Getting To The Core Of Poetry Level 2 [Perfect Paperback]

Did you grow up reciting Little Miss Muffet, Jack Be Nimble, and Mary Had a Little Lamb? Mother Goose nursery rhymes have helped generations of children achieve literacy. This second grade classroom resource will help teachers incorporate rhymes into a standards-based curriculum that is aligned to TESOL, WIDA, and Common Care. Students will master phonological awareness, phonics skills, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and writing while purposefully playing with rhymes. Watch your students light up as they recite these traditional and original rhymes and complete hands-on activities with this invaluable resource.This second grade classroom resource will enhance students' mastery of phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and writing while purposefully playing with rhymes and completing the standards-based, hands-on activities in this book.

Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a professor emeritus of literary education at Kent State University and was previously director of its award-winning reading clinic. Dr. Rasinski is the author of numerous best-selling books, articles, and curriculum programs on literacy education and has co-authored many resources for Shell Education including, but not limited to,Greek & Latin Roots: Keys to Building Vocabulary,Starting with Prefixes and Suffixes,Practice with Prefixes,Vocabulary Ladders: Understanding Word Nuancesseries,Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabularyseries,Idioms and Other English Expressionsseries,Close Reading with Paired Textsseries,Rhymes for the Times: Literacy Strategies through Social Studies, as well as TCM’s curriculum resourceBuilding Vocabularyseries.

Dr. Rasinski is a frequent, well-known presenter nationwide and in 2021 and 2023 was named one of the top 2% most-citied scientists in the world. His scholarly interests include reading fluency, word study, reading in the elementary and middle grades, and readers who struggle.ls'