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Buy this book!
I am using this required text for a graduate level reading course. The guided lessons are very easy to understand and use as a guideline for lesson plans. The book also gives specific books to use for each lesson, which I found to be very helpful. Final thoughts for each chapter gave excellent guidelines for adapting the lessons for special-needs students. Blacklines were excellent teaching resources. ... Read more

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Get solid learning results with phonics! Teach students in Grades K-1 the basics of phonemic awareness to increase reading skills.·These lessons include playful story hour rhymes and activities to provide direct instruction in phonics and phonemic awareness targeted to get solid learning results·The lessons are easy-to-implement and correlated to national standards. They are a perfect resource for helping your students make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)·Included in the book are original, instructional, reproducible black line masters!No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has raised national awareness of student reading proficiency. This new resource offers hands-on help with teaching phonics and phonemic awareness. These easy-to-follow lessons on letter and sound recognition will help educators build the foundation for an effective reading program in the classroom and library. Use this book to teach phonics and improve your students' reading scores! ... Read more

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I'm cheating a bit because this is my own book and I'm proud of it. (You may disregard my rating--winks). Not only does "ABC, Follow Me!" help children with the sounds of letters (phonemic awareness), but it also helps them recognize and differentiate letter symbols. The crafts are included not just for their fun value, but also because they help children get a kinetic feel for letter shapes--something that can be very useful for dyslexic learners. For example, one craft suggests that children cut out large letters and then place a sheet of paper over the cut-out and make a rubbing. Also included are playground activities using letter chants, dramatic play suggestions, ideas for related creative art projects, and bibliographies of additional useful resources.

For all K & Grade 1 Teachers
Every kindergarten and first grade teacher needs this book! Fun rhymes teach and reinforce phonemic awareness. Crafts are age-appropriate and inexpensive, created with materials most teachers have on hand. Craft patterns are included, as well as photos of the finished product. The lessons offered are great ways to engage children in learning. ... Read more

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Valuable phonics poems!
Unlike the last person, I wasn't looking for classic poetry.This book is useful for "Word Study" activities just as the title suggests.It is easy to utilize in the classroom and includes photographs, and lesson ideas for EACH poem.I have been teaching 1st grade for 6 years and this is exactly what I've been looking for.Easy enough for beginning readers to be successful and gets more difficult for different skill levels.This book of poems includes poems for different word families, consonant digraphs... a perfect addition to any explicit phonics program.Much more fun that traditional "basals".Love the book!

I wanted to like it....
I really wanted to like this book. I love Heinemman books. It sounded great. But the poems weren't "real" poems. They were just like the ones that come with my basal program that use every possible word with a certain sound (look, book, cook, hook, etc), make up rhymes with little or no poetic value, and call them poems. It just wasn't what I wanted. I put it aside for a few days, and then tried to check out again - I still feel the same. I love using poetry to teach with in my classroom, but I won't be adding this to my collection - I decided to return it. ... Read more

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At the beginning of every school year, we bet you ask yourself, OWhat do I want my students to knowand do as readers and writers by the end of this year?O This bookNjust for KindergartenNmakes that question easy to answer by taking all theguesswork out of teaching reading and writing. Provides a detailed curricular calendar that's tied to a developmental continuum and the standards so you'll know not only what you should be teaching, but what your students are ready to embrace and what you can reasonably expect of them as successful readers and writers. Additionally, you'll find monthly units of study that integrate reading and writing so both work together to provide maximum support for your students. The units are organized around four essential components, process, genre, strategy, and conventions, so you're reassured you're addressing everything your students need to know about reading and writing. What's more you'll find ready-to-use lessons that offer exemplary teaching and continuous assessment, and a flexible framework that shows you how to frame a year of teaching, a unit, and a lessonNand you can easily adapt all to fit the unique needs and interests of your own students.For use with Grade K. ... Read more

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Exceptional Resource for Kindergarten Teachers and Parents
As an educator who has taken some time off from teaching to raise a family, this book has been an exciting resource as my oldest is gearing up for his kindergarten year.It's extremely well-organized and filled with thoughtful ideas to develope reading and writing skills.I love the anchor text suggestions and the many student examples throughout the book.It makes me want to get back in the classroom.

