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<strong>Media</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong>- <strong>with</strong> <strong>Call</strong> <strong>Number</strong> <strong>and</strong> Librarian Notes<br />

01 Apr 2011 12:44 PM<br />

<strong>Monarch</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />

Title Author<br />

<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Number</strong><br />

Resource Type: Books<br />

**Causes & Effects (Spotlight on Reasoning & LoGiudice, Carolyn / Johnson, Paul F. 514 .322 LOG<br />

Problem Solving)<br />

Help your students underst<strong>and</strong> that actions have consequences <strong>and</strong> that things don’t “just happen.” There’s a<br />

reason for every outcome. Also explore multiple causes <strong>and</strong> preventing harmful effects. Help your students reach<br />

basic reasoning <strong>and</strong> problem-solving proficiency step-by-step <strong>with</strong> this skill-building title.<br />

Benefits<br />

Skills featured in this book include:<br />

Identifying what happened in a picture <strong>and</strong> what might have happened before it<br />

Focusing on what, where, <strong>and</strong> why something happened<br />

Using linking words like because to make cause <strong>and</strong> effect statements<br />

Identifying causes <strong>and</strong> effects in narrative text <strong>and</strong> predicting outcomes<br />

Activities are sequenced by complexity <strong>and</strong> include visual cues that are gradually faded.<br />

Reasoning <strong>and</strong> problem-solving skills parallel critical classroom <strong>and</strong> social situations to boost students’<br />

performance in all areas of interactions.<br />

Content of the activities reflects a wide variety of curricular areas as well as daily life.<br />

Vocabulary <strong>and</strong> sentence structure are controlled at an elementary grade level.<br />

Ready-to-give pretests <strong>and</strong> posttests make it easy to monitor student proficiency.<br />

Activities at the beginning levels require minimal writing to complete <strong>and</strong> feature fill-in-the blank or multiple-choice<br />

formats.<br />

Essential skills build from their most basic foundations to real-life carryover activities.<br />

Each skill is defined in student-friendly terms so students underst<strong>and</strong> the skill <strong>and</strong> purpose of the listening task.<br />

Use <strong>with</strong> individual students or groups.<br />

Features<br />

This book includes:<br />

evidence-based rationale<br />

pretest/posttest<br />

reproducible activity pages<br />

CD-ROM of activity pages you can print from your computer<br />

additional activities to help students master the skill<br />

answer key<br />

Direct instruction in identifying causes <strong>and</strong> effects can improve overall reasoning <strong>and</strong> problem-solving skills.<br />

Spotlight on Reasoning & Problem Solving Causes & Effects makes it easy to improve one strategy at a time so<br />

your students become purposeful, active thinkers.<br />

Caves (Pebble Plus)<br />

Hutmacher, Kimberly M. /<br />

602 .114 HUT<br />

Dark hollows form deep underground. Caves create underground rooms of discovery. Read Caves to find out the<br />

mysteries hidden inside these l<strong>and</strong>forms.<br />

Charlotte's Web<br />

White, E. B. / Williams, Garth<br />

FIC .336 WHI<br />

An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters<br />

above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those<br />

of porcine persuasion. Determined to save her friend, Charlotte spins a web that reads "Some Pig," convincing<br />

the farmer <strong>and</strong> surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal <strong>and</strong> should be saved. In this story of<br />

friendship, hardship, <strong>and</strong> the passing on into time, E.B. White reminds us to open our eyes to the wonder <strong>and</strong><br />

miracle often found in the simplest of things.<br />

ResourceMate® 3.0 <strong>Monarch</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />

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