The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists , Fourth Edition

by Edward B. Fry; Jacqueline E. Kress; Dona Lee Fountoukidis

• ISBN13: 9780130281852
• ISBN10: 0130281859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Newly revised and ready for instant use, this latest edition of a top-seller provides over 190 up-to-date lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons that might otherwise take years and much effort to acquire. Organized into 15 convenient sections brimming with practical examples, key words, teaching ideas, and activities that can be used as is or adapted to meet the students' needs, these lists are ready to be photocopied as many times as needed for individual, small group, or class use. Included are completely new lists on: Teaching with newspapers Reading tips for parents Search engines for educators Web sites for reading, writing, and literature Activities for tutors Also included is an all-new section on the Internet designed for novice and expert alike ("Virtual Reference Library"), a new spelling section, a section just on instruction and an invaluable index and cross-references throughout to make locating any list easy and trouble-free.

Author Biography

Edward B. Fry, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Education at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) where, for 24 years, he was director of the Reading Center. At Rutgers, Dr. Fry taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Reading, curriculum, and other educational subjects, and served as mentor and dissertation committee member for doctoral candidates in Reading and Educational Psychology. As the Reading Center director, he provided instruction for children with reading problems, trained teacher candidates, and conducted statewide reading conferences. Dr. Fry is known internationally for his Readability Graph which is used by teachers, publishers, and others to judge the reading difficulty of books and other materials. He is also well known for his Instant Words, a high-frequency word list, and for reading, spelling, and secondary curriculum materials. He works as a curriculum author and reading consultant. Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D. is Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education (New York, NY) and works with university and school faculty in the preparation and professional development of teachers, administrators, and other educators. She is an experienced reading teacher and teacher educator, having taught developmental and remedial reading in urban elementary schools, and reading skills and methods courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Kress has designed numerous educational programs, including programs for at-risk students, students with special instructional needs, and standards-based K-12 and college-level curricula. She is the author of The ESL Teacher's Book of Lists and co-author of The Readability Machine (both published by Prentice Hall). Dona L. Fountoukidis, Ed.D. is Director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation at William Paterson University (Wayne, NJ) where she conducts research on student learning. Dr. Fountoukidis has held a variety of teaching positions. In Japan, she taught English as a second language to Japanese junior and senior high school students. In the United States, she has taught college courses in developmental reading and study skills, reading methods and reading methods for the content areas, as well as courses in statistics and educational psychology.

