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Picture, Letter, Word: A lesson designed to engage pre-emergent readers in an activity which will enable them to identify pictures, letters, and words in books. It will provide an opportuntiy for them to work in a small group setting to develop a product and enhance their learning; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts); By Linda Kinnamon.

Text selection: In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 1.3; Finding the instructional level Texts selected for running records should challenge a student sufficiently that he or she makes some errors for the student to analyze, but not enough that he or she becomes frustrated. This level is called the instructional...; By Jeanne Gunther.

At home in the tropical rainforest: Students will choose one rainforest animal to research using print and electronic resources. They will work cooperatively with a partner to create a Hyperstudio card with the following information: photograph of the animal, the layer of the rainforest it inhabits, sound the animal makes, and an interesting fact about the animal.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Science); By Sally Eller.

Portrait of a reader: Rosalie: In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 3.1; I was setting up centers for the first day of class, which was still a week away, when Rosalie and her mother entered the classroom to meet me. Rosalie's mother explained that Rosalie was so excited about school and simply could not wait until the official...; By Jeanne Gunther.

Reading picture books: Two strategies for helping children understand a story through illustrations.; By Melissa Thibault.

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