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For educators who are working to improve the reading achievement of both beginning and older struggling readers, this updated and revised edition of the Teaching Reading Sourcebook is an indispensable resource. It is an essential addition to any educator's professional literacy library-elementary, secondary, university.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

All new sample lesson models
More reproducible activity masters
A whole new section on reading fluency
More about letter knowledge and multisyllabic word reading
More about the comprehension strategies that good readers use
Useful information about the three-tier model
Highly respected contributing authors who are experts in the field of reading

About the Author

Bill Honig is the president of CORE, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California, and author of Teaching Our Children to Read: The Role of Skills in a Comprehensive Reading Program.

Linda Diamond is the chief executive officer of CORE, a national speaker on literacy, leadership, assessment, and Response to Intervention; a former school principal and director of instruction; co-author of Assessing Reading: Multiple Measures and the Vocabulary Handbook; and author of numerous professional articles.

Linda Gutlohn is an educational product developer and editor, co-author of the Vocabulary Handbook; a former teacher and language arts consultant, and president of phonicFinder, a provider of software for decodable text analysis

If you are looking for ideas and guides for lesson plans for children ages 3-6 then this book called The GIANT Encyclopedia of Lesson Plans for Children 3 to 6 has more than 250 lesson plans created by teachers for teachers.

More than 250 lesson plans written by teachers for teachers!

This newest addition to the best-selling GIANT Encyclopedia series expands the scope of the series by offering complete lesson plans. Written and created by teachers, The GIANT Encyclopedia of Lesson Plans has more than 250 complete lesson plans that cover topics from colors and numbers to seasons and nursery rhymes.

Each lesson plan is complete with:

• A learning objective
• A circle or group time activity
• Book suggestions
• Snack ideas
• Five learning center activities
• Assessment strategies
• Related songs, poems, and fingerplays

About the Author

Kathy Charner has been with Gryphon House for over 15 years. She is the editor of several books including:

• The GIANT Encyclopedia of Learning Center Activities;
• The GIANT Encyclopedia of Circle Time Activities;
• The GIANT Encyclopedia of Art & Craft Activities;
• The GIANT Encyclopedia of Science Activities; and
• The GIANT Encyclopedia of Activities for Four-Year-Olds.