Singing Phonics


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A collection of songs and chants to support phonics teaching for young children.




Spice Up Phonics Instruction with Music


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In "Spice Up Phonics Instruction with Music: Singing and Chanting Through the Alphabet," a variety of musical activities are used to expose children to sample words for each letter of the alphabet. The primary goal of these activities is to guide children to learn phonics using aural, oral, visual, and kinesthetic modalities. Through the stimulation of different senses, children are better able to store a warehouse of sample words in their long-term memory.




Sing Along Songs


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If Rocks Could Sing


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Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book. A is for Addition, and there are rocks in the shape of real numbers, too. B is for Bird, and there is a bird rock on a nest with an egg. G is for Ghosts, and there is a host of rocks that look like ghosts! Children and adults alike will pore over these fascinating rocks, and will be inspired collect their own.




Sing a Song of Poetry


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Teaching resource to use poetry to expand children's oral language capabilities, develop phonological awareness, and teach about the intricacies of print. Reproducible format.




A Fresh Look at Phonics, Grades K-2


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In a Fresh Look at Phonics, Wiley Blevins, author of the blockbuster Phonics from A-Z, explains the 7 ingredients of phonics instruction that lead to the greatest student gains, based on two decades of research in classrooms. For each of these seven must-haves, Wiley shares lessons, routines, word lists, tips for ELL and advanced learners, and advice on pitfalls to avoid regarding pacing, decodable texts, transition time, and more. A Fresh Look at Phonics is the evidence-based solution you have been seeking that ensures all students develop a solid foundation for reading.




Secret Stories


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An educational toolkit for teaching phonics, consisting of a book, posters and musical CD, all of which provides for multiple options and inputs for learning, including: visual-icons, auditory and kinesthetic motor skill manipulations, as well as a variety of dramatic and emotive cuing-systems designed to target the affective learning domain. This "backdoor-approach" to phonemic skill acquisition is based on current neural research on Learning & the Brain--specifically how our brains actually learn best!The Secret StoriesĀ® primary purpose is to equip beginning (or struggling, upper grade) readers and writers, as well as their instructors, with the tools necessary to easily and effectively crack the secret reading and writing codes that lie beyond the alphabet, and effectively out of reach for so many learners! It is not a phonics program! Rather, it simply provides the missing pieces learners need to solve the complex reading puzzle--one that some might never solve otherwise! The Secrets(tm) are sure to become one of the most valuable, well-used, and constantly relied-upon teaching tools in your instructional repertoire!




Sing, Spell, Read and Write


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The Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten program helps children develop the readiness and early literacy skills they need with age-appropriate activities. Sing, Spell, Read & Write uses phonics songs, interactive charts, and games to teach the alphabetic principle, phonemic awarenenss, sound/letter correspondences, short vowel sounds, and blending in a fun and meaningful way. By the end of kindergarten, students will be reading fully decodable storybooks with single-syllable, short-vowel words.




The Singing Beetle


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"Poppy the beetle like to sing all day. Did her sining save Harry the mouse?" --Back cover.




Words That Sing, Kindergarten: 100 Poetry Charts for Shared Reading


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Words That Sing is an illustrated collection of poems, songs, and rhymes that will fill children with language, ideas, and imagery, which will help them use and enjoy the oral and written word. Enlarged charts make it possible for children to "read" a much more complex text than they could independently, enabling each child--regardless of reading level--to benefit from the many values and goals that poetry brings to the classroom. Words That Sing: 100 Poetry Charts for Shared Reading contains instructional suggestions and resources that will guide you in the many ways these poetry charts can be used. It includes: Values and goals of poetry Recommended tools for using poetry charts Instructional contexts for using poetry charts (e.g., shared reading, interactive read-aloud, and independent reading) Links to lessons in the Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System 50 ways to use poetry charts poems Planning for teaching opportunities when revisiting poetry Bonus content such as additional poem verses, poem variations, poem actions, and instructional suggestions.,/ul>