Protagonists, Authors, & Illustrators
A picturebook protagonist who is taught to see the beauty in everyday ordinariness.
CJ
A picturebook biography that shares its name with a book award.
Planting Stories, the Life of Librarian and Storyteller, Pura Belpre.
When choosing books for classroom use, teachers should be sure to include a variety of .... to ensure that readers have access to different types of writing.
Genres
This type of strategy is designed for students to demonstrate their learning, and is usually high-stakes.
A post-reading strategy
The type of relationship between images and text, when both offer the same kind of information.
Symmetrical
This character made her sonic ear into her superpower
Cece Bell
The titles of these books include the name of a color.
The Proudest Blue and Blue, the History of a Color
A metaphor that describes the 3 ways readers can connect with books.
Windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors.
A set of strategies that encourages close reading by having readers stop, think, and respond to an anchor question.
Signposts
There's more to a book than just the story. Be sure to read the ____ ____ as well.
Back matter, Front matter, Author's Note, Illustrator's Note, Preface, Jacket Flaps
This author has a YouTube series for kids to teach them the FUNdamentals of poetry.
Kwame Alexander
Julian is a Mermaid
The skills that are required by readers when they make meaning by combining information from the text and illustrations.
Visual literacy skills
This strategy has a short name, but when used correctly, can activate prior knowledge, invite curiosity, and encourage metacognition.
KWL
These types of books include gutters, panels, speech bubbles and more.
Graphic novels
This author believes in the transformative power of historical fiction.
Lesa Cline-Ransome
The title of this book should be spoken softly to best appreciate its message.
The Whispering Town
A useful type of resource to use as a starting point when seeking well-reviewed, good-quality, children's literature.
Book awards
A strategy that smart preservice teachers might use with a chapter or an article assigned for class, especially when they have little time and a lot of reading.
T.H.I.E.V.E.S.
The genre that has readers believing that with the advance of science, mind-boggling things are possible.
Science fiction
This non-fiction author's works include Grand Canyon, and Redwoods as well as many other books about nature.
Jason Chin
A bittersweet ending leaves Chloe feeling a deep sense of remorse in this powerful picturebook by Jacqueline Woodson.
Each Kindness
Probably the most important thing a teacher identifies when selecting books to use in the classroom.
The big idea, essential idea, essential question
This approach to teaching has many names. One of them is "gradual release" but you'll also know it by a more kid-friendly name.
I do, we do, you do.
The key to success in Amina's class lies in paying attention to this important information.
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