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Curated OER

Discovering Rhythm and Rhyme

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore ways to provide enjoyable phonemic awareness and conversation experiences for their children while reading and discussing children's book, A Tree For Me. Students extend their expertise in reading by fluently reading...
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Curated OER

Literature Response for Home-School Connections: Fables

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in home and school based literacy activities in this unit. They examine fables in school and practice the literacy activities at home.
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Curated OER

The Interactive Read-Aloud

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars discover the joy of reading a book through the teaching method of a read-aloud while interacting with the teacher by answering different questions. The lesson includes a sample of a read-aloud and the dialogue used with...
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Read Works

Readworks: Read Aloud Lesson: Stellaluna

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Compare Stellaluna's experience of living like a bird with her experience of living like a bat. Included in this instructional activity are a detailed lesson plan, a graphic organizer, and a student worksheet.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Shhh! Bear's Sleeping: Learning About Nonfiction and Fiction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the distinction between the fiction story Bear Snores On and the nonfiction book Every Autumn Comes the Bear.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Catching the Bug for Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan for reading utilizes techniques associated with interactive read-alouds. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Trelease on Reading: "The Read Aloud Handbook," Ch.6

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Author Jim Trelease presents ideas about how to make books and reading more appealing to children, which helps to raise reading rates and levels. Read these excerpts from his book on this topic.
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Starfall

Starfall: Draw Dragon Dot Eyes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A read-aloud of the Chinese fable Draw Dragon Dot Eyes.
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Starfall

Starfall: The Woman Runner

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A read-aloud of the Greek myth The Woman Runner.