A Framework for Task-based Learning

Lesson outlines show how the framework can be used to plan lessons
Includes over 200 ideas for tasks for classroom use and photocopiable Focus Pages for use in teacher training sessions

A new course with a strong focus on student motivation and communicative outcomes. English Result offers a fresh approach to learning. The two-page lesson format maximizes student motivation through enjoyment and success.
Enjoyment comes from the visual whole-page texts in every lesson.
Success comes from putting real-world language into practice - in every lesson.

The Teacher's Book gives you interleaved notes, checklists for monitoring and assessing students' speaking, and photocopiable tests for every unit.

Reading Instruction for Diverse Classrooms: Research-Based, Culturally Responsive Practice

This practical, teacher-friendly book provides indispensable guidance for implementing research-based reading instruction that is responsive to students' diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Structured around the “big five” core topics of an effective reading program—phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—the book explains tried-and-true teaching strategies for fostering all students' achievement. Key topics include engaging diverse students in classroom discussion, involving families in learning, and assessing and teaching new literacies. 

Academic Skills Problems, Fourth Edition: Direct Assessment and Intervention

This popular practitioner guide and text presents an effective, problem-solving-based approach to evaluating and remediating academic skills problems. Leading authority Edward S. Shapiro provides practical strategies for working with students across all grade levels (K–12) who are struggling with reading, spelling, written language, or math. Step-by-step guidelines are detailed for assessing students' learning and their instructional environment, using the data to design instructional modifications, and monitoring student progress. The research base for the approach is accessibly summarized. The companion workbook, available separately, contains practice exercises and reproducible forms.

Language and Literacy Development in Bilingual Settings

Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language and literacy skills necessary for school success. Chapters examine the cognitive bases of English acquisition, and how the process is different for children from alphabetic (such as Spanish) and nonalphabetic (such as Chinese) language backgrounds. The book addresses a key challenge facing educators and clinicians: identifying students whose poor English skills may indicate an underlying impairment, as opposed to still-developing language proficiency. Implications for diagnosis, intervention, and instruction are highlighted throughout.