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MakeReadingFirst.com - Home of Children's Literacy Publications
Janet Doolin Caruthers, Ed. S. offers help with reading comprehension, vocabulary development,
reading with infants - toddlers - school age children, helping the struggling reader,
building fluency with 300 words children need to know, testing help, and more.
Janet's books: The New Book of Knowledge, Parts of Everyday Things,
and
Family Learning Time, were created for
parents and teachers with
a focus on vocabulary development and building background knowledge to improve both reading and writing.
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Parts of Everyday Things and
Other Stuff Children Need to Know
"The concept of helping children to know their world in more depth and providing them with enriched language to understand it, is at the heart of improved literacy experiences. Thank you for writing
Parts of Everyday Things. It is such a lovely book. " - Dr. Pamela C. Phelps
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This book is filled with hundreds of things children need to know, but you might have forgotten to tell them.
- Help your child build a vast storehouse of general knowledge.
- Find out how to dramatically improve your child's vocabulary (essential for successful reading).
- Discover 10 things you should do while you are reading with your child.
- Learn 7 things to take into consideration when choosing a book for a child.
- A how-to resource for developing reading readiness that takes the guess work out of preparing your preschool children for school and tests.
Now being used by parents across America.
- Used by teachers in regular education primary classrooms, in language impaired classes, Head Start classes, EMH classes, ELL / ESOL
classes.
- Has been used successfully in Family Literacy workshops.
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$19.95
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The New Book of
Knowledge is currently available only on
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$15.95
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The New Book of Knowledge
"I have been using the New Book of Knowledge since the first of September with my pupils in school. The children themselves are so proud to be able to name all the parts of a bicycle or a horse. I have banned the use of the word thing, and now, what were things on the 1st of Sept., are now hinges or spokes or stems." - Marie Leavy (teacher in Carna Village, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland)
Written by a teacher for (but not limited to) teachers.
You'll have fun helping students draw and label their way to a better vocabulary.
- For children grade 1 - adults
- Officially being used by classroom teachers, ESOL / ELL teachers, SLD teachers, SED teachers, and speech/language pathologists across America and around the world.
- The most fun you will have teaching vocabulary.
- Over 100 pages of illustrations with parts labeled, lists, activities, and lessons to improve both reading and writing.
- There's even a Spanish translation of the labels.
- This book will help if you are teaching reading to a person of any age or someone trying to learn our language.
- Great for your vocabulary center
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Family Learning Time (English and
Spanish editions) currently
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Family Learning Time
"Thanks for sending me a copy of your latest book, Family Learning Time. What a useful resource!" - Barbara Bush
Parents: Use this workbook and give your child an amazing vocabulary!
Teachers: Use this as blackline masters to extend your vocabulary lessons into the home.
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*Great for your vocabulary center
$15.95
(Includes shipping and handling)
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Spanish
Version
$15.95
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Pamphlet: Helping Your Child Become A Better Reader
This tri-fold pamphlet is filled with ideas and the latest strategies for helping struggling readers. It addresses 5 obstacles to reading comprehension and gives practical ideas about how to help a struggling reader over these obstacles.
- Trying to read text that is too difficult
- Limited vocabulary and background knowledge
- A lack of reading fluency
- Inactive reading
- Incorrect phrasing
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