The Poet and the Professor: Poems for Building Reading Skills: Level 5

Download or read book The Poet and the Professor: Poems for Building Reading Skills: Level 5 written by Timothy Rasinski and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spark the interest of 5th grade readers with poetry presented in a whole new light! Coauthored by well-known fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, this incredible book for Grade 5 encourages students to read and perform playful, original content written in student voices that will engage both reluctant and skilled readers. The easy-to-use, standards-based lessons and purposeful activity pages help readers build fluency, comprehension, and poetry skills. Includes a ZIP file containing audio that can be used to support fluency and comprehension, as well as interactive whiteboard-compatible resources that can be used to support literacy skills. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards and is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. 144pp.