About this product

This bundle is tailored for educators focusing on early literacy development from Kindergarten through Second Grade. It includes a curated selection of resources designed to support foundational reading skills and strategies crucial for young learners. The 6 titles include: Reading Above the Fray, 7 Mighty Moves, Strive-For-Five Conversations, Know Better Do Better Comprehension, Big Words for Young Readers and Literacy 50.

Reading Above the Fray Dr. Julia B. Lindsey's evidence-based routines help young readers decode words efficiently so they can spend more energy on comprehending, and enjoying, what they read! Dr. Lindsey addresses content learning, culturally responsive practices and the importance of engaging readers from the start. You'll find:

• Need-to-know essentials of how kids learn to read
• Principles of high-quality foundational skills instruction
• Teacher-approved instructional "swaps" to improve early reading instruction

7 Mighty Moves In this no-nonsense guide, primary reading expert and classroom teacher Lindsay Kemeny shares seven ways K-3 teachers can modify what they are currently doing to transform their reading instruction. Each chapter focuses on a critical area of foundational reading - from the most efficient ways to teach phonemic awareness and phonics to the most effective ways to boost comprehension. Kemeny clears up confusing terms and concepts and offers up "do-tomorrow" strategies to help kids acquire reading skills efficiently and successfully transfer those skills to their reading. Readers will find the literacy routines and lessons Kemeny uses every day with her students detailed in the book, along with links to video demonstrations show how she puts them into practice.

Strive-For-Five Conversations Teachers know that encouraging children to talk and listen improves their ability to communicate. But until now, they haven't had a way to accelerate the development of children's language skills that's aligned with the science of reading. This book gives time-strapped teachers a power tool: the "Strive-for-Five" conversation framework. These responsive conversations start with what children say and continue as the teacher listens and responds - with a goal of five conversation turns to stretch their talking and thinking.  In an accessible format that contains audio and video clips, along with classroom anecdotes and model conversations, Zucker and Cabell show why Strive-for-Five conversations are important and how teachers can use them to engage children and develop their language comprehension. As teachers use the framework to build students' knowledge, vocabulary, reasoning, and other skills that underpin reading success, they'll also see students' confidence grow as they share their individual stories, ideas and questions.

Know Better, Do Better: Comprehension  In this timely book, the Libens explore what kids truly need to comprehend texts. Focusing on vocabulary, knowledge building, and language structures, they offer ideas to put into action now.

Big Words for Young Readers Phonics instruction shouldn't end when students can decode short words. From an early age, they also need to be able to decode "big words" - words with multiple syllables(sound units) and morphemes (meaning units) - to read proficiently. Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer shares a K-5 scope and sequence to guide practice, and offers abundant research-backed strategies that teachers can put into action immediately. Key takeaways:

• Presents an easy-to-follow K-5 scope and sequence to make teaching systematic, explicit, and developmentally appropriate
• Organized by grade and skill so teachers can find what they need quickly 
• Aligned with state standards and SOR-based foundational skills to work with any literacy curriculum

The Literacy 50 Teachers have questions, and nobody knows that better than Melissa Loftus and Lori Sappington, hosts of the popular "Melissa & Lori Love Literacy" podcast. They have assembled the questions teachers ask them most about how children learn to read - and provide solid, evidence-based answers inspired by interviews with their expert guests. Their handy Q & A guide can be read from cover to cover, in sections, or by question, as your schedule allows. Written in a teacher-next-door style, it offers solid advice, references to reliable research, and lots of teaching ideas to put into action immediately. Turn to it as you would a trusted colleague who can answer your most pressing questions about phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Understanding the science of reading just got easier and more fascinating, thanks to this essential new book.