Reading Families

Author : Catherine Compton-Lilly
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780807742761

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Reading Families by Catherine Compton-Lilly Pdf

This dynamic text offers a rare glimpse into the literacy development of urban children and their families' role in it. Based on the author's candid interviews with her first-grade students, their parents and grandparents, this book challenges the stereotypical view that urban parents don't care about their children's education. By listening closely to the voices of her students and their families, the author helps us to move beyond negative assumptions, revealing complexities that have previously been undocumented.

Author : Todd Parr
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316093477

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The Family Book by Todd Parr Pdf

Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.

Author : Sara O'Leary
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781773063959

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A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'Leary Pdf

When a teacher asks her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different, but the same in one important way ... When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all. One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby in the family. As her classmates describe who they live with and who loves them — family of every shape, size and every kind of relation — the child realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, it is special. A warm and whimsical look at many types of families, written by award-winning author Sara O’Leary, with quirky and sweet illustrations by Qin Leng. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

Author : Maureen Eppen
Publisher : Serenity Press Pty.Limited
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0648230465

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Every Family Is Different by Maureen Eppen Pdf

Who's in your family? Some children live with their mum and dad, others live with their grandparents or foster parents. Some live in a big house, others live in a tiny apartment. With captivating illustrations, Every Family is Different celebrates what it means to be part of a family, and reminds us that there's something that's always the same in every family...

Author : Mary Hoffman
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1847805876

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The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman Pdf

What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow - from a mum and dad or single parent to two mums or two dads, from a mixed-race family to children with different mums and dads, to families with a disabled member. Mary Hoffman takes a look through children's eyes at the wide varieties of family life: from homes, food, ways of celebrating, schools and holidays to getting around, jobs and housework, from extended families, languages and hobbies to pets and family trees - and she concludes that, for most people, their own family is the best one of all! With Ros Asquith's delightful pictures, this book takes a fresh, optimistic look at families of today.

Author : Lisa Bullard
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467762922

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My Family, Your Family by Lisa Bullard Pdf

Makayla meets her friends' families. She notices some families have many children, but others don't. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have divorced parents. How is her own family like the others? How is it different?

Author : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Board books
ISBN : 9780358193302

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I Love Us: a Book about Family (with Mirror and Fill-In Family Tree) by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pdf

Celebrates the many different ways that families show their love for one another, in a text with a mirror and fill-in family tree.

Author : Darcy J. Hutchins,Joyce L. Epstein,Marsha D. Greenfeld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317694304

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Family Reading Night by Darcy J. Hutchins,Joyce L. Epstein,Marsha D. Greenfeld Pdf

Host family reading nights at your school! These events promote literacy outside of the classroom and encourage families to get involved in their children’s achievement. They also build relationships among educators, families, and community partners. This practical book is full of step-by-step guidelines and reproducible activities to help you bring family reading nights to life in your own school or district. Special Features: The book is organized by month of the school year, so you can quickly find activities that meet your needs Each activity is easy to implement and includes a page of instructions for teacher-leaders and an activity page for families An appendix provides all of the forms you need to get your Family Reading Night started, including invitations and registration sheets All of the family activities can be photocopied or downloaded for free from our website, www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138021471, so that you can print and distribute them during your event This enhanced second edition includes connections to the Common Core State Standards for reading. It also features a special new appendix with all of the family activities translated into Spanish, to help more families get involved!

Author : Rachael Levy,Mel Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000374117

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Family Literacies by Rachael Levy,Mel Hall Pdf

Family Literacies demonstrates, through reference to empirical research, how shared reading practices operate in a wide range of families, with a view to supporting families in reading with their pre-school children. At the heart of this book, written by two highly experienced experts in the field, is a fascinating project that captured diverse voices, and experiences by parents, children and other family members. Rachael Levy and Mel Hall deploy a rich and distinctive theoretical framework, drawing on insights from literacy studies, education and sociology. Family Literacies presents an account of shared reading practices in homes, focusing attention on what motivates parents to read with their children as well as revealing what parents may need if they are to begin and sustain shared reading activity. The authors show the many ways in which reading is centrally embedded in many aspects of family life, arguing that this has particular implications for children as they start school. Situated within a socio-cultural discourse, this book explains why it is important to understand how and why shared reading takes place in homes so that all families can be supported in reading with their children. Family Literacies is essential reading for all those who are studying and researching literacy practices, especially those involving young children. The book will also be of value to students, practitioners and researchers in education and applied linguistics who are working with families and have an interest in the study of family practices. The authors’ findings have major implications for how parents can be encouraged to develop positive reading relationships with their children.

