Two Books Are Better Than One!

Two Books Are Better Than One!

Author: Shari Frost

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2016-06-03

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 1496606116

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Today's early literacy programs are more demanding than ever. No longer is it sufficient to teach letters, letter sounds, sight words, and simple texts in kindergarten through second grade. Children are expected to read and comprehend texts in a variety of genres with increasing complexity. Then they must integrate the ideas and concepts from those texts into their own writing. Two Books are Better Than One: Reading and Writing (and Talking and Drawing) Across Texts in K-2 helps teachers meet those demands. Each chapter contains an anchor lesson focused on a different way of connecting texts, including: by theme, characters, perspective, structure, or genre. The lessons feature research-based and common core aligned strategies: interactive read-alouds; shared reading and writing; scaffolded small group reading; accountable talk; close reading; and opinion, narrative, and explanatory writing. Each anchor lesson features two high-quality children's books, and each chapter is rounded out with a list of other recommended book pairs to support you in creating your own lessons.


Lisa Murphy on Play

Lisa Murphy on Play

Author: Lisa Murphy

Publisher: Redleaf Press

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1605544426

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Discover why playing is school readiness with this updated guide. Timely research and new stories highlight how play is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of children. Learn the seven meaningful experiences we should provide children with every day and why they are so important.


Reading Magic

Reading Magic

Author: Mem Fox

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780156010764

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Literacy, helping your child to read.


Play

Play

Author: Lisa Murphy

Publisher: Redleaf Press

Published: 2015-03-16

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1605543764

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Playing is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of young children. Yet cries for more "academic preschools" and demands for "higher test scores" are forcing play out of many early childhood environments. Play will show early childhood educators what they can do about it. It explains how play promotes school readiness and is filled with anecdotes, stories, and true-to-life experiences. Lisa Murphy has been involved with early childhood education for over twenty years, teaching and working with children in various environments. She is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.


Radical Reflections

Radical Reflections

Author: Mem Fox

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780156079471

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The internationally acclaimed children's book writer and educator offers her insights into the learning process, language education, and the pleasure, growth, and power that reading and writing can bring.


Handbook of Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature

Handbook of Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature

Author: Shelby Wolf

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-04-27

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1136913572

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This multidisciplinary handbook pulls together in one volume the research on children's and young adult literature which is currently scattered across three intersecting disciplines: education, English, and library and information science.


The Big Book of Picture-Book Authors and Illustrators

The Big Book of Picture-Book Authors and Illustrators

Author: James Preller

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2001-09-20

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780439201544

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Introduce children to 75 favorite authors and illustrators with this all-in-one resource! The lively profiles in this collection provide insight into the lives, work, inspiration, and creative process of these talented writers and artists. Share these fascinating mini-biographies with students to enhance author studies and help your students read with greater enthusiasm and understanding. Book jacket.


Writing Like Writers

Writing Like Writers

Author: Pamela V. Westkott

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1000490572

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Build a classroom of excited, talented young writers. This wonderful teaching resource offers a complete approach to creating a classroom of enthusiastic, skillful student writers. The authors provide a comprehensive approach to teaching writing in the classroom. This book offers the strategies teachers need to teach writing skills that meet national standards and to produce excellent results from children. Topics addressed in this guidebook include: creating the writing classroom, teaching the writing process, teaching effective writing strategies, teaching elements of story structure, teaching the advanced craft of writing, and using a writer's workshop to teach good writing. Writing is a great differentiator. During the writer's workshop, each student is engaged in meaningful ways. Pulling together more than three decades of practical experience and research on the best strategies for teaching writing, Writing Like Writers offers a friendly, easy-to-use guide for any teacher seeking to build a classroom of successful writers. Grades 2-6