Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write (3rd Edition)

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Summary: Excellent, especially for primary teachers
Review: Pat has done a masterful job of combining the best balanced literacy practices into one easy-to-manage program. Her 4Blocks model is a surefire way to ensure that your students are learning from all angles. My only criticism is that the guided reading block does not quite fit for grades 3 and above. Pat says that your kids should read multiple books over the course of the week - each at different levels. However, beyond second grade, books are much longer, thus making it impossible to expose your students to such a wide range of levels each week.

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Summary: This is a book every teacher in every classroom should have.
Review: Patricia Cunninhams book is by far the best resource for language arts. You do not have to read it cover to cover to get what you need. It is so full of useful ideas that you only need to skim through the index to find numerous strategies, activities and ways to make your classroom a better place for readers and writers.

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Summary: Great "How to" book on teaching reading.
Review: Super choice for preservice teachers. They love it. Good readable information on how to teach children to read.

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Summary: The best book ever on classroom literacy.
Review: This book changed my mind about teaching literacy skills, and the result is Special Day Class students who are reading, who love reading, and who actually TRY to read things. This book is full of great ideas that work: so many ideas that you wish you could use them all! My copy is already dog-eared and filled with sticky notes, highlighting, and notes in the margin. I've told all my teacher friends to get this book! GET THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Invaluable!
Review: This book is a must have for primary teachers! It is chock full of practical ideas that can be implemented in your classroom. Cunningham and Allington's experience and research are evident throughout the pages of this book. It is very readable and an excellent resource as it addresses just about every need you can think of. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Great resource
Review: This book is written in a reader-friendly format. It provides many useful strategies which are easily adapted to individual classrooms. The authors reference specific books which lend themselves to cited strategies. ( Some books will prove hard to come by as they are out of print, however.) Current reasearch is presented in a clear manner.
Both authors are noted in the field of education and their ability to provide a resource for teachers that is not overly dry and overrun with statistics and obscure studies makes the book a very useful tool in today's classroom.

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Summary: A positive approach to literacy
Review: This book was an invaluable resource to me as I researched and wrote my exit project for my masters program. Literacy strategies are well written and well researched.

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Summary: Teacher and Grad student
Review: This is the best book I have ever read about teaching reading and writing. The ideas are practical and "do-able". You can teach reading and writing without buying an expensive program. This book is a must have if you teach 1st grade!

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Summary: Wonderful book!
Review: This is the best book I have ever read about teaching reading and writing. The ideas are practical and "do-able". You can teach reading and writing without buying an expensive program. This book is a must have if you teach 1st grade!