Developing Self-regulated Learners: Beyond Achievement to Self-efficacy
This book is part of the Division 15 series "Psychology in the Classroom," which is aimed at elementary, middle, and high school teachers. The goal of this series is to encourage teachers to base their daily classroom practices on sound principles derived form the latest educational psychology research. The series thus bridges the gap between theory and practice. Each book is written in an accessible, straightforward style and contains a wide range of user-friendly features, such as real-life case illustrations, sample classroom activities, self-study questions, and suggested readings. Every teacher would like to have a classroom full of "smart learners."
Test Better, Teach Better: The Instructional Role of Assessment
In Test Better, Teach Better, assessment expert W. James Popham explores the links between assessment and instruction and provides a jargon-free look at classroom and large-scale test construction, interpretation, and application.
American Headway, Second Edition is the world's most trusted adult English course offering a perfectly-balanced, six-level syllabus and fresh new digital support. With a strong focus on grammar, clear vocabulary syllabus and integrated skills work, its proven methodology provides classroom lessons that really work. The new Second Edition features fully-revised material, including a completely new Advanced level.
This prize-winning, readable introduction to research in language acquisition is recommended reading for second language teachers worldwide. Now in its 4th edition, How Languages are Learned is highly valued for the way it relates language acquisition theory to classroom teaching and learning and draws practical implications from the research for the language classroom. How Languages are Learned is widely-used as a reference book on teacher training courses, and for new and experienced practising teachers.
Reading Without Limits: Teaching Strategies to Build Independent Reading for Life
Imagine a classroom where all students are engaged in highly rigorous and fun learning every single day.
That classroom can be yours starting tomorrow. You don’t have to be a reading specialist to pick up this book. Anyone who wants to dramatically improve reading achievement will find helpful suggestions. You might be a third grade teacher whose students have mastered decoding, and you are ready to build their comprehension.
