Easy Reading : Finding Joy and Meaning in Words

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• ISBN13: 9781569761199
• ISBN10: 1569761191
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Summary

Teachers and parents can significantly improve children's comprehension, enjoyment, and personal involvement in reading at any grade level by using the series of activities provided in this book. Because the ability to imagine is a key skill that many struggling readers often lack, this book outlines strategies to teach students how to add vivid mental pictures to their reading. In a clearly designed set of lessons, students are taken through a series of stepsdrawing on the images they see in their minds, prompted by memories recalled through sensory connections and powerful events, and listening to richly descriptive textsto learn how to create visual images when reading. The lessons in this book are scripted, so teachers can begin using the activities immediately. Included are relaxation exercises designed to ease students into the reading process.

Author Biography

Laura Rose is a lecturer and consultant with more than 20 years experience teaching in K–8 classrooms. She is the author of Developing Intelligence Through Literature; Folktales; Picture This; and Write to Read and Spell. She lives in Eureka, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Introduction	vii
How to Use This Manual	xii
Section I: Developing the Mind's Eye	1	(68)
Sensory Memories	3	(21)
Marshmallow Journey	5	(5)
Peanut Brittle Journey	10	(3)
Ice Cube Journey	13	(3)
Lemon Drop Journey	16	(3)
Drum Journey	19	(3)
Extended Activities for Sensory Memories	22	(2)
Best Memories---In the Corners of Your Mind	24	(11)
Best Fireworks Journey	25	(3)
Lost Tooth Journey	28	(2)
Best Water Fun Journey	30	(2)
Best Birthday Journey	32	(2)
Extended Activities for Best Memories	34	(1)
Listen My Children and You Shall See	35	(10)
Ice-Cream Cone Journey	36	(2)
Car Journey	38	(2)
Apple Tree Journey	40	(3)
Extended Activities for Listen and See Journeys	43	(2)
Archetypes	45	(10)
Archetypes on Parade	46	(4)
Archetypes' Dwellings	50	(4)
Extended Activities for Archetypes	54	(1)
Characters and Settings	55	(5)
Create a Myth	60	(9)
Phaeton and Apollo	61	(4)
Pandora's Box	65	(4)
Section II: Reading with the Mind's Eye	69	(50)
Image While You Read	70	(15)
The Farmer Who Bought a Dream	80	(5)
Picture Book Images	85	(4)
Creating Images with Poetry Books	89	(4)
Enrich Oral Reading	93	(4)
Read, Write, and Respond	97	(3)
Imagery Poetry	100	(5)
Vocabulary Development	105	(10)
Retell a Story	115	(4)
Section III: Writing with the Mind's Eye	119	(25)
Brainstorming	120	(5)
Literature Extensions	125	(10)
Story Maps	135	(3)
Poem Partners	138	(4)
Other Times to Use Visualization in Writing	142	(2)
Appendix: Relaxation Exercises	144	(7)
Student Reading Resource List	151	(1)
Bibliography	152