Lovely widow Linda Devonshire finds herself trapped in the nightmare of her past as she is stalked by the murderous stranger who killed her parents, a mysterious figure who may be a figment of her own imagination

Product Description: When Kelly Gallagher learned that his ninth grade students could not name the vice president of the United States, and when two seniors asked him in all seriousness, "Who is this guy, Al Qaeda?", Kelly was shocked into realizing he needed to do something outside the standard curriculum to build his students' background knowledge...read more

Product Description: How can we teach today’s students to write with clarity, passion, and purpose? How can we move all students—even those who struggle or are reluctant—forward in their skills as writers? In Improving Adolescent Writers, Kelly Gallagher invites you into his classroom for an in-depth look at ways to successfully answer these questions, and more...read more

'Describes strategies for teaching writing to adolescents, including teaching the reasons writing is important, meeting student needs in learning writing, modeling good writing by the teacher, using real-world models of writing, giving students choice, writing for authentic, real-world purposes, and assessing student writing'--Provided by publisher.

Product Description: Kelly Gallagher's Twenty Questions is an alternative to traditional high school homework assignments that fosters greater text comprehension. The simple design—students write twenty questions as they read assigned text—belies the complexity of the discussion fostered by the student-generated questions...read more

In Kelly Gallagher's high school classroom in Anaheim, California, students are not only learning to comprehend difficult novels and texts, they are developing the skills and behaviors of lifelong readers. Drawing from his books Reading Reasons and Deeper Reading, Kelly's new video set brings effective reading strategies to life. Presenting examples of both small- and whole-group discussions, Building Adolescent Readers demonstrates how to engage students with a variety of texts, teaching them what it means to be a good reader.Program 1: The Six Building BlocksBefore we teach students how to read better, we need to help them understand why they should be readers. Kelly outlines his six blocks for motivating students to read more—both recreationally and academically. He models specific classroom lessons that help students to internalize the value of reading.Program 2: First Draft ReadingAdolescent readers often adopt one of two universal strategies when they are confronted with difficult text: they either quit or dutifully continue, even though they do not understand what they are reading. In this program Kelly models a number of useful strategies to help students not only monitor their comprehension, but to also fix their comprehension when it begins to falter.Program 3: Second Draft ReadingRevisiting a text helps students uncover its deeper layers of meaning. Kelly demonstrates numerous strategies that help students move past an “I read it once; I'm done” mentality and into richer second draft reading. He also discusses the importance assessment plays in planning an effective reading lesson.

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