"Reading for Our Lives challenges the bath-book-bed mantra and the idea that reading aloud to our kids is enough to ensure school readiness. Instead, it gives parents easy, immediate, and accessible ways to nurture language and literacy development from the start. Through personal stories, historical accounts, scholarly research, and practical tips, this book presents the life-and-death urgency of literacy, investigates inequity in reading achievement,...

This fifth in a series of Common Core programs teaches additional sight words covered in weeks nineteen through 27 of second grade. Join young host Kristin, who explains what sight words are, and enthusiastically presents each word, sounds it out slowly and uses it in a simple sentence with on-screen graphics and illustrations that reinforce the use of the particular sight word.

These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do before entering first grade. This fourth in a series of programs covers weeks 28 through 36 of kindergarten, where kids build upon the first 75 sight words, already introduced, with 25 more sight words, such as 'because, ' 'number, ' 'people, ' etc.

Set the stage for literacy success with these just-right books kids can read all by themselves! This red book includes 25 titles each targeting a key sight word: the, of, and, a, to etc. The books' real-world topics and simple text are super-engaging to make mastering these must-know words easy and fun.

"Need help telling your adjectives from your adverbs? Struggling to work out what that poem is really about, or where to begin with your essay? Then this may be the book for you! How to be Good at English Language Arts uses short, straightforward explanations and clear graphics to shed light on the trickiest of topics, making this language-learning book the perfect guide to understanding and using the English language. Illustrated examples make daunting...

"These award-winning stories and challenges will help children solidify their reading comprehension skills, explore different events, and learn about everything from history to geography and culture. This pack includes apps that have won industry awards including Best Mobile App, Children's Technology Review: Editor's Choice, and Parents' Choice. Explore non-fiction stories; Develop independent reading skills; Expand vocabulary; Increase reading comprehension."--...

You can read books or attend workshops about how to teach writing, but there's no substitute for seeing master teachers put ideas into practice with real kids. When students write takes us into the classrooms at Bailey's Elementary School in the outskirts of Washington, DC, where teachers wrestle with the questions of what it means to become an effective writer and what is a teacher's role in developing students' competence as writers. The four videos...

"Kids will be engaged during the summer months with games, activities, and learning tools that will sharpen vocabulary, improved reading comprehension, and reveal the meaning of words. Summer Reading helps kids to: Stay motivated to read; Maintain reading skills and avoid summer slide; Get excited about using the library; Keep discovering and learning all summer long."--

Featuring animation and cool songs, children will learn to read to four fun stories. Includes The Three Little Pigs; The Ugly Duckling; Jack and the Beanstalk; and The Little Red Hen.

"Elementary students will keep their minds sharp with these interactive games and activities designed to prepare them for the school year ahead.; This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the Standard Launchpad; Improve reading and comprehension skills; Master math skills; Learn sign language."--