This introductory  K-3 literacy text models explicit instruction as a vehicle for developing reading and writing skills in primary classrooms.  The... authors rely on both recent research and personal experience, sharing classroom-proven lesson plans, samples of student work, and examples from the classroom to ground and apply each chapter's content.  A new focus on struggling readers - in feature boxes within each chapter, as adaptation ideas within lesson plans, and in a complete chapter (Chapter 11 - Interventions for Struggling Readers) - gives you the information you need to detect, assess, and address the needs of these students.  English Language Learner notes provide guidance for meeting the needs of students whose first language is not English.  MyEducationLab notes throughout the text lead you to valuable online resources to deepend content knowledge.

Research confirms that reading success starts with young children enjoying library storytimes! Preschoolers’ earliest experiences with books and... reading are important; parent/caregiver knowledge can build on those experiences, according to research from the National Institute of Child Health & Development, conducted with PLA and ALSC, the co-initiators of the Every Child Ready to Read@your library® program.Author experts Ghoting and Martin-Diaz combine this cutting-edge early literacy research, which is the heart of the Every Child Ready to Read program, with practical implementation tips for busy children’s librarians. Scripts and plans help librarians explain what adults can do to enhance children’s print motivation, phonological awareness, vocabulary, narrative skills, print awareness, and letter knowledge. Proven, step-by-step methods address planning, promoting, and assessing this richly informative new kind of storytime. Children’s librarians and early childhood experts can: * Integrate early literacy research and parental how-to into storytimes * Help parents develop self-sufficiency in nurturing their children’s early literacy skills * Address the developmental needs of early talkers (newborn–2), talkers (age 2–3), and pre-readers (age 4–5) * Use the tips, tools, promotional samples, and assessments to build on current programsStorytime is the perfect time to offer guidance to parents so they can better prepare their children to be successful readers. Here's a proven way for adults to enhance children's reading readiness.

The early middle ages were an exciting period in the history of European architecture, culminating in the development of the Romanesque style. Major... architectural innovations were made during this time including the medieval castle, the church spire, and the monastic cloister. By avoiding the traditional emphasis on chronological development, Roger Stalley provides a radically new approach to the subject, exploring issues and themes rather than sequences and dates. In addition to analysing the language of the Romanesque, the book examines the engineering achievements of the builders, focusing on how the great monuments of the age were designed and constructed. Ranging from Gotland to Apulia, Stalley explores the richness and variety of European architecture in terms of the social and religious aspirations of the time. Symbolic meanings associated with architecture are also thoroughly investigated. Written with style and humour, the lively text includes many quotations from ancient sources, providing fascinating insight into the way that medieval buildings were created, and in the process enlivening study of this period.

An anthology of medieval texts on art. It includes descriptions of lost monuments, theoretical and technical texts which reveal intentions of artists... and patrons, liturgical texts which describe the use of medieval artifacts, and other texts which reflect the tastes of the literate public. First published in 1971.

In the first millennium, a rich and distinctive artistic tradition emerged in Europe. Early Medieval Art explores this tradition and tracks its... development from c. 300 AD through c. 1000 AD, revealing forms of artistic expression ranging from brilliant illuminated manuscripts to decorative chairs, rich embroidery, and precious metalwork.Nees explores issues of artist patronage, craftsmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. Instead of treating early Christian art in the late Roman tradition and the arts of the newly established kingdoms of northern Europe as opposites, he adopts a more holistic view, treating them as different aspects of a larger historical situation. This approach reveals the onset of an exciting new visual relationship between the church and the populace throughout medieval Europe. Moreover, it restores a previously marginalized subject to a central status in our artistic and cultural heritage.

This book offers a fascinating account of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the end of the tenth century. In its wide-ranging coverage... of the period, it takes into account social, economic and political changes as well as the important cultural changes, including the rise of Islam and the recreation of a western empire under the Cardingians.

Roger Collins provides a comprehensive account of the centuries during which Europe became a new culturally coherent, if politically divided, entity.... This third edition of a classic textbook history of early medieval Europe is fully updated, rewritten and revised to take account of the latest scholarship and to improve its literary style. This volume:• examines how the social, economic and cultural structures of Antiquity were replaced by their medieval equivalents• defines the European context by looking at the external forces which helped to shape it through conflict• explores key topics such as the fall of the Roman Empire, the rise of both Christianity and Islam, the Vikings, and the expansion of Latin Christian culture into eastern EuropeFeaturing maps, genealogies, a chronology and bibliography to aid understanding, this third edition provides an essential reference work for those studying early medieval Europe.

