Young readers read the story of Blake, a young boy who always has to take his younger brother Jake along with him, while learning words in the -ake word family.

Everyone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence in this digital age. Willingham provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. The three key elements for reading enthusiasm-- decoding, comprehension, and motivation-- are explained in depth, and the author provides practical orientation toward supporting these three elements from birth through adolescence....

Turn any student into a bookworm with a few easy and practical strategies

Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she can't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year.

Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students

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A guide to help a Kindergartener with Reading. This Guide is for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers. Topics include Reading Comprehension, Writing, Spelling, Phonics.

"Évaluer la lecture et développer l'appétit littéraire, quels défis ! Non seulement il s'impose à nous, enseignantes et enseignants, de respecter certaines balises, mais en plus, il nous faut considérer que la lecture n'est pas l'activité préférée de bien des élèves. Comment faire profiter nos élèves de la beauté des livres dans une tradition d'évaluation stricte ? Avec ce journal de lecture, j'espère à la fois...

A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history.

Jumpstart reading success with this big collection of motivating storybooks correlated with Guided Reading Level C. Most pages of these full-color storybooks feature just two or three lines of simple, repetitive text to help children learn to read with ease and confidence. Includes a tip-filled parent guide.

By fourth or fifth grade, many striving readers have lost their self-confidence and the belief that, with hard work, they can reach a goal. Whether these students were on a computer reading program, in a grade-level basal program, or listening to a required novel, they weren't reading. Research by Allington, Krashen, Howard, Miller, and Ripp points to the need for students to read wonderful books to develop reading skill and expertise. Voluminous...

A series of 26 animal storybooks that build phonemic awareness and teach each letter of the alphabet.