study and teaching (primary)

Examines the practice of retelling as a method of teaching reading comprehension, presenting strategies appropriate for three stages of literacy learning, including emergent, early fluent, and fluent.

Explains how effective the one-on-one writing conference can be as a teaching tool for young children and presents simple, repeatable conference frameworks; conference transcripts; record-keeping systems; and methods for tailoring conferences to English language learners.

Contains strategies, lesson plans, and tools for four to six weeks of instruction in primary writing, focusing on the development of poetry writing skills.

Provides strategies for teaching language arts to children ages 5-8 using drama.

Presents activity ideas, games, reproducible worksheets, mini-plays, poems, banners, songs, art projects, and graphic organizers for teachers of kindergarten through second grade.

A handbook for teachers presenting a variety of science, English, math, social studies, music, cooking, and art projects to accompany many children's books.

"Fun and interactive rhyming stories that give kids practiice with 25 key word families and put them on the path to reading success" -- cover.