Recommended Reads from the Children's Collection @ the Education Library

Charley Harper ABCs is a delightful children's hardcover book featuring this American icon's colorful graphic illustrations of animals and nature. Conceived as a mini companion to the impressive, large-format Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life, ABCs introduces Charley's work to budding young readers and grown-ups alike.

An ABC of things unseen- from Air to Zero, and Nothing in between.

Perfect for the lover of all things that go, ALPHABET TRUCKS provides a fun and accessible way for the littlest of readers to learn their trucks and their ABCs.

A romp through the alphabet best shared by the reader who can appreciate design techniques and a sense of whimsy.

B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba! One morning after breakfast, Baby's big brother is getting ready to take the basket of bananas all the way to Baba's bungalow in the next village. He'll have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, birds, and butterflies, and all the way over the bridge. But what he doesn't realize is that his very cute, very curious baby sibling has stowed away on his bicycle.

This first book about Duke's guinea pigs was a phenomenal success, and for excellent reasons; these critters roll and tumble and clamber everywhere at once, with barely-contained zeal that will bring smiles to all onlookers' faces. By the way, the book also teaches the alphabet.

An artist's approach to introducing the alphabet.

The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A" -- while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike.

Kipper and Arnold are on an alphabet adventure! What can they find for each letter?

A delightful alphabet book without words, and with truly beautiful pictures.

Includes new activities on executive function, prekindergarten literacy, and math learning disabilities.

Focusing on two interlocking skills--decoding and spelling--this textbook gets teachers ready to promote students' print awareness and phonological awareness through letter naming, letter forming, and listening and speaking activities such as poetry and play improve students' spelling skills by teaching the origins of English words, Anglo-Saxon base words, Latin affixes and roots, Greek combining forms, and multisyllabic words help students understand and correctly use the components of the English language, including common consonant and vowel patterns, syllable patterns, common spelling rules, prefixes and suffixes, roots, nonphonetic words, and contractions deepen older students' proficiency with language by introducing less common Latin roots and Greek combining forms, new words entering the English language, and lessons built around themes such as calendars and mythology.

This Teacher's Guide presents multisensory procedures of 100 phonograms developed in association with Dr.Samuel T. Orton.

In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene, author of How We Learn, explores every aspect of this human invention, from its origins to its neural underpinnings. A world authority on the subject, Dehaene reveals the hidden logic of spelling, describes pioneering research on hiw we process languages, and takes us into a new appreciation of the brain and its wondrous capacity to adapt.

This highly practical and accessible resource gives special and general education teachers the tools to implement explicit instruction in any grade level or content area.

Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs - many of them in her own laboratory - Dr. Shaywitz demystifies the subject of reading difficulties and explains how a child can be helped to become a good reader. Her book makes clear how the latest research, including new brain imaging studies, is uncovering the mechanisms underlying dyslexia and has led to effective treatments for each age group. She provides exercises, teaching aids, information on computer programs, and many other invaluable resources. In addition, her book lifts the barrier of ignorance surrounding dyslexia and replaces it with the comfort of knowledge.