oral reading

Contains twenty-five oral reading strategies to help develop comprehension, fluency, and strategic thinking; and is designed for English language learners or those students who struggle with reading.

An indispensable resource that will empower even the busiest parents and the most unengaged children to include literature in their lives. Reading becomes more than a skill. It's an adventure. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Help build students' reading fluency and build awareness of important people in U.S. history through fact-based, original plays about 22 famous Americans. These read-aloud biographical plays provide kids with the repeated practice they need to read with speed, automaticity, and expression-the key elements of fluency. Background information, discussion questions, extension activities, and literature links round out this versatile resource. A great way to connect social studies content with reading.

In their follow-up to Reading Wellness, Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris explore how some traditional scaffolding practices may actually rob students of important learning opportunities and independence. Who s Doing the Work? suggests ways to make small but powerful adjustments to instruction that hold students accountable for their own learning.

Noah Calhoun, recently returned from World War II in 1946, buys an old plantation home in rural North Carolina, where he contents himself with memories of his first love, a girl he met fourteen years earlier, but then she unexpectedly arrives at his door.

Presents a ten-step, research-based approach to help primary school teachers create language and literacy programs for English learners.

Provides the latest research and insights on reading aloud to children of all ages. Discusses the reasons and importance of reading aloud and presents the stages of read-aloud. Also includes stories and testimonials from parents and teachers as well as lessons from Oprah's Book Club, the Harry Potter books, and the Internet. Includes a list of 1,000 recommended books ranging from picture books to novels.

An annotated list of one hundred books for children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, selected by the author as the top-rated for 2010, each with a list of related titles and activity ideas. Includes information on listservs and blogs as well as readers' theater scripts and worksheets.