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A really good childrens aurthor is Daine De Groat

She has a book called "No time for homework"

When Mrs. Byrd gives the class homework for the weekend, Gilbert just cant seem to find the time to do it. Thats because its almost christmas, and Gilbert has other important things to do , like decorating Christmas cookies, ice skating with his friends, and helping his family finf the perfect Christmas tree. What will Gilbert do when Monday morning comes? The joyous holiday feeling around Gilbert's house comes alive in this funny, festive story that's perfect for anyone who's ever put off a chore.

Other De Groat stories include: Roses are pink, Your FEET REALLY stink!, and Happy Birthday too you, You belong in a zoo.

Http://www.author-illustr-source.com/dianedegroat.htm

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A really great childrens author is Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. She writes and illustrates her own books. Her books are fun and educational, they really inspire young readers. Her website is:

Http://www.nancyelizabethwallace.com/html/reviews01.html#look

Some of her books and the reviews are:

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When children read they make a connection and have an understanding of what they read. Most students have background knowledge or a past schema where they can build off of past events to get a better understanding of what they read. When a student reads a book where they do not have any prior knowledge they will do poorly in an assessment. If a child from Maine was given a set of books to read about Texas rodeo season, they could not make a connection because they would lack schema to understand the concept.

As teachers we should try to give children books which will match all of their interest which will ensure a successful reading. We can see what the student knows about the reading and what the student's still need to know. By discussing the material it helps our students bridge the gap.

Having students retell stories is a really fun way to see what students have gained from what they have read. it is also a good tool to evaluate a students comprehension. We can ask students what they think would happen next, or ask them who a certain character reminds them of, What did they like about the story, and what they did not like.

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Teaching children to read is a wonderful quality to have. There is nothing better than teaching a child to develop good reading attitudes. Having a well rounded selection of books from many different types of genres will help give our children the joy in selecting books which will interest and motivate the young readers. Children like to have the chance to discuss what they have read in a social environment. This helps them reinforce the new material they have just read and get each others opinion.

As teachers we should encourage reading. All children love to be read to. We can use activities such as read alouds, and literature circles. The children can share their ideas and create writing journals. cooperative learning is a very positive resource in the classroom. It helps children see the big picture. They can looks past the stories they read and decide what they think might happen next. One of the greatest ways we learn is by challenging kids to think and predict the events they feel might happen next in a story.

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Precious Penny

and the potted plants.

Penny loved potted plants.

She had all kinds of plants.

Penny had pansies

on the porch.

Priceless potted peppers

are placed in the parlor.

Plenty of parsley and peppermint

are planted in pot and pans in

Penny's kitchen.

Penny had pretty petunias

in her pantry.

Precious Penny has potted

poinsettias in her office.

Penny put a perfectly potted

pinetree in the bathroom.

Penny placed poppies and

perennials in pots full of potting soil

in her bedroom.

Precious Penny had so many

potted plants,

even the prickly pears poked her puppy Peter!

Precious Penny has lots of

pretty potted plants at her house.

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Talking

Talking benefits students in the classroom because it gives them a chance to communicate with each other and share ideas. The students can learn a lot from each other. Students can engage in classroom debates. The students could read a story and talk as a group to decide what they think should happen next. Students could read poetry aloud and discuss what they thought it was about. Talking gives student the opportunity to share their point of view and learn new ideas from their classmates. Students can even have fun with talking and act out a play and be silly, but they are still learning the content and reading the literature. Talking gives teachers an opportunity to have an interactive and fun filled classroom.

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Memories

One memory that could make you cry was the memory I have about the day my daughter got hurt. My oldest daughter, Amanda was only 3 and a half years old. The baby was about 15 months. She had just learned how to walk and run. The girls were playing together stacking peek-a-blocks on the carpet, and they were having lots of fun. My husband had just came home from work and it was time for me to leave for work. I had looked over at the pile of blocks on the carpet and thought "should I make the kids pick up the blocks?" unfortunately I did not. I got in my car and headed off to work. My routine is I talk to my husband on the way to work, on my cell phone. I had not gotten far from the house when I heard a blood curdling scream come through the phone and then the phone had gone dead. At this point I was in a full panic. I turned the car around in the middle of sommerset road. My cell phone rang, it was my husband. In a scared and shaken up voice he said "Amanda has had an accident, she has knocked out her teeth and I don't know what to do! Will you please come back and help me!"

I entered my gate going 40 miles an hour, how I did not crash god only knows. As I walked into my house I saw a puddle of blood on the carpet with a trail leading to the bathroom. There stood my baby girl standing on a phone book crying with a swollen face and blood pouring out of her mouth. I was horrified. The only thing going through my mind was that it was all my fault because I did not make them pick up the blocks. Amanda had chased her baby sister and fell face first into the blocks they had previously been stacking. She knocked front three baby teeth outward and caused tissue damage to her jaw. We spent 6 hours in the emergency room. They had Amanda on codine for almost 10 days until she could get dental surgery repair the damage. She had a pediatric parcial at the age of 3 and a half. They said she may not get her permanent teeth. About 3 years later she cut her adult teeth. We were very happy that was a true blessing.