Books published by Pembroke Publishing Ltd

Based on what we now know about reading, this practical book offers strategies in a consistent format that is easy for teachers to incorporate in their daily instruction. This grab-bag of classroom-tested activities allows teachers to choose what they need to meet the diverse needs of students in grades 1 to 8.

Explores ways teachers can collaborate and learn from each other in formal and informal situations. The book demonstrates that a mentoring relationship can benefit both new and experienced teachers. Full of strategies that are practical and easy to implement, it offers solutions to common questions, opportunities, and challenges.

Uses thinking structures to deepen student writing. The book revolves around ""brain pockets"" to help students appreciate the qualities of different writing forms. Some powerful examples include memory pockets for personal narrative writing, fact pockets for nonfiction, and imagination pockets for story writing.

Examines a wide variety of daily tasks, from delivering engaging lessons to nurturing life skills. Throughout the book, simple steps for instruction are explained, along with suggestions for fun-filled activities and games.

Shows teachers how to lead students to become caring citizens as they read and respond to quality children's literature.

Focuses on "moving" the teaching and learning of mathematics by shifting instruction and assessment practices. The book describes how using various thinking skills helps students make sense of mathematical concepts to support numeracy.

Committed to the power of oral language, Literacy Out Loud recognises the important role ""talk"" plays in developing the reading and writing abilities that students need in school and beyond. The book offers strategies where oral language takes centre stage and is fostered through engaging activities.

Discovering what students are capable of and how they feel about things is the first step toward nurturing learning. Helping them develop their social-emotional skills sets the scene for academic growth and achievement. This book provides the scaffolding that teachers need to establish stronger relationships with their students and create caring classroom communities.

Effective mathematics instruction and numeracy development are a major focus in classrooms today. The Four Roles of the Numerate Learner introduces a framework (sense maker, skill user, thought communicator, and critical interpreter) that supports an integrated approach to effective mathematics instruction.

Discusses the literacy needs of students and the changing responsibilities of classroom teachers and teacher-librarians in helping students become better readers, writers, and researchers. This book offers suggestions for re-inventing the school library by offering a better selection of resources and instilling students with the reading habit.

This powerful book helps teachers redefine an inclusive curriculum by questioning what is taught, how it is taught, to whom, and under what conditions. It offers teachers a wealth of challenging, open-ended pursuits that give students voice and help them better understand their world. A glossary of more than fifty strategies is included, along with reproducible pages for easy classroom use.

Create meaningful and unique learning opportunities with this comprehensive outline of improvisation and interpretation strategies that are easily incorporated into classroom instruction. This practical and useful book offers a host of sources for dramatic activity that include scripts, monologues, poetry, novel excerpts, and technology.

A simple, balanced approach to writing workshops in grades 3-9. Organized around six main writing genres - memoir, fictional narrative, informational report, opinion piece, procedural writing, and poetry - more than fifty hands-on mini-lessons deal with specific skills that will help students write effective fiction and nonfiction.