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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Nonfiction Grade 4, Student Workbooks, Fiction and Nonfiction Comparisons (Set of 5) book cover

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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Nonfiction Grade 4, Student Workbooks, Fiction and Nonfiction Comparisons (Set of 5)

By Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Tamra Stambaugh Copyright 2019
    44 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 grade 3 will be able to comprehend and analyze any nonfiction reading passage after completing the activities in Jacob's Ladder: Nonfiction, Grade 4.

    The student workbooks feature ample room for student responses and notes, make reviewing and providing feedback on student work easier than ever, provide students with an easy-to-use reference to use during discussions, and save time, as there is no need to reproduce student handouts.

    Right’s Security Excerpt From “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” Comparison Ladder for “Right’s Security” and “Excerpt From ‘The Hypocrisy of American Slavery’” The Selfsame Song Thomas Hardy Comparison Ladder for “The Selfsame Song” and “Thomas Hardy” Excerpt From “The Cry of the Children” Child Labor During Industrial Revolution Editorial Cartoon Comparison Ladder for “Excerpt From ‘The Cry of the Children’” and “Child Labor During Industrial Revolution Editorial Cartoon” Sympathy Second Inaugural Address Comparison Ladders for “Sympathy” and “Second Inaugural Address”

    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.

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