Author : John V. Knapp,Kenneth Womack
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : American literature
ISBN : 087413823X

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Reading the Family Dance by John V. Knapp,Kenneth Womack Pdf

The development in recent years of the intersections between the family and literary study continues to emerge as one of the most productive and illuminating arenas of contemporary critique. In addition to addressing the family dynamic through which a given literary character develops a fully realized sense of self, family systems therapy allows readers to examine the patterns by which characters function in their larger intimate systems, whether those systems be social, institutional, or even global. As the intellectual foundation for the forms of therapy practiced by the majority of contemporary American and European psychotherapists, the study of family systems theory and its intersections with literary works affords readers with an illuminating glimpse into the terminology and processes involved in this dynamic form of critique. Perhaps most significantly, family systems therapy allows critics to consider the distinctly social interactions that characterise our pathways to interpersonal development and selfhood. John V. Knapp is Professor of English, with a joint appointment in modern literature and in teacher education, at Northern Illinois University. Kenneth Womack is Assist

Author : Staci Marck
Publisher : Classroom Complete Press
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781771673624

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Word Families - Short Vowels: Reading Passages by Staci Marck Pdf

**This is the chapter slice "Reading Passages" from the full lesson plan "Word Families: Short Vowels"** Increase vocabulary, sight word recognition and comprehension as you help your students identify the correct pronunciation of short vowel phonograms (word families) using real life pictures as an aid. We also highlight the “Dolch” high frequency words which encourage beginning reading skills. As students begin to read and understand more about the onset and rhyme connection found in word families, they will begin to think of words as not only a series of individual letters and sounds, but as easily recognizable segments or chunks of language. Reproducible worksheets include, rhyming, writing, poetry, cloze sentences, riddles and chunking. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

Author : Megan Dowd Lambert
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781632899279

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Book Bonding by Megan Dowd Lambert Pdf

A collection of essays about family, reading, and bonding with others through books. From children’s literature educator and children’s book author Megan Dowd Lambert. This poignant, funny, and touching essay collection invites readers to consider how they bond with children, other family, friends, and students through shared reading. Divided into 4 sections organized around themes of parenting, adoption, race, and healing, this 21-essay collection with its joyous and colorful illustrations is perfect gift for parents, grandparents, librarians, educators, and anyone who spends time with children or reading together with others. The author's experience as an educator and as a parent in a blended family that includes seven children of various racial backgrounds (four of whom came home through adoption) adds depth and breadth to her expertise about how people read and respond to books. "I grew up with a mother who loved to read, and what a sustaining gift that has been to me. If you are holding this book, it’s a good bet that you love to read, too. Read on, and let Megan show you how to make your love for books and your love for the children in your life add up to something special." --Roger Sutton, Editor Emeritus, The Horn Book, Inc., from Book Bonding's foreword

Author : Almeida, Ana Patrícia,Esteves, Sandrina
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781799897521

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Modern Reading Practices and Collaboration Between Schools, Family, and Community by Almeida, Ana Patrícia,Esteves, Sandrina Pdf

Language is one of the greatest predictors of personal, social, academic, and professional success. No one is born a reader; instead, learning to read is a process that requires time, effort, and availability. The only way for reading comprehension to develop is through practice: one learns to read by reading. As such, it is integral to acknowledge the importance of knowing how to read and facilitating this skill in schools and at home. Reading is a cornerstone for learning and no child will know academic success if their reading ability is compromised. Modern Reading Practices and Collaboration Between Schools, Family, and Community is a premier reference book that consolidates knowledge on reading competence. It presents the processes inherent in the act of reading and the mechanisms underlying the teaching and learning of reading, as well as all recent research in this area. Covering topics such as communication development, learning motivation, and transliteracy, this innovative title is an excellent resource for preservice teachers, childhood educators, educators of K-12 and higher education, academic libraries, teacher training lecturers, faculty and administration of K-12 and higher education, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Norma Simon
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780807521762

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All Families Are Special by Norma Simon Pdf

Winner of a Parent's Guide Children's Media Award No two families are the same, but every family is special. When Mrs. Mack says she will soon be a grandmother, her students realize that teachers have families just like they do! Suddenly everyone in the class wants to share information about his or her own unique family. Sarah tells of flying to China with her parents where they adopted her sister, Rachel. Christopher tells about his parents' divorce. They are still a family, but now he and his brother spend a few days every week at their dad's apartment. Nick lives with his parents, five siblings, and his grandparents―they need to order three large pizzas for dinner! And Hannah tells how she loves to garden with her two mommies.

Author : Linda Clinard
Publisher : Kendall Hunt
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 0787292303

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Family Time Reading Fun by Linda Clinard Pdf