Why aren't there more good poems for use in shared reading? Poems that address key curricular goals while making the most of young children's love of rhythm and rhyme? Now, thanks to Zoe Ryder White,
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New full-color alternative to Sand and Stones, this "Concepts About Print" test can be used with the new entrant or nonreader, enabling the child to point to certain features as the examiner reads th
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This book represents the first serious attempt by an educator to combine the practice of teaching English with fundamental principles of Zen in an effort to help teachers achieve a new perspective on
