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Teaching the Essentials of Reading With Picture Books: 15 Lessons That Use Favorite Picture Books to Teach Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary

Teaching The Essentials Of Reading With Picture Books: 15 Lessons That Use Favorite Picture Books to Teach Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary

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Teaching the Essentials of Reading With Picture Books: 15 Lessons That Use Favorite Picture Books to Teach Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary

Teaching The Essentials Of Reading With Picture Books: 15 Lessons That Use Favorite Picture Books to Teach Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary

Penned By Alyse Sweeney
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Build a strong reading foundation with these 15 lessons that use engaging picture books to teach essential skills. Help students identify phonemes in Some Smug Slug and model phrasing and intonation with The Wind Blew-kids will love revisiting read-alouds to explore the sounds, rhythm, and meaning of language. Includes tips for differentiating the lessons, book lists, and extension activities. For use with Grades K-2.

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Length 96 Pages
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Released October, 2004
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