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Powerful Predictions: A Pre-Reading Strategy to Build Knowledge and Support Comprehension Students use a list of given words to make predictions about a book.
Newbery-winning author Linda Sue Park: I was a writer for as long as I can remember Linda Sue Park has enjoyed writing for as long as she can remember.
Truck or Trunk? Friend or Fiend? Mis-reading a sentence in a Dick & Jane book in first grade gave Blume some ideas for word play in her books.
