This poetry collection is meant to be read aloud so that children hear a particular language sound again and again in word after word, all within an enticing and meaningful context--P. [4] of cover.

Carefully prepared lessons use the rhythm and rhyme of poetry to teach phonics. This book's 115 read-aloud poems - some from well-known children's authors like Norma Farber, Maurice Sendak, John Ciardi, and Jack Prelutsky, others written specially for this book - immerse children in particular language sounds again and again, in word after word, within an exciting context. Each poem comes with teaching apparatus comprising word lists using the targeted sound, a "focusing talk" to cement and extend students' connection to the poem, and an idea for a hands-on activity. Photocopy masters supply "letter cards" for sounds the book targets. Multiple indexes (by the poem's first line, by title, by sound, and so on) aid ease of use. Grades preK-1. Illustrated. Good Year Books.

It's time for lots of noisy fun! Flip flop, flip flap, clickety-clickety clackety clack! Slurp some spaghetti, crash and bang, hear the trees go ping and the mice go clang! This is a perfect first collection of noisy poems for sharing aloud, delightfully illustrated by award-winning artist Nick Sharratt.

Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poems is an entertaining book of poetry written by a teacher for the purpose of building fluency in young readers. •Kids love to read the poems because they are funny and written for a child’s sense of humor. •Teachers love the poems because each one is written to emphasize a specific phonics chunk. •Parents love the poems because their children become better readers. Plum Gum and Other Chunk Poems is a must have book for every school library, every reading teacher, every parent who wants to help their child gain reading success, and every child who is discovering the joys of reading. The clever illustrations add to the enjoyment and make it the perfect book for young readers. “Adele Tolley Wilson has captured the sounds and images of language in a playful and entertaining new poetry collection--I have witnessed requests from whole classes of young children to read Plum Gum poems again and again . . .” D. Ray Reutzel, Emma Eccles Jones Professor of Early Childhood Education

50 Fill-in-the-Blank Practice Pages That Help Kids Master Essential Phonics Skills for Reading Success

This book shows elementary teachers how and why to use phonogram poems to teach phonics. It includes many sample poems for the most common rimes in children's reading. An intro chapter shows why the onset/rime (phonogram) approach is important to teaching phonics. Chapters with original poems and other texts for the 40 or so most common rimes in children's reading are also included. Approximately 100 poems are included in this book, and there is also information on extending the use of the poems into other activities and texts. Practicing elementary teachers in grades K-3, and parents who are creating reading programs for their children at home.

Pop these poems in a pocket chart and build important reading skills! Children develop decoding strategies as they solve fun guess-me poems that target key sound-letter relationships—initial consonants, long- and short vowels, and more. Comes complete with step-by-step lessons, pocket-chart poems, reproducible picture cards, and follow-up activities. For use with Grades PreK-2.