<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Do your students know how to make meaningful comparisons? Academic standards call for increased rigor, but simply raising complexity is not enough. Students must also be able to examine similarities and differences within the critical content they are learning. They need to know how to use comparisons, classifications, metaphors, and analogies to generalize, draw conclusions, and refine schema, ultimately deepening their understanding of the content. Examining Similarities & Differences: Classroom Techniques to Help Students Deepen Their Understanding explores explicit techniques for mastering a crucial strategy of instructional practice: teaching students to examine similarities and differences. It includes: Explicit steps for implementation Recommendations for monitoring if students are able to autonomously examine similarities and differences Adaptations for students who struggle, have special needs, or excel in learning Examples and nonexamples from classroom practice Common mistakes and ways to avoid them The Essentials for Achieving Rigor series of instructional guides helps educators become highly skilled at implementing, monitoring, and adapting instruction. Put it to practical use immediately, adopting day-to-day examples as models for application in your own classroom.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Based on the earlier work of Dr. Robert J. Marzano, this instructional guide provides explicit steps, examples, and adaptations to help educators effectively teach students how to examine similarities and differences.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I am already thinking about how I can structure some of my lessons around the explanations and examples in Examining Similarities & Differences to deepen my students' understanding of a concept." -- Kristi Bundy "2014 Nebraska Teacher of the Year"<br><br>"The graphic organizers in Examining Similarities & Differences were very helpful, and I like that the author visits potential roadblocks at the end of each chapter. As a reading specialist, I could easily see myself incorporating the presented ideas into content lessons." -- Jane Dearani Calnan "2014 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year finalist"<br>
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