Table of Contents

Phonics	1	(44)
Consonant Sounds	3	(1)
Vowel Sounds	4	(1)
The Final ``E'' Rule	5	(1)
Double Vowels	6	(1)
Sound Determined by Letter Position	7	(1)
Phonics Awareness	8	(1)
Suggested Phonics Teaching Order	9	(2)
Phonics Example Words	11	(20)
Phonograms	31	(10)
The Most Common Phonograms	41	(1)
Phonically Irregular Words	42	(1)
Standalones	42	(1)
Syllabication Rules	43	(2)
Useful Words	45	(38)
Instant Words	47	(7)
Picture Nouns	54	(1)
Homophones	55	(9)
Homophone Teaching Suggestions	64	(1)
Homographs and Heteronyms	65	(10)
Easily Confused Words	75	(4)
Collective Nouns	79	(2)
Mass Nouns	81	(1)
Nonreversible Word Pairs	82	(1)
Vocabulary	83	(44)
Prefixes	85	(8)
Suffixes	93	(7)
Synonyms	100	(3)
Antonyms	103	(3)
Greek and Latin Roots	106	(6)
-Ology Word Family	112	(1)
-Phobia and -Cide Word Families	113	(1)
Foreign Words	114	(3)
French and Latin Phrases	117	(1)
British and American Words	118	(3)
Words Borrowed from Names	121	(4)
Oxymorons	125	(2)
Subject Words	127	(24)
Math Vocabulary--Primary	129	(2)
Math Vocabulary--Elementary	131	(2)
Math Vocabulary--Intermediate	133	(3)
Reading Math	136	(2)
Social Studies Vocabulary--Elementary	138	(1)
Social Studies Vocabulary--Intermediate	139	(2)
Geography Vocabulary	141	(4)
Science Vocabulary--Elementary	145	(2)
Science Vocabulary--Intermediate	147	(4)
Literature	151	(46)
Book Words	153	(1)
Genre	154	(1)
Literary Terms	155	(4)
Old and New Favorite Books to Read Aloud	159	(5)
Award-Winning Children's Books	164	(8)
Other Children's Book Awards	172	(2)
Books Without Words	174	(2)
Predictable Books	176	(2)
Sound-Awareness Books	178	(2)
All-Time Favorites	180	(2)
Books for Reluctant and Developing Readers	182	(6)
Kids' Magazines	188	(1)
Book-List Collections	189	(4)
Book Interest Arousers	193	(1)
Book Report Form	194	(1)
Book Report Alternatives	195	(2)
Writing	197	(28)
Descriptive Words	199	(5)
Story Starters	204	(4)
He Said/She Said	208	(1)
Similes	209	(1)
Metaphors	210	(1)
Nondiscriminatory Language Guidelines	211	(2)
Basic Sentence Patterns	213	(1)
Build a Sentence	214	(1)
Punctuation Guidelines	215	(2)
Writeability Checklist	217	(2)
Proofreading Checklist--Elementary	219	(1)
Proofreading Checklist--Intermediate	220	(1)
Proofreading Marks	221	(1)
Teacher's Correction Marks	222	(1)
Handwriting Charts	223	(2)
Instruction	225	(36)
Good Ideas for Reading Teachers	227	(1)
Activities for Language Development	228	(2)
Ways to Define a Word	230	(1)
Multiple Intelligences and Reading	231	(2)
Characteristics of Narrative and Expository Text	233	(1)
Readability Graph	234	(2)
Teaching with Newspapers	236	(2)
Oral Reading Activities	238	(1)
One Hundred Ways to Praise	239	(2)
Interest Inventory--Primary	241	(1)
Interest Inventory--Elementary/Intermediate	242	(1)
Student/Group Project Guide	243	(2)
Working in Teams	245	(1)
Teamwork Rules	246	(1)
Report Card Helps	247	(1)
Activities for Tutors	248	(2)
Fifty Reading Tips for Parents	250	(3)
Games and Methods for Teaching	253	(8)
Comprehension and Study Skills	261	(34)
Comprehension Skills	263	(2)
Comprehension Strategies	265	(2)
Comprehension Questions	267	(2)
Signal Words	269	(3)
Using Language to Support Comprehension	272	(1)
Comprehension Thesaurus	273	(2)
Sentence Tunes	275	(1)
Propaganda Techniques	276	(2)
Story Guide	278	(1)
SQ3R Study Guide	279	(1)
Study Skills Checklist	280	(2)
Time-Planning Chart	282	(1)
Graphic Organizers	283	(5)
Memory Aids	288	(2)
Mnemonic Device	290	(2)
Skimming Illustration	292	(1)
Problem-Solving Guide	293	(2)
Assessment	295	(20)
Test-Taking Strategies	297	(2)
Important Modifiers	299	(1)
Alternative Assessment Techniques	300	(2)
English Language Arts Standards	302	(2)
Analogies	304	(2)
Rubrics for Writing--Primary	306	(1)
Rubrics for Writing--Elementary/Intermediate	307	(1)
Presentation Rubrics	308	(1)
Test and Workbook Words	309	(1)
Essay Test Words	309	(1)
Cloze Variations	310	(2)
Testing Terms	312	(3)
Spelling	315	(20)
Spelling Demons--Elementary	317	(1)
Spelling Demons--Intermediate	318	(3)
Spelling Demons--National Spelling Bee List	321	(1)
Spelling Demons--Wiseguys	321	(1)
Spelling Teaching Methods	322	(1)
Double-Letter Spelling Patterns	323	(2)
Spelling Rules for Adding Suffixes	325	(1)
Plurals	326	(2)
Capitalization Guidelines	328	(1)
Contractions	329	(1)
Compound Words	330	(3)
Spelling Game	333	(1)
Speech Pronunciation	334	(1)
The Internet	335	(20)
Tips for Searching the Internet	337	(1)
Search Engines for Educators	338	(1)
Commonly-Asked Questions About the Internet	339	(2)
Web Sites for Reading Instruction	341	(1)
Web Sites for Writers and Word Lovers	342	(1)
Web Sites for Children's Literature	343	(2)
Kids' Zines	345	(1)
Virtual Reference Library	346	(2)
Computer and Internet Terms	348	(5)
E-mail, Chat, and Internet Acronyms	353	(1)
Emoticons	354	(1)
ESL/Language	355	(34)
Speech Sound Development	357	(1)
English Sounds Not Used in Other Languages	358	(1)
Problem English Sounds for ESL Students	358	(1)
Students' Language Background	359	(1)
Parts of Speech	360	(1)
Irregular Verb Forms	361	(3)
Proverbs	364	(3)
Common Word Idioms	367	(3)
Idiomatic Expressions	370	(2)
Clipped Words	372	(1)
Words with Multiple Meanings	373	(3)
Daily Living Words	376	(2)
Travel Words	378	(1)
Application Words	379	(1)
Work Words	380	(6)
Jump-Rope Rhymes--Choral	386	(3)
Word Play Fun	389	(28)
Anagrams	391	(2)
Doublespeak	393	(1)
Hink Pinks and Jokes	394	(2)
Onomatopoeia	396	(1)
Palindromes	397	(2)
Portmanteau Words	399	(2)
Riddles	401	(2)
Children's Humor: What Kids Say	403	(2)
Tongue Twisters	405	(2)
Murphy's Law and Others	407	(2)
Wacky Wordies	409	(6)
Fun Names	415	(2)
Abbreviations, Symbols, and Signs	417	(26)
State Abbreviations and Capitals	419	(2)
Education Abbreviations	421	(1)
Common Abbreviations	422	(3)
Measurement System Abbreviations	425	(2)
Other Measurement Abbreviations	427	(1)
Acronyms and Initializations	428	(2)
Dictionary Phonetic Symbols	430	(2)
Diacritical Marking System	432	(1)
Manual Alphabet	433	(1)
Braille Alphabet	434	(1)
Radio Voice Alphabet	435	(1)
Morse Code	436	(1)
Native American Symbols	437	(1)
Roman Numerals	438	(1)
Traffic Signs	439	(4)
Reference	443	(14)
Reading Organizations and Journals	445	(2)
Library Classifications	447	(1)
Publishers of Reading Materials and Tests	448	(3)
Popular Names	451	(2)
The Normal Distribution Curve	453	(1)
Taxonomy of Graphs	454	(3)
Index	457