Great!!!!
This book has been so helpful!I am a kindergarten teacher, and I was looking for some other concrete ideas on enhancing my literacy block and writer's workshop.This book has been wonderful as I am also continuing to implement the daily 5 in my classroom as well.I love this book!!!

An Excellent Curriculum!
I have been using the writing component of The Complete Year in Reading and Writing with my kindergarten students since the beginning of the year.The book is very easy to use with units on process, genre, strategy, and conventions laid out in a strategic way.I have seen my students blossom as writers as we go back to similar writing prompts throughout the year.As a teacher I see their progress as they write "longer and stronger."More importantly my students are seeing their own progress.The program encourages students to use each other as resources to grow as writers.In this way, they also grow as storytellers, sharing their ideas with each other.

What a joyous and wonderful resource for teachers!
The Complete Year series is a wonderful, rich, and empowering resource for teachers. The series provides just the support and structure you need with the flexibility you have always wanted. I watched my friends and colleagues use the lessons with such success and I have seen the joy for reading and writing that the lessons bring to so many students. I highly recommend these books for all K-5 teachers and administrators. ... Read more

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It's time for Eloise's lesson. Today her tutor, Philip, wants her to learn math, but Eloise has a better idea! ... Read more

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My least favorite of the Eloise Ready-To-Read books
I love these books, and so does my daughter.It's a nice way for me to introduce Eloise, and she loves the stories of Eloise.

This is my least favorite of the books, though.Eloise has a math lesson with her tutor, Philip, but she doesn't want to do math.It doesn't go to the level of math is hard, like Barbie did, but it would've been nice if it were English that she didn't like, or French, or History.Math is touchy.

Of course, in the end (I hope I'm not spoiling anything!) Eloise is more than capable of doing the math, but that's beside the point. ... Read more

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* Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read?* Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading?* Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms?* Did you know that early readers hold an advantage over their peers throughout school?* Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you'll do something wrong?SRAs DISTAR® is the most successful beginning reading program available to schools across the country. Research has proven that children taughtby the DISTAR® method outperform their peers who receive instruction from other programs. Now for the first time, this program has been adaptedfor parent and child to use at home. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows patents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read.Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a solid second-grade reading level. It's a sensible, easy-to-follow, and enjoyable way to help your child gain the essential skills of reading. Everything you need is here -- no paste, no scissors, no flash cards, no complicated directions -- just you and your child learning together. One hundred lessons, fully illustrated and color-coded for clarity, give your child the basic and more advanced skills needed to become a good reader.Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons will bring you and your child closer together, while giving your child the reading skills needed now, for a better chance at tomorrow. ... Read more

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AMAZING PROGRAM!
As a first-time homeschooler, I bought way too much curricula to start teaching a kindergartner. Turns out, for teaching reading and writing, all I really needed, to start out, was this book! It's incredibly easy to teach, and while it begins slowly, it's worth it to stay with it! If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would.

The Very Best, even for adolescents who have never learned to read
I taught my 4yr6moold son to read using this book, which was unbelievably fast and easy, but that was probably because he was extremely eager to learn and a sharp kid overall.
What I found MUCH more impressive is that I successfully taught two third graders who were WAY behind reading level, AND a 14 year old who was illiterate, as a volunteer reading teacher.(I am a physician, not a teacher, so I had no special background.But illiteracy is as bad a handicap as many diseases, and I was motivated.)When I received an invitation four years later to the young man's high school graduation, and learned he was getting a regular diploma and had been accepted into a vocational training program for engine repair, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the folks who wrote this book.Most teenagers would have been too bored by this book, perhaps, but this boy had DRIVE.(Maybe his drive and my determination mattered more than the book, but I doubt it.)
I drove 125 miles back to my old home town to attend his high school graduation.

Excellent!
I received this book in great condition and very quickly. I will be happy to purchase from this seller again.

