Landon's Local Government (Infomax Common Core Readers, 25) - Softcover

Wiles, Jon

9781477726341: Landon's Local Government (Infomax Common Core Readers, 25)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1477726349 ISBN 13: 9781477726341

Publisher: Rosen Classroom, 2013

Readers will delight in the high-interest educational topics addressed in this book, which is aligned to the 3rd grade Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts. Age-appropriate language, vivid imagery, and a relatable narrative will grab students' attention, keeping them engaged while also equipping them with the skills they need to become thoughtful readers. This book provides additional learning opportunities through a graphic organizer, glossary, and index. Readers will join Landon on his field trip to city hall, gaining an understanding of the workings of local government and the services it provides to the community. This book satisfies CCSS English Language Arts Standards: RI.3.5. and L.3.4b.

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About the Author:

Jon Wiles is a highly experienced educator who has provided curriculum leadership to schools and educational agencies for over thirty years. His specialty is the creation and implementation of curriculum plans. Wiles's work as an educational consultant has taken him to hundreds of agencies in more than forty states and a dozen foreign nations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Wiles is the author or coauthor of twelve widely used books addressing curriculum and educational leadership. His text, Curriculum Development: A Guide to Practice (Seventh Edition), has been used for nearly thirty years in colleges and universities throughout the world to train curriculum leaders. Other areas of publication by Wiles include teacher training, administration, school supervision, theory of change, politics of education, middle grades education, and technology.

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