Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension, Grade K


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Use First Rate Reading Basics: Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension to produce first-rate readers with fun, interactive, and original activities that emphasize reading skills for grade K. This 80-page book includes assessments, parent letters, and reproducibles and enriches students' fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension with reading material throughout the year.




Explicit Instruction


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Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented--and has been shown to promote achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible resource gives special and general education teachers the tools to implement explicit instruction in any grade level or content area. The authors are leading experts who provide clear guidelines for identifying key concepts, skills, and routines to teach; designing and delivering effective lessons; and giving students opportunities to practice and master new material. Sample lesson plans, lively examples, and reproducible checklists and teacher worksheets enhance the utility of the volume. Purchasers can also download and print the reproducible materials for repeated use. Video clips demonstrating the approach in real classrooms are available at the authors' website: www.explicitinstruction.org. See also related DVDs from Anita Archer: Golden Principles of Explicit Instruction; Active Participation: Getting Them All Engaged, Elementary Level; and Active Participation: Getting Them All Engaged, Secondary Level




Vocabulary Instruction


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This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.




Sensible Mathematics


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"This book, and the accompanying videos, provides teachers with both the why and the how-to information so that they are able to support vocabulary development, across the school day, in their K-3 classrooms"--




Dear Juno


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Juno's grandmother writes in Korean and Juno writes in drawings, but that doesn't mean they can't exchange letters. From the photo his grandmother sends him, Juno can tell that she has a new cat. From the picture he makes for her, Juno's grandmother can tell that he wants her to come for a visit. So she sends Juno a miniature plane, to let him know she's on the way. This tender tale won the author an Ezra Jack Keats award, and is a perfect introduction to the concept of foreign cultures and far-off lands.




Vocabulary for the Common Core


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The Common Core State Standards present unique demands on students’ ability to learn vocabulary and teachers’ ability to teach it. The authors address these challenges in this resource. Work toward the creation of a successful vocabulary program, guided by both academic and content-area terms taken directly from the mathematics and English language arts standards.




Two Hundred Forty Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know


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24 ready-to-reproduce packets that make vocabulary building fun and effective.24 ready-to-reproduce packets that make vocabulary building fun and effective. Build word power with these 24 ready-to-reproduce, 3-page lessons. Each lesson includes research-based activities that tap students' prior knowledge for greater understanding and give them multiple encounters with new words so they really remember them. Lesson topics include synonyms, antonyms, compound words, content area vocabulary related to key science and social studies topics, and much more. Watch reading skills soar! Build word power with these fun and effective lessons specially designed for 3rd graders! An effective way to develop reading skills Aligned with the Common Core State Standards Fully reproducible!




Bringing Words to Life


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Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K–12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words. Grounded in research, the book explains how to select words for instruction, introduce their meanings, and create engaging learning activities that promote both word knowledge and reading comprehension. The authors are trusted experts who draw on extensive experience in diverse classrooms and schools. Sample lessons and vignettes, children's literature suggestions, "Your Turn" learning activities, and a Study Guide for teachers enhance the book's utility as a classroom resource, professional development tool, or course text. The Study Guide can also be downloaded and printed for ease of use (www.guilford.com/beck-studyguide). New to This Edition *Reflects over a decade of advances in research-based vocabulary instruction. *Chapters on vocabulary and writing; assessment; and differentiating instruction for struggling readers and English language learners, including coverage of response to intervention (RTI). *Expanded discussions of content-area vocabulary and multiple-meaning words. *Many additional examples showing what robust instruction looks like in action. *Appendix with a useful menu of instructional activities. See also the authors' Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples, which includes specific instructional sequences for different grade ranges, as well as Making Sense of Phonics, Second Edition: The Hows and Whys, by Isabel L. Beck and Mark E. Beck, an invaluable resource for K–3.




For the Love of Words


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"Co-published with the Mid-content Research for Education and Learning (McREL)."




Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words, Grade K


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Accelerate children''s reading skills by helping them learn to read sight words and high-frequency words!The ability to read sight words and high-frequency words is necessary for fluent reading and is one of the most important components of language learning! Since many sight words and high-frequency words are not phonetic, children need repeated practice to recognize these words on sight. The stories and activities in this book help children read Dolch Sight Words and high-frequency words quickly and accurately.Each full-color Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words activity book guides young children in practicing and learning important sight words from the Dolch Sight Word List as well as the most commonly used high-frequency words.Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words:* Provides strong reading foundations: 18 units build high-frequency and sight word identification and increase reading fluency.* Creative and fun lessons: Entertain your child while he or she learns important foundational reading tools.* Reward stickers: Motivate your child to complete the activities.Accelerate children''s reading skills by helping them learn to read sight words and high-frequency words! The ability to read sight words and high-frequency words is necessary for fluent reading and is one of the most important components of language learning! Since many sight words and high-frequency words are not phonetic, children need repeated practice to recognize these words on sight. The stories and activities in this book help children read Dolch Sight Words and high-frequency words quickly and accurately. Each full-color Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words activity book guides young children in practicing and learning important sight words from the Dolch Sight Word List as well as the most commonly used high-frequency words. Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words:* Provides strong reading foundations: 18 units build high-frequency and sight word identification and increase reading fluency. * Creative and fun lessons: Entertain your child while he or she learns important foundational reading tools.* Reward stickers: Motivate your child to complete the activities.* Audio stories: Provide an option to listen to the audio story with your child and model correct pronunciation. Each unit''s story provides specific practice of carefully chosen words children have practiced and learned in previous units.Each unit provides structured activities to help children practice and learn "must-know" sight words and high-frequency words. The carefully controlled vocabulary within each unit provides: * Learn New Words: Introduction to new words* Practice New Words: Practice activities to reinforce children''s learning* Story: Audio read-aloud story to model fluency * Review: Word-list practice sliders to help children review words at any timePractice important kindergarten sight words and high-frequency words such as: * Sight Words and High-Frequency Words: farm, going, hill, live, more, top, when, brother, from, give, know, put, sister, your* Story Vocabulary: grass, sheep, box, dog, rain, snow, sun, windPerfect for language learners and early learners, these activities provide a strong foundation for reading and recognizing common English words.Pair Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words with Smart Start: Read and Write and turn your child into a successful reader. Includes answer key.* Audio stories: Provide an option to listen to the audio story with your child and model correct pronunciation.Each unit''s story provides specific practice of carefully chosen words children have practiced and learned in previous units. Each unit provides structured activities to help children practice and learn "must-know" sight words and high-frequency words. The carefully controlled vocabulary within each unit provides:* Learn New Words: Introduction to new words* Practice New Words: Practice activities to reinforce children''s learning* Story: Audio read-aloud story to model fluency* Review: Word-list practice sliders to help children review words at any timePractice important kindergarten sight words and high-frequency words such as:* Sight Words and High-Frequency Words: farm, going, hill, live, more, top, when, brother, from, give, know, put, sister, your* Story Vocabulary: grass, sheep, box, dog, rain, snow, sun, windPerfect for language learners and early learners, these activities provide a strong foundation for reading and recognizing common English words.Pair Smart Start: Sight Words and High-Frequency Words with Smart Start: Read and Write and turn your child into a successful reader. Check out Smart Start: STEM activity books for fun hands-on projects that develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.Includes answer key.