Best so far
My three year old is on lesson 30.I've recently decided to cut the lessons in half.I'm teaching him to read because he knows the letters and sounds.It's just an appropriate next step.This book isn't easy for a three year old, but he is learning to read.We are considering starting over at the beginning to put the wind back into his sails.It's exciting to learn to read.He sometimes says "Thank you mommy for teaching me to read."

Not great but not bad...
This book came highly recommended to me by someone that I truly respect in teaching. She taught her three children how to read with this book and they were 2 grade levels ahead when they started school. I started this book with my 5 year old to teach him to read. He was familiar with letters so to have this book go soely on the sounds the letter make, not the name of the letter, was difficult to maneuver. It is repetitive, and that was very boring to my son who was familiar with some of the concepts. I believe that repetition is a good thing. I am not sure if my son and I didn't enjoy learning with this book because it was so repetitive and he was too old for it, or I was just not using it correctly.We made it through the first 6 lessons and I know people who love this book and others whom it did not fit their learning situation. This book, like any other curriculum, suits some kids not all. It is also noteworthy that my son has ADD and sitting still for the neccessary 12 mins to take care of the lesson was torture (it took 20-30 mins. because of the moaning and groaning). I know this is not so for many other children. So there are my 2 cents worth, I hope it helps you make a more informed decision. ... Read more

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Provides opportunities for teachers to expose emergent and fluent readers to books and print, and to teach reading skills and strategies to readers who are farther along in their literacy journeys. ... Read more

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A complete guide to organizing and managing an effective reading workshop that builds independent, strategic readers. 160 pages. Grades 1-5. ... Read more

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Great ideas for launching the workshop
This book has some great ideas for launching the Readers' Workshop. It also has some good information and templates to use when conferring with readers.

Great Teacher Resource!
This is a great book! I am a reading specialist and I shared it with the teachers at my school and they all loved it. It is an easy, quick read with practical suggestions. A must have!!!

reading workshops
I found this book very helpful as I created reading lesson plans for ESL students.

A wonderful resource
This book is a great introduction and overview to reading workshop.It gives minilesson ideas as well as books to use for minilessons.It also explains the components of reading workshop clearly and gives resources to copy and use in the classroom.

Quick, user-friendly, and thorough
One of THE most helpful books I've ever read regarding reader's workshop.I have used (and shared) this techniques over and over with my students & colleagues.I can't imagine my reader's workshop without this resource!You shouldn't either.It's worth the $15 and then some!! (Also just saw these same ladies came out with one on writer's workshop, can't wait to read that!) ... Read more

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Mini-Lessons, Activities, and Word Lists to Help Students Read With the Speed, Automaticity, and Expression Essential for Better Reading Comprehension
Don¹t Forget This Reading Strategy!
The author of the bestselling Phonics from A-Z now shares the a wealth of practicalideas for helping students become fluent readers. Includes an easy assessment,many fun activities, oral reading strategies, and word lists that targets words, syllables, and spelling patterns kids should master for fluent reading. ... Read more

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Building Fluency
The speed drills are quick, easy to manage in small groups and help students reach attainable goals.

Marginal Usefulness
Although the information in this book is useful, it is not the activity book that the shopper might be expecting.The fluency passages are too few, and the lower-level passages are reapeated twice on the page.While this makes duplication easy, it sacrifices additional fluency passage inclusion. Although some of the speed drills and word activities are useful, this book is a little light on content.

Great resource for classroom teachers
This book offers many practical lessons to help students become more fluent readers.Great suggestions and charts for students to record their progress.Teacher friendly!

Building Fluency: Lessons and Strategies for Reading Success
This is a must have for teachers. It is full of wonderful fluency building activities.It provides lots of passages for use in your classroom. It also provides some really good assessments.

