Teaching Reading With Cynthia Rylant Books: Engaging Activities for Using These Beloved Books to Introduce Comprehension Strategies, Build Word Knowledge, Explore Story Elements, and More

By Joan Novelli

This idea-packed resource is rich in activities, routines, and interactive reproducibles to help children boost comprehension, build fluency, and study the writer's craft to inspire and improve their writing. Before-reading discussion ideas tap prior knowledge, introduce vocabulary, and teach prediction skills. After-reading activities give children practice in using text and picture clues, sequencing, retelling, and analyzing text features and story elements. Also includes lessons for series books, an author profile, and more!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439262763
• ISBN13: 9780439262767
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2