Linda Kucan

Books by This Author

Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction

Product Description: This book provides a research-based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades through high school. The authors emphasize instruction that offers rich information about words and their uses and enhances students' language comprehension and production.

Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement With Text

By: Margaret McKeown Rebecca Hamilton Linda Kucan

"Questioning the Author" (QtA) is an interactive teaching strategy that helps students comprehend what they are reading. When elementary students read in a QtA lesson, they learn to question the ideas presented in the text while they are reading, making them thinkers, not just readers.