A must have for new teachers
This book is wonderfully straightforward and immediately applicable in your classroom.It clearly explains the why and the how so you can target this area of reading instruction which is often neglected.It is a quick read and the suggestions are easy to implement without a large investment of time or money.The activities suggested are meaningful, not cutesy, and the assessment suggestions are authentic.Also, the book suggests ways to allow students to track their own progress.This would complement whatever reading program you use; whether basal, 4-blocks, or balanced literacy. ... Read more

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great resource
I found this a helpful and supportive aid to the research-based programs we use in my school.I liked the variety of reading selections (poetry, narrative, etc.) and the direct, explicit teaching that supports fluency instruction. ... Read more

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best book for storyhour
This book has a wonderful selection of books to use for storyhour programs. Suggested musical CD's for each theme. lots of fun. I plan to use every story hour theme for my program semester. I enjoy Rob Reid's sense of humor and most important Kids do too! ... Read more

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Unleash the power of shared reading with this in-depth guide, written by a mentor teacher/ staff developer. Classroom dialogues and lessons show how to model key skills and strategies and make the reading process visible for students—for both fiction and nonfiction. An essential resource to help students become confident, independent readers! ... Read more

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Excellent
I bought this book just for some ideas on how to change how I did shared reading.Even though this book is for younger students, I used it many times with my fourth graders. ... Read more

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Designed for students of all levels, this hands-on guide offers research-proven strategies and structured lessons to teach essential skills for literacy success in Grades K–3. ... Read more

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If you teach, you need this book!
This is a wonderful book. I literally opened it and found a worthwhile activities to do with my Kindergarteners. I love that each activity can be done three ways:
1. Whole group
2. Small group
3. Independent work

VERY VERY helpful. ... Read more

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The authors reveal children as growing, effective, sensitive users of language. ... Read more

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In Linking Assessment to Reading Comprehension Instruction  the authors use an engaging, four-part assessment framework to explain how to combine observation and other assessment techniques to link assessment to effective reading comprehension instruction.  Rubrics and an example of assessment analysis illustrate how to make the connection between assessment and instructional planning.  Twenty model literacy lessons, replete with authentic student artifacts, are used to illustrate how a careful assessment analyzes can lead teachers to differentiate literacy instruction to fit students' specific literacy needs.  ... Read more

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Linking Assessment to Reading Comprehension Instruction: A Framework for Actively Engaging Literacy Learners, K-8
This book provided many helpful hints for classroom instruction. The most beneficial section of the book was "Learning to Observe." It has helped to enhance my knowledge of students and decisions I make about next steps in instruction. Thetwenty literacy lessons also provided examples of appropriate lessons to implement in the classroom. This is a great handbook for each classroom. ... Read more

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This second edition of Understanding Research in Early Education examines and discusses both recent and historical research in understandable yet rigorous language and evaluates a wide variety of large and small-scale research reports and projects. The research is set in its historical context and related to recent reports and contemporary issues.

Margaret Clark, highly respected in the field, uses her own unique approach to illustrate:

• how to avoid common pitfalls in misrepresenting research findings
• what questions should be asked in order to help inform students’ own research projects
• how findings can be applied and used in the classroom or nursery to improve practice.

The book is divided into clear sections for ease of use and is suitable for those with no prior expertise in research and research methodologies. It will prove an invaluable and fascinating read for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in early years education and practitioners undertaking continuing professional development.

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Hands-On Word Family Activities for Young Readers is a handy resource that offers you easy-to-use material for guiding children (K-3) in real reading experiences by teaching them word families. While using this book, you will be able to give your students the opportunity to learn and practice the essential phonological skills of onset and rhyme as they read an enticing story or poem. This book offers you a wide variety of engaging methods for teaching word families including art projects, poems, big books, and little take-home books. As you progress through the book's lessons, your students will learn to write the word families fluently and to manipulate magnetic letters and words. In addition, Hands-On Word Family Activities for Young Readers contains easy-to-follow lessons for each word family, helps to build self-esteem, and increases independence as students gain confidence while learning to master the contents.

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First grade teacher
Great resource book! I especially liked how diverse the lessons are- there is word work, as well as stories and poems that give students a chance to practice what they are learning. A must for any teacher in grades 1-3!!! ... Read more

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While their parents are out, a big brother is supposed to be teaching his baby sister computer terms but he is involved in video games and doesn't notice her following his directions to the letter. ... Read more