reading

"Perfect Pamela's birthday is next week, and she needs a gown. Will she be nice to her maids, who are looking for the perfect gown? Or will she be a spoiled little girl?"--.

Explains the process of effective literacy instruction by pinpointing common school district patterns' strengths and needs.

Presents tools for teaching Jeanette Caines's "I Need a Lunch Box" in kindergarten through second grade, including comprehension, writing, and other activities.

"In the pueblo of Palenque, hardly anybody knows how to read. Curious about the letters her older sister Gina receives from a young doctor each month--letters that she is sure contain promises of love--one young girl makes a decision that will change her life, and the lives of every child in the pueblo, forever. With the help of Se?or Velandia, the owner of the village shop, she will slowly unlock the letters of the alphabet and discover the magic of reading. And soon she will make a discovery that is more miraculous still--that letters are literally all around her"--Provided by the publisher.

When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.

Presents rhyming words that end with "-at" and "-eep" by following the adventures of a cat named Nat and sheep on a farm.

"This collection includes five Disney Princess stories written specifically to help children learn short vowel sounds. It also includes ... practice activities for sharpening phonics skills!" -- Amazon.