This must-have resource will help teachers expand their collection of texts for shared reading, as well as connect learning across instructional contexts with the PWS System.
The accompanying guide, Words That Sing: Poetry Charts for Shared Reading: A Teaching Resource contains instructional suggestions and resources that will guide you in the many ways these poetry charts can be used. It includes:
• Values and goals of poetry
• Recommended tools for using poetry charts
• Instructional contexts for using poetry charts (e.g., shared reading, interactive read-aloud, and independent reading)
• Links to lessons in the Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System
• 50 ways to use poetry charts poems
• Planning for teaching opportunities when revisiting poetry
• Bonus content such as additional poem verses, poem variations, poem actions, and instructional suggestions.
With Words That Sing, teachers and literacy leaders can:
Expand children’s oral and written language abilities
• Poetry illustrations widen children’s decoding abilities
• Broaden children’s content knowledge
• Contribute to children’s social knowledge