The roots of our modern world lie in the civilization of Mesopotamia, which saw the development of the first urban society and the invention of writing.... The cuneiform texts reveal the technological and social innovations of Sumer and Babylonia as surprisingly modern, and the influence of this fascinating culture was felt throughout the Near East. Early Mesopotamia gives an entirely new account, integrating the archaeology with historical data which until now have been largely scattered in specialist literature.

Early Modern Catholicism makes available in modern spelling and punctuation substantial Catholic contributions to literature, history, political... thought, devotion, and theology in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Rather than perpetuate the usual stereotypes and misinformation, it provides a fresh look at Catholic writing long suppressed, marginalized, and ignored. The anthology gives back voices to those silenced by prejudice, exile, persecution, or martyrdom while attention to actual texts challenges conventional beliefs about the period.The anthology is divided into eight sections entitled Controversies, Lives and Deaths, Poetry, Instructions and Devotions, Drama, Histories, Fiction, and Documents, and includes sixteen black and white illustrations from a variety of Early Modern sources. Amongst the selections are texts which illuminate the role of women in recusant community and in the Church; the rich traditions of prayer and mysticism; the theology and politics of martyrdom; the emergence of the Catholic Baroque in literature and art; and the polemical battles fought within the Church and against its enemies. Early Modern Catholicism also provides a context that redefines the established canons of Early Modern England, including such figures as Edmund Spenser, John Donne, John Milton, William Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson.

The second edition of this bestselling narrative history has been revised and expanded to reflect recent scholarship. The book traces the... transformation of England during the Tudor-Stuart period, from feudal European state to a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth. Written by two leading scholars and experienced teachers of the subject, assuming no prior knowledge of British historyProvides student aids such as maps, illustrations, genealogies, and glossaryThis edition reflects recent scholarship on Henry VIII and the Civil WarExtends coverage of the Reformations, the Rump and Barebone's Parliament, Cromwellian settlement of Ireland, and the European, Scottish, and Irish contexts of the Restoration and Revolution of 1688-9Includes a new section on women’s roles and the historiography of women and genderAccompanied by Sources and Debates in English History, 1485-1714Click here for more discussion and debate on the authors’ blogspot:http://earlymodernengland.blogspot.com/ [Wiley disclaims all responsibility and liability for the content of any third-party websites that can be linked to from this website. Users assume sole responsibility for accessing third-party websites and the use of any content appearing on such websites.  Any views expressed in such websites are the views of the authors of the content appearing on those websites and not the views of Wiley or its affiliates, nor do they in any way represent an endorsement by Wiley or its affiliates.] 

Early Modern England is the first new survey of the Tudor-Stuart period in a quarter century. Written by two leading scholars. Assumes no prior... knowledge of British history. Text is broken up with maps, illustrations, and genealogies; includes glossary. Focuses on what political, religious, and constitutional developments meant to ordinary people. Covers relevant events in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Places the Tudor-Stuart period in the context of what happened before and after. Accompanied by the student sourcebook Sources and Debates in English History, 1485-1714 - see http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/0631213910For more information visit http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/earlymodernengland/

This set includes Early Modern England 1485-1714: A Narrative History, 2nd Edition by Robert Bucholz and Newton Key (978-1-4051-6275-3) and Sources and... Debates in English History: 1485-1714, 2nd Edition edited by Newton Key and Robert Bucholz (978-1-4051-6276-0).The second edition of Early Modern England, the bestselling narrative history, has been revised and expanded to reflect recent scholarship. The book traces the transformation of England during the Tudor-Stuart period, from feudal European state to a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powerful nation on Earth. Sources and Debates in English History is designed to accompany the survey text. The second edition has been updated and expanded and brings together an impressive array of Tudor-Stuart documents and illustrations, as well as extensive bibliographies and research and discussion guides.Written by two leading scholars and experienced teachers of the subject, these books assume no prior knowledge of British history and provide a comprehensive and vivid introduction to the period.