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OverviewHelp your students develop logical reasoning and critical thinking skills. This new book from bestselling authors and popular consultants Tammy Jones and Leslie Texas offers authentic logic-building activities and writing strategies that can be used across all subject areas in grades K–5. Filled with hands-on activities and photocopiable tools, Strategic Journeys will help you guide students into deeper thinking to go beyond the surface of content to true understanding. Topics include: Identifying opportunities for students to engage in meaningful and relevant writing across the content areas; Introducing a logical reasoning process, questioning structure, and bridging models to allow students to delve deeper into problems; Incorporating literature to increase student engagement and make content come alive for your students; Building vocabulary and literacy skills through fun activities aimed at increasing proficiency; Using the Three Phases of Logical Reasoning to plan lessons effectively, help students reflect on their progress, and implement the strategies successfully. The strategies in this book have been implemented in hundreds of classrooms around the country, and have been proven to increase student engagement, promote higher-order thinking and in-depth reasoning, and improve overall achievement. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tammy Jones (TLJ Consulting Group, LLC, USA) , Leslie Texas (Leslie Texas Consulting, LLC, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.385kg ISBN: 9781138932418ISBN 10: 1138932418 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 11 July 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentseResources Meet the Authors Preface Section 1: Why This Journey? Section 2: Charting the Course: Communicating the Journey Section 3: The Journey to Deeper Understandings: Building Practices Section 4: The Journey from Practice to Proficiency: Strategies That Engage Section 5: Navigating the Journey: Staying the Course Appendix A: Logical Reasoning Process Appendix B: Opportunities for Writing Appendix C: Practice to Proficiency Standards Appendix D: Practices from the Academic StandardsReviews“More than ever before, students need to be able to reason and think critically. Strategic Journeys for Building Logical Reasoning, K-5 provides elementary school teachers with a method to teach logical reasoning in a fun and engaging way. The activities provided are tied to literature and stress the connection to writing that is so important with college and career standards. This book will be an asset to any elementary math curriculum.” –Melody Collier, Curriculum Coordinator, Dyersburg Intermediate School, Dyersburg, Tennessee More than ever before, students need to be able to reason and think critically. Strategic Journeys for Building Logical Reasoning, K-5 provides elementary school teachers with a method to teach logical reasoning in a fun and engaging way. The activities provided are tied to literature and stress the connection to writing that is so important with college and career standards. This book will be an asset to any elementary math curriculum. -Melody Collier, Curriculum Coordinator, Dyersburg Intermediate School, Dyersburg, Tennessee Author InformationTammy L. Jones has been an educator since 1979, working with students from first grade through college. She currently consults with individual school districts to support teachers in making content accessible to all students. Leslie A. Texas has over 20 years of experience working with K–12 teachers and schools across the country to enhance rigorous and relevant instruction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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