Most Popular Books by Nancy Padak

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards fourth grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Help students unlock the meaning of cross-curricular vocabulary words they encounter in the classroom and beyond! This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook provides a systematic approach to learning vocabulary and word families using Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and bases. Fifth grade students learn strategies for deciphering roots and their meanings across multiple content areas. Guide students toward independent skills application with daily practice activities!

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards fourth grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning science vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for science and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning mathematics vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This lesson, geared towards secondary students, focuses on root words for mathematics and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Building Vocabulary from Word Roots provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Over 90% of English words of two or more syllables are of Greek or Latin origin. Instead of learning words and definitions in isolation, students learn key roots and strategies for deciphering words and their meanings across all content areas. Building Vocabulary from Word Roots: Level 9 kit includes: Teacher's Guide; Student Guided Practice Book (Each kit includes a single copy; additional copies may be ordered in quantities of 10 or more); Assessments to support data-driven instruction; and Digital resources including modeled lessons, 50 bonus activities, and more.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards fifth grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning science vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for science and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Building Vocabulary from Word Roots helps students unlock the meaning of over 60% of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond with a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Students are introduced to one new root per lesson and this full-color Student Guided Practice Book is filled with daily activities to ensure that they learn the root and the many English words it generates.

Learn to enhance your assessment and teaching of fluency! Finally teachers have access to a professional development series, Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading,written specifically to guide them in sharpening their understanding of the five key components to Reading First-phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. This book focuses on fluency, but each volume in the five-part series addresses one key component and presents friendly tips and strategies that teachers can take right into the classroom. How to make Fluencywork for you! Consider recommendations for incorporating appropriate reading materials, fostering productive home–school connections, and promoting students' desire to learn to read and write. Read about the findings of current key research studies and learn about their implications for classroom practice. Discover how to evaluate your current practices and create concrete plans for change. Start a learning community or book club and share your knowledge with colleagues. Access useful resources and links to extend and enrich your own learning beyond the classroom. Teachers rave about A Professional Development Guide to Fluency! "This book is a godsend! The professional development section of each chapter encourages teachers to reflect upon their current practices and actually make an action plan for improving their practices&This book will make a great book study for literacy coaches to do with their teachers." -Tracy Hendrix, Literacy Coach, Carnesville Elementary School, Carnesville, GA Also available in the Evidence-Based Instruction in Readingseries: A Professional Development Guide to Phonemic Awareness 2008 ISBN: 0-205-45628-6 A Professional Development Guideto Phonics 2008 ISBN: 0-205-45630-8 A Professional Development Guideto Vocabulary 2008 ISBN: 0-205-45631-6 A Professional Development Guideto Comprehension 2008 ISBN: 0-205-45627-8

Building Vocabulary from Word Roots helps students unlock the meaning of over 60% of the words they encounter in the classroom and beyond with a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Students are introduced to one new root per lesson and this full-color Student Guided Practice Book is filled with daily activities to ensure that they learn the root and the many English words it generates.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards fourth grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards fourth grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning mathematics vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This lesson, geared towards secondary students, focuses on root words for mathematics and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Make learning mathematics vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This lesson, geared towards secondary students, focuses on root words for mathematics and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Make learning science vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for science and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Make learning social studies vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for social science and includes tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Make learning science vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for science and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Building Vocabulary provides a systematic approach to teaching vocabulary using Greek and Latin prefixes, bases, and suffixes. Over 90% of English words of two or more syllables are of Greek or Latin origin. Instead of learning words and definitions in isolation, students learn key roots and strategies for deciphering words and their meanings across all content areas. Building Vocabulary: Foundations for grades 1-2, empowers beginning readers to learn words by identifying word parts or word families that share common sounds. Students will build vocabulary through the use of poetry, word endings, and simple roots. Building Vocabulary: Foundations: Level 1 kit includes: Teacher's Guide; Student Guided Practice Book (Each kit includes a single copy; additional copies may be ordered in quantities of 10 or more); Assessments to support data-driven instruction; and Digital resources including modeled lessons, 50 bonus activities, and more.

Make learning mathematics vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This lesson, geared towards secondary students, focuses on root words for mathematics and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning mathematics vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This lesson, geared towards secondary students, focuses on root words for mathematics and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards third grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning science vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for science and includes teaching tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Help students unlock the meaning of cross-curricular vocabulary words they encounter in the classroom and beyond! This full-color Building Vocabulary workbook provides a systematic approach to learning vocabulary and word families using Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and bases. Eighth grade students learn strategies for deciphering roots and their meanings across multiple content areas. Guide students toward independent skills application with daily practice activities!

Make learning social studies vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for social science and includes tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.

Take your students beyond mere memorization of words by taking a roots approach to learning! This resource, geared towards fifth grade students, focuses on root words for specific content areas such as science or social studies.

Make learning social studies vocabulary fun with a roots approach! This resource, geared towards secondary grades, focuses on root words for social science and includes tips and strategies, standards-based lessons, and student activity pages.