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Self-Study Guide forImplementing Literacy Interventions in Grades 3-8

Smith, K. G., Dombek, J. L., Foorman, B. R., Hook, K. S., Lee, L., Cote, A.-M., Sanabria, I., & Stafford, T. (2016). Self-study guide for implementing literacy interventions in grades 3-8. (REL 2016–224). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. 

Semantic Feature Analysis
Vocabulary

Semantic Feature Analysis

The Semantic Feature Analysis strategy engages students in reading assignments by asking them to relate selected vocabulary to key features of the text. This technique uses a matrix to help students discover how one set of things is related to one another.

Serena Says
Tanita Davis

Serena Says

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

After her friend JC’s kidney transplant, Serena, a young Black girl, works on perfecting her vlogs, hoping to earn a shot at becoming a classroom reporter.

Serving Recent Immigrant Students Through School-Community Partnerships

How do district and school partnerships with community-based organizations help schools better meet the needs of recent immigrant students? This article provides some examples of promising strategies in which community-based organizations and districts work together to address linguistic and cultural differences, help newcomers gain new language skills and catch up academically with their peers, and provide educational and social support to immigrant families.
Collage of portraits of top middle grade and YA authors
Content-Area Literacy, Motivation and Engagement

Set a Purpose and Goals for Your Author Study

Not all author studies follow the same path. Learn about some different approaches and how to decide what’s right for your students and learning goals.

Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension

Comprehension strategies are conscious plans — sets of steps that good readers use to make sense of text. Comprehension strategy instruction helps students become purposeful, active readers who are in control of their own reading comprehension. The seven strategies here appear to have a firm scientific basis for improving text comprehension

Seven Wonders of Space Technology
Fred Bortz

Seven Wonders of Space Technology

Genre:
Nonfiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

In this book, we’ll explore seven wonders of space technology. Scientists and engineers have built vehicles and equipment to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system. Orbiting satellites and telescopes have given us everything from more accurate weather reports to glimpses back to the beginning of the universe. International teams have built an orbiting space laboratory and are working on plans for human lunar settlements and missions to other planets. Learn about the people and the science behind these amazing advances in space technology.

Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone Trilogy

Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction, Romance
Age Level:
YA

Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Follow Alina Starkov through Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Ruin and Rising as she discovers her dormant powers and is swept up in a world of luxury and illusion. As Alina struggles to fit into her new life, a threat to the kingdom of Ravka grows―one that will test old alliances and challenge the very limits of magic, one that will forge a leader from a frightened girl.

shadow hero
Gene Luen Yang

Shadow Hero

Genre:
Fantasy
Age Level:
Middle Grade

In the comics boom of the 1940s, a legend was born: the Green Turtle. He solved crimes and fought injustice just like the other comics characters. But this mysterious masked crusader was hiding something more than your run-of-the-mill secret identity… 

This comic had a short run before lapsing into obscurity, but Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew have revived this character in Shadow Hero, a new graphic novel that creates an origin story for the Green Turtle. This gorgeous, funny comics adventure for teens is a new spin on the long, rich tradition of American comics lore.