John Warren Carr's Books

Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in an Inclusive Classroom

A Guidebook for Teachers

By: John Warren Carr,Sharen Bertrando

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Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in an Inclusive Classroom

A Guidebook for Teachers

By: John Warren Carr,Sharen Bertrando

This guidebook offers powerful, concrete ways to engage all middle and high school students -- especially English learners and students with other special needs -- in successful learning. Teachers will benefit from the practical, evidence-based approaches for teaching standards-based content in any subject area. School and district leaders will benefit from the sustainable schoolwide and districtwide practices that respect diversity and support inclusion. Authors John Carr and Sharen Bertrando provide invaluable insight, tools, and strategies, including: An effective framework for teaching diverse learners in any core discipline Specific steps and resources for helping students organize concepts, develop appropriate use of academic language, and communicate ideas effectively Rubrics identifying key characteristics of five English language proficiency levels, along with teaching strategies appropriate for each Methods for scaffolding assessments to ensure every student has a fair and accurate way to communicate what he or she is learning A lesson plan template for combining and putting into practice all of the ideas, approaches, and tools included in this guidebook

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WestEd

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0914409670

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9780914409670

Making Science Accessible to English Learners

A Guidebook for Teachers

By: John Warren Carr,Ursula Sexton,Rachel Lagunoff

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Making Science Accessible to English Learners

A Guidebook for Teachers

By: John Warren Carr,Ursula Sexton,Rachel Lagunoff

This updated edition of the bestselling guidebook helps middle and high school science teachers reach English learners in their classrooms. The guide offers practical guidance, powerful and concrete strategies, and sample lesson scenarios that can be implemented immediately in any science class. It includes rubrics to help teachers identify the most important language skills at five ELD levels; practical guidance and tips from the field; seven scaffolding strategies for differentiating instruction; seven tools to promote academic language and scientific discourse; assessment techniques and accommodations to lower communication barriers for English learners; and two integrated lesson scenarios demonstrating how to combine and embed these various strategies, tools, techniques, and approaches. The volume is designed for teachers who have had limited preparation for teaching science in classrooms where some students are also English learners.

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134

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WestEd

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0914409409

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9780914409403

Country Ham

By: John Quincy MacPherson,Mikeal C. Parsons

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Country Ham

By: John Quincy MacPherson,Mikeal C. Parsons

Ham" MacPherson is a promising left-handed baseball pitcher at Wilkes Central High School whom the Atlanta Braves have told will be selected with the third pick of the 1976 MLB draft, complete with a generous signing bonus. Within a twenty-four hour period, however, Ham's world goes topsy-turvy. His relationships with his girlfriend, Nora, and best friend, JC, are turned upside down and inside out. A life-changing catastrophe transforms Ham and the way he views the world. Accidents and deaths soon follow. How will Ham deal with all the tumult in his life? The story ends where it began, in a hearse.

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227

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532618646

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9781532618642

Complete Humanity in Jesus

A Theological Memoir

By: John M. Keith

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Complete Humanity in Jesus

A Theological Memoir

By: John M. Keith

In Complete Humanity in Jesus: A Theological Memoir, John M. Keith examines what it means to be human in relation to the perfect humanity of Jesus, punctuated with anecdotes from experiences over seventy years of the author's life. Keith describes the quest for true and complete humanity in the contexts of our encounters with other people, our place in history, our relation to Nature, and our introspective understanding of ourselves. His autobiographical vignettes range from humorous observations to revealing, confessional laments.

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160

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NewSouth Books

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1603060472

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9781603060479

Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and the Aesthetic of Revelation

By: John Sykes

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Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and the Aesthetic of Revelation

By: John Sykes

Examining the writings of Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy against the background of the Southern Renaissance from which they emerged, Sykes explores how the writers shared a distinctly Christian notion of art that led them to see fiction as revelatory but adopted different theological emphases and rhetorical strategies"--Provided by publisher.

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209

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University of Missouri Press

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0826266231

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9780826266231

Screen World 2003

By: John Willis

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Screen World 2003

By: John Willis

(Screen World). Movie fans eagerly await each year's new edition of Screen World , the definitive record of the cinema since 1949. Volume 54 provides an illustrated listing of every American and foreign film released in the United States in 2002, all documented with more than 1000 photographs. The 2003 edition of Screen World features such notable films as Chicago , the Academy Award winner for Best Picture; Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-nominated Gangs of New York ; The Pianist , featuring the surprise Academy Award winners Adrien Brody for Best Actor and Roman Polanski for Best Director; Spider-Man , the highest grossing film of 2002; The Hours with Academy Award winner for Best Actress Nicole Kidman; and About Schmidt starring Academy Award nominees Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates. As always, Screen World's outstanding features include: photographic stills and shots of the four Academy Award-winning actors as well as all acting nominees; a look at the year's most promising new screen personalities; complete filmographies cast and characters, credits, production company, date released, rating and running time; and biographical entries a priceless reference for over 2,400 living stars, including real name, school, and date and place of birth. Includes over 1,000 photos! "The enduring film classic." Variety

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452

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1557835268

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9781557835260

Screen World, 1987

By: John Willis

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Screen World, 1987

By: John Willis

Screen World, volume 38, features outstanding films and performers. Academy Awards Best Picture "Platoon". Academy Award for Best Actor Paul Newman for "The color of money" and Academy Award for Best Actress Marlee Matlin "Children of a lesser God". Also has pictorial and statistical record of the 1986 movie season.

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280

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Crown

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051756615X

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9780517566152

Screen World, 1990

By: John Willis

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Screen World, 1990

By: John Willis

Since 1949 Screen World has been acclaimed as the definitive record of the past movie season. Volume 41 provides an illustrated listing of American and foreign films released in the U.S. in 1989, all documented in more than 1,000 photos.

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Crown

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0517578417

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9780517578414

Screen World, 1988

By: John Willis

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Screen World, 1988

By: John Willis

This authoritative guide to the 1987 movie season offers complete listings of the credits for every film along with speical biographical notes on selected individuals. More than 1,000 black-and-white photographs.

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0517569639

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9780517569634

Book's by John Warren Carr

Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in an Inclusive Classroom

Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in an Inclusive Classroom

Making Science Accessible to English Learners

Making Science Accessible to English Learners

Country Ham

Country Ham

Complete Humanity in Jesus

Complete Humanity in Jesus

Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and the Aesthetic of Revelation

Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy, and the Aesthetic of Revelation

Screen World 2003

Screen World 2003

Screen World, 1987

Screen World, 1987

Screen World, 1990

Screen World, 1990

Screen World, 1988

Screen World, 1988

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