Equally prepared for life? How 15-year-old boys and girls perform in schoolThis report explores the educational performance and attitudes of males and females during childhood and adolescence. It opens with a general summary of gender differences measured outside of the PISA assessment programme and then considers the knowledge gained about gender-related issues from PISA 2000, PISA 2003 and PISA 2006 when reading, mathematics and science respectively were the major domains of assessment.
Authentic Reading Practice, Grades 4-6 The real world requires the use of many varied reading skills. Citizens must be able to locate information, comprehend what is read, and then act appropriately. Authentic Reading Practice provides this practice, starting your students on their real-life reading adventure.
Thomas and Friends: Henry and the Elephant (Step into Reading) Level 2
Step into Reading introduces a fun and comprehensive, educationally based phonics program designed to help kids learn to read, step by step!
The engines are very excited when the circus comes to Sodor. Everyone wants to pull the special freight cars and coaches. Henry carefully pushes an empty truck into the dark tunnel to clear the track. Imagine his surprise when something starts to push back!
Illus. in full color. "The picture carries the meaning in this dictionary of over a thousand elementary words from 'Aaron' the alligator to a nest full of 'zyxuzpf' birds. The book gets a large 'A' for its commonsense-through-nonsense approach to reading." The New York Times.
