PRACTICAL IDEAS THAT REALLY WORK FOR
STUDENTS WITH READING DISABILITIES
Improving Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Metacognition
Second Edition

by Kathleen McConnell, Judith Moening, & Gail R. Ryser

Copyright © 2009

This second edition is for educators who work with students with mild to moderate reading disabilities or are struggling to read grade-level content-areas text. Like the other titles in the PITRW series, this easy-to-use resource consists of two main components: Practical Ideas Manual and an Evaluation Form.

The manual has 37 practical intervention ideas, reproducible worksheets, examples, illustrations, and tips designed for easy implementation. Teachers can incorporate these creative and fun materials into their general education curriculum.

The Evaluation Form consists of a Rating Scale, Ideas Matrix, and Intervention Plan. The Rating Scale is a criterion-referenced measure for evaluating reading behaviors that impact student learning. The Ideas Matrix provides a systematic way of linking the results of the Rating Scale to interventions. The Intervention Plan is a record-keeping tool used to document (1) the targeted skills, (2) the interventions tried, and (3) the evaluation.

CD includes all reproducible items for easy printings. Grades 3-9.

167 Pages/Paperback
AP12825	PITRW-Reading Disabilities Kit	$66.00
(Includes: Manual, Evaluation Forms [10], and CD)

 

TEST OF EARLY WRITTEN LANGUAGE
Third Edition
(TEWL-3)

by Wayne P. Hresko, Shelley R. Herron, & Pamela K. Peak

© 2011

The TEWL–3 is a revision of the widely used Test of Early Written Language–Second Edition. It includes two forms, each with a Basic Writing and a Contextual Writing subtest. The TEWL–3 is suitable as an individual assessment instrument for children ages 4-0 to 11-11. The TEWL–3 provides standard score indexes (M = 100, SD = 15) for age and grade percentiles, and age and grade equivalents.

The selection of items and the development of the subtests are grounded in the available research literature and other evidence of developing literacy ability, including curriculum guides and classroom activities. Item types were selected only if recognized experts in the field have related them to developing literacy abilities. Though using a different format, the TEWL–3 is a companion to the TOWL–4 and extends the assessment range to younger children. Ages 4-11.

 

AP13710	TEWL-3 Complete Kit	$317.90
(Includes: Examiner’s Manual, Profile/Record Booklets - Form A [10], Profile/Record Booklets - Form B [10], Student Workbooks - Form A [10], and Student Workbooks - Form B [10])

 

 

 

TEST OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE
Fourth Edition
(TOWL-4)

by Donald D. Hammill & Stephen C. Larsen

Copyright © 2009

The TOWL-4 is a norm-referenced, comprehensive diagnostic test of written expression for studentts ages 9-0 through 17-11 years of age. It is used to (a) identify students who write poorly and, therefore, need special help, (b) determine students’ particular strengths and weaknesses in various writing abilities, (c) document students’ progress in special writing programs, and (d) measure writing in research. The test was normed on 2,505 individuals from 18 states whose demographic characteristics approximate those of the U.S. population in 2005. The sample was stratified by age.

The subtests are Vocabulary, Spelling, Punctuation, Logical Sentences, Sentence Combining, Contextual Conventions, Story Composition, and Composites.

New features of the TOWL-4:

• All new normative data were collected in 2006-2007.
  
• Now grade-based norms, as well as age-based norms, are provided.
  
• Almost all floor and ceiling effects have been eliminated.
  
• Studies of criterion-prediction validity (with large numbers of subjects) have been added.
  
• Studies of the TOWL-4’s sensitivity, specificity, and false positives have been added to the manual.
  
• The test items were evaluated to eliminate bias

AP12850	TOWL-4 Complete Kit	$316.80
(Includes: Examiner’s Manual, Large Colored Picture Cards [3], Record/Story Scoring Forms [50], Student Response Booklets Form A [25], Student Response Booklets Form B [25], Supplemental Practice Scoring Booklet , all in a sturdy storage box.)

 

 

WRITING SMARTER!
Over 100 Step-by-Step Lessons with Reproducible Activity
Sheets to Build Writing Proficiency in Grades 7-12

 

by Keith Manos

© 1999

 

This practical resource provides 106 step-by-step lessons with reproducibles to help all students begin writing better immediately. The lessons and activities can be easily adapted to any secondary program or text without creating extra work for the teacher.

 

These writing improvement materials can be used with individual students or an entire class in any order. Each lesson plan is complete and self-contained, including objective, discussion guides and questions, homework options and reproducible activities, charts, lists, or samples to guide students in their own writing.

 

398 Pages/Paperback
AWI47	Writing Smarter!	$38.50
(Includes: Manual, Evaluation Forms [10], and CD)