Every Child a Reader Month-by-Month Effective Lessons to Teach Beginning Reading

by Coffin, Helene

• ISBN13: 9780545058971
• ISBN10: 054505897X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Theory an

Summary

In her classroom, Coffin has found that integrating reading instruction and poetry maximizes every kindergartner's opportunity to succeed at decoding and comprehending text. The strong rhythms, the rhyming patterns, the repetition of words and phrases, the enticing sounds of language, and the small, fresh, meaningful stories engage her students. Because each line contains only a few words, children are able to be successful at voice-print matching more quickly. In addition, the brevity of poetry entices a beginning reader to reread again and again. She shares her classroom tested poetry lessons with you in Every Child a Reader. For use with Grades K-2.

Author Biography

Helene Coffin is a kindergarten teacher at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, Maine. She has a B.S. in elementary education from the University of Maine at Orono and a Masters in Education from the University of New England. She is a 30-year teaching veteran.