Although we may not be aware of it, we do not skip over words, read print selectively, or recognize words by sampling a few letters of the print, as whole language theorists proposed in the 1970s. Reading is accomplished with letter-by-letter processing of the word.
Dads are great. They fix broken toys, sing silly songs, and open our eyes to the wonders of the world around us. But most of all, they give us lots of love. Celebrate the fabulous fathers in your life with this selection of favorite books for kids ages 0-9.
Read about all kinds of foods! We’ve selected a delicious collection of books that give young readers a chance to taste of a wide range of genres — informational nonfiction, biography, poetry, historical fiction, fantasy, mystery, and folktales — as well as different formats (audio books, chapter books, bilingual books, and graphic novels).
This booklist supports the Reading Without Walls Challenge, a nationwide initiative launched by Gene Yang, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), which teachers use on an ongoing basis to track students’ progress toward annual goals, offers a number of benefits to parents and students, as well as teachers.
There’s a change of season in the air. Gardens are ready for harvest, pumpkins are ready to carve, and costumes are made ready to wear.
Meet a boy who foils a greedy ghost in Beijing, China and an American boy who helps three hungry ghosts. Find a pumpkin with two friends and see how a witch helps her assistant solve a problem of his own making. Sing along with a monster who meets a roaring end! All these and more are waiting for you between the covers of books.
Families come in many shapes and sizes. Some families are small, others large; still others have two dads or no dads. In the pages of these books, you’ll meet some real families, a few imaginary families, and some in-between. But you’ll probably recognize some of your own family!
