effective. Each workbook is designed for parents and teachers to provide daily practice, assess understanding, and diagnose strengths and weaknesses. 180 Days of Reading, Writing, and Math will help your student practice key skills, demonstrate understanding, and build confidence with fun and engaging activities pages.

Provide fourth grade students with the right tools to grow their grammar skills. This easy-to-use classroom resource provides teachers and parents with daily practice in punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, spelling, and more! Featuring 180 quick, diagnostic-based activities, data-driven assessment tips, and digital resources including pdfs of the activity sheets, and assessments, fourth graders will be gaining and improving grammar skills in no time!

This instructional guide encourages students to explore and analyze this classic story through lessons that are fun and challenging. With various methods for assessing comprehension, this invaluable classroom resource offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build an in-depth understanding of complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the book by using higher-order thinking skills, and activities require students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages for deeper analysis. Through close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, this tool will guide teachers in a rich and deep exploration of the text with ways to add rigor with complex literature.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this Newbery Honor Book set in 1960's Birmingham. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

A great resource for grade 5 students to learn grammar skills. Daily practice activities help students to become masters in punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech and spelling. Easy-to-use book is an ideal resource for teachers and parents. Features 180 quick, diagnostic-based activities and data-driven assessment tips. Also includes digital resources comprising of pdfs of the activity sheets and assessments. Perfect for helping students gain grammar skills quickly and accurately.

Introduce students to the different types of friction with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Honor book about a family divided by the American Revolutionary War. My Brother Sam Is Dead: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Find out how big Kip is in this engaging book for beginning readers that features delightful illustrations, fresh text, and helpful sight and challenging short I words to aid in children's progression in reading and phonemic skills. About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

Energy is all around us. There are many types of energy. Energy comes from many different sources. Introduce students to the topic of energy with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.