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From the Publisher: Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick...
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"Reading for Our Lives challenges the bath-book-bed mantra and the idea that reading aloud to our kids is enough to ensure school readiness. Instead, it gives parents easy, immediate, and accessible ways to nurture language and literacy development from the start. Through personal stories, historical accounts, scholarly research, and practical tips, this book presents the life-and-death urgency of literacy, investigates inequity in reading achievement,...
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"Explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching 'wild' reading. Based on survey responses from over 900 adult readers and classroom feedback, [the book] offers ... advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage, and assess key lifelong reading habits, including dedicating time for reading, planning for future reading, and defining oneself as a reader"--
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Maria Walther shares two-page read-aloud experiences for 101 picture books that tune you into what to notice, say, and wonder in order to bolster students? literacy exponentially. A first-grade teacher for decades, Maria is a master of "strategic savoring." Her lesson design efficiently sparks instructional conversations around each book?s cover illustration, enriching vocabulary words, literary language, and the ideas and themes vital to young learners.
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A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.
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"This book explores the value of sharing stories in ways that speak to our hearts and connect learning communities. It grounds this affective work in a discussion of five affective elements of story - healer, inspiration, clarifier, compassion, and connector - and includes narrative discussions, rationale, and contributions from influential educators and children's book creators along with tons of book recommendations and suggestions for direct classroom...
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Learn at home. Simple, guided lessons and activities that you can use to help keep your child on track from home! Anxious about your child's learning this year, but overwhelmed figuring out where to start? Written for parents looking for extra help during the unique challenges of hybrid classes and remote learning, 3rd Grade at Home provides simple support to help keep your child's education on track.
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Learn at home. Simple, guided lessons and activities that you can use to help keep your child on track from home! Anxious about your child's learning this year, but overwhelmed figuring out where to start? Written for parents looking for extra help during the unique challenges of hybrid classes and remote learning, 1st Grade at Home provides simple support to help keep your child's education on track.
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Regie Routman provides clarity, support, specific demonstrations, and confidence to teachers so they can teach reading well and get high test scores too - regardless of the reading program they use. Includes detailed lessons, immediately doable ideas, teaching tips, and practical suggestions.
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Learn at home. Simple, guided lessons and activities that you can use to help keep your child on track from home! Anxious about your child's learning this year, but overwhelmed figuring out where to start? Written for parents looking for extra help during the unique challenges of hybrid classes and remote learning, 2nd Grade at Home provides simple support to help keep your child's education on track.