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

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Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Nonfiction Student Workbooks, Grade 5, Science and Math (Set of 5)

By Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Tamra Stambaugh Copyright 2019
    48 Pages
    by Prufrock Press

    Corresponding to the activities in Jacob's Ladder: Nonfiction, Grade 5, students read high-interest passages, then complete skill ladders connected to the fiction and nonfiction comparisons to move them from concrete thinking skills to higher order, critical thinking skills.

    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.

    Summary of the Clean Air Act Flint’s Water Crisis Comparison Ladder for “Summary of the Clean Air Act” and “Flint’s Water Crisis” Four New Elements Added to the Periodic Table Astronomers Discover Signs of Milky Way’s Second Largest Black Hole Mindsets: How the Popular Psychological Theory Relates to Success Excerpt From “The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination” Comparison Ladder for “Mindsets: How the Popular Psychological Theory Relates to Success” and “Excerpt From ‘The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importanceof Imagination’” How Old Are You—in Seconds? What’s the Biggest Number? Comparison Ladder for “How Old Are You—in Seconds?” and “What’s the Biggest Number?” George Boole and the Wonderful World of 0s and 1s Focus on the Global Economy

    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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