Primary Source Fluency Activities: Early America – Teacher Resource Provides Primary Sources and Activities to Build Reading Fluency and Comprehension ... Classroom Resource) (Social Studies Readers) - Softcover

Jennifer Prior

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425803652 ISBN 13: 9781425803650

Publisher: Shell Education, 2004

Synopsis

With speeches, poems, and letters, including The Wedding of Pocahontas and an excerpt from The Federalist Papers, this book uses primary sources and activities to help teach important fluency strategies. Students will discover the the famous figures and events of colonial America including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the American Revolution to name a few. Develped by Dr. Timothy Rasinski, these activities are designed develop fluent and meaningful oral reading, as well as vocabulary and word decoding skills. Each text includes a history connection, a vocabulary connection, and extension ideas to meet the diverse needs of every student in the social studies classroom.

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About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Prior, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor for Early Childhood and Literacy at Northern Arizona University. Her focus is using environmental print as an instructional literacy tool, family involvement in education, and effective teaching practices.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shell Education
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1425803652
• ISBN 13: 9781425803650
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192