literature and language play for phonological awareness
Opitz, Michael F
2000
An annotated bibliography of more than 350 books appropriate for primary grade-level students, which encourage phonological awareness; suggests activities to use with the texts and groups the books into categories such as "alliterative texts, " "rhyming texts, " and "song texts.".
A basic introduction to the use of computers in schools, describing word processing, desktop publishing, networks, computer-assisted learning, graphics, computer-produced music, and computer simulations.
a parent's guide from preschool through eighth grade
Bennett, William J
2000
Offers advice to parents on how to secure good educations for their children from early childhood through the eighth grade, reminding parents of their own responsibilities in educating their children, providing guidelines for determining whether a school is doing a good job, and outlining what a well-educated child knows and can do.
all you need to know to be your child's best teacher
Slavin, Stephen L
1995
A practical guide that shows parents how to teach the basic skills of counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, and word problems to their first and second-graders.
Contains twenty writing samples and mini-lessons teachers may use on the whiteboard to teach the elements of writing to students in grades five and up, and includes a CD.
Offers teachers and librarians complete lesson plans and reproducible games for twenty popular children's books, with a summary of each book, a game that reinforces phonemic awarenss or alphabetic principle, review questions, and word challenges to help children build reading, spelling, and critical thinking skills.
