2nd Edition

Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Grades K-1

170 Pages
by Prufrock Press

170 Pages
by Prufrock Press

The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts, using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary. Students in grades K-1 will learn to comprehend and analyze any reading passage after... Read more
Part I: Teachers’ Guide to Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Part II: Readings and Student Ladder Sets Chapter 1: Short Stories Chapter 2: Poetry Appendix A: Pre- and Postassessments, Rubric, and Discussion Checklist Appendix B: Classroom Diagnostic Forms About the Authors Common Core State Standards Alignment

Biography

Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed.D., is the Jody and Layton Smith Professor Emerita of Education and former Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary in Virginia, where she developed a graduate program and a research and development center in gifted education. She also initiated and directed the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University.

Dr. Tamra Stambaugh is the Director of Programs for Talented Youth at Vanderbilt University. She is the coauthor (with Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska) of Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners, Overlooked Gems: A National Perspective on Low-Income Promising Students, and the Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program.

Highly recommended for school district in service teacher training programs, as well as college and university library Teacher Education instructional reference collections.,James A. Cox,Midwest Book Review, 3/16/18