Grade 2 English Language Arts: Listening and Learning Strand

The Listening and Learning Strand consists of a series of read‐alouds organized by topics (called domains), many of which are informational in nature. The goal of the Listening and Learning Strand is for students to acquire language competence through listening, specifically building a rich vocabulary, and broad knowledge in history and science by being exposed to carefully selected, sequenced, and coherent read‐alouds.

Grade 2 English Language Arts: Skills Strand

The Skills Strand teaches the mechanics of reading–students are taught systematic and explicit phonics instruction as their primary tool for decoding written English. By the end of grade 2, students have learned all of the sound‐spelling correspondences in the English language and are able to decode written material they encounter. In addition to phonics, students also are taught spelling, grammar, and writing during the Skills Strand.

Lifestyle is designed to meet everyday language requirements of people who need English for work, travel and socialising. As well as dealing with how people communicate at work, it also helps learners interact effectively outside of the work environment, enabling them 'to get things done' in a variety of situations.Informed by speech act research, conversational analysis and intercultural research, Lifestyle teaches useful people skills language'.

Teaching and Learning Communication, Language and Literacy

Ann Browne has written a book that provides support and guidance for both students and practitioners in a range of settings. The whole text manages to combine exploration of theory interwoven with references to documentation followed by practical examples of activities that might foster particular skills, knowledge or understanding.
This text offers sound and detailed guidance on all aspects of communication, language and literacy in the early years. The author's helpful message about nurturing positive attitudes to young children's learning permeates the entire text. This could become one of those books that we all need to own and refer to regularly.

How Math Works: A Guide to Grade School Arithmetic for Parents and Teachers

We hear all the time how American children are falling behind their global peers in various basic subjects, but particularly in math. Is it our fear of math that constrains us? Or our inability to understand math’s place in relation to our everyday lives? How can we help our children better understand the basics of arithmetic if we’re not really sure we understand them ourselves?