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Recommended Links and Books

Links for teachers and parents:

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See Dr. Hebert's 2-part article with helpful tips for parents & teachers who live and work with 'falling' readers:

http://newsletter.schoolbox.com/2009/11/09/tips-for-teachers-and-parents-of-falling-readers/

http://newsletter.schoolbox.com/2009/11/11/practical-tips-for-increasing-reading-comprehension/

Do YOU believe in kids? Watch this for inspiration and please pass it on to other educators: http://www.dallasisd.org/keynote.htm

PBS Kids: Play, Explore, Read
(interactive games and activities)

STARFALL: Have fun learning to read
(reading activities for all levels of readers)

HUBBARD's CUPBOARD: Early Childhood activities
(printable books, lessons, & family activities)

CARL's CORNER: So much to learn
(alphabet and word families)

DLTK's Crafts for Kids: Let's get creative
(crafts, alphabet & number buddies, printables)

HANDWRITING WORKSHEET MAKER: Great practice
(print out traceable handwriting sheets)

TEACHER VISION: Lesson Plans, printables, & more
(curriculum & comprehension)

Want to engage kids in working with words? Check these out!
Cricut machine
Word Builders: A Word Party Classmate Cartridge
Word Builders: A Garden of Words Classmate Cartridge
Word Builders: An Ocean of Words Classmate Cartridge

Books for Reading Aloud to ALL Kids

For tips on how to use these great books with kids, download Dr. Hebert’s 3rd episode of her radio show, “Ready, Set, Read” at: TalkShoe.

Problem Solving & Critical Thinking:

• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. (1998). NY: Puffin Books.
• Sylvester & the Magic Pebble by William Steig. (1969). NY: Simon & Schuster.
• Hats for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. (1987). William R. Scott, Inc.Go Dog Go by P. D. Eastman. (1989). NY: Random House.
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. (1964). NY: Harper Collins.
• Hats for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. (1987). William R. Scott, Inc.
• The Mitten by Jan Brett. (1989). NY: Penguin Putnam Books.
• Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. (1988). NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Pure Enjoyment:

• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. (1948). NY: Viking.
• Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel. (1978). NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
• The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow. (2003). NY: Simon & Schuster.
• Fly By Night by June Crebbin. (1995). Walker Books.
• Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. (1987). NY: Penguin Putnam Books.
• Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel. (1978). NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
• The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. (1990). Philomel.

Bibliotherapy (life issues):

• Babushka’s Doll by Patricia Polacco. (1999). NY: Simon & Schuster.
• Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco. (2001). NY: Penguin Putnam Books.
• Sophie’s Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli. (2004). NY: Simon & Schuster.
• Stellaluna by Janel Cannon. (1999). FL: Harcourt.
• The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein. (2007). Square Fish.
• The Heart of the Wood by Marguerite W. Davol. (1992). NY: Simon & Schuster.
• The Children’s Book of Heroes Edited by William J. Bennett. (1997). NY: Simon & Schuster.

Model Fluent Reading:

• The Little Yellow Chicken by Joy Cowley. (1996). Wright Group.
• Go Dog Go by P. D. Eastman. (1989). NY: Random House.
• The Napping House by Audrey & Don Wood. (2004). FL: Harcourt.
• A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman. (1982). NY: Puffin Books.
• Wolf by Becky Bloom. (1999). NY: Orchard Books/Grolier.

Multi-Cultural:

• The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry Heide & Judith Heide Gilliland. (1997). NY: Puffin Books.
• Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaolo. (1996). NY: The Putnam & Grosset Group.
• Brother Eagle, Sister Sky ... A Message from Chief Seattle. (1993). NY: Puffin Books.

Poetry Collections:

• Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-me Book of Poems. Selected by X.J. Kennedy & Dorothy M. Kennedy. (1992): Boston: Little, Brown, & Co.
• Falling Up by Shel Silverstein. (1996). Harper Collins.