Books with author Pamela Chanko

These reproducible, read-aloud plays combine fun with phonics and fluency practice for the perfect formula to help build reading confidence. Designed to reinforce key phonics skills—including short vowels, long vowels, r-controlled vowels, silent e, and consonant blends and digraphs—the plays offer engaging plots that invite repeated readings and give children practice in decoding words and reading with speed, automaticity, and expression. They also boost comprehension, vocabulary, and listening skills. Great for Reader’s Theater! For use with Grades K–2.

Match each reader in your class to the perfect poem with this big collection of poetry correlated with guided-reading levels E-N. The 40 poems in this book are engaging and reproducible, so they’re just right for group learning or independent reading. And here’s more good news: Each poem includes a quick mini-lesson to help you teach key reading skills as well as the must-know features of poetry. Content meets the Common Core State Standards. A truly innovative resource! For use with Grades 1-3.

What kinds of rocks have sparkles inside them?Side By Side is a nonfiction series that is perfect for reading together, this book features simple, predictable text for beginner readers accompanied by more difficult text and vocabulary for grownups to read aloud. So find a cozy place to curl up and enjoy taking turns reading- side by side! What type of rock starts inside a volcano? What kinds of rocks have sparkles inside them? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this amazing book about rocks!

Meet Min and Lin—each of them is an identical twin! Learn how to tell who's who in this story about similarities and differences!This rib-tickling read-aloud tale was created especially to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize "families" of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers! Also includes riddles, a cheer, and reading tips!

Donald Crews books tap children's fascination with the exciting motion of everyday life; their bold, graphic artwork and simple text make them perfect springboards for teaching early reading skills. These creative lessons and activities help children build background knowledge and language skills and relate what they read to their own experiences. Lessons also focus on concepts of print, using predictable text and picture cues, and more. For use with Grades PreK-1.

Inside this book you'll meet a clock who tries and tried, but just can't tock! Learn how this little clock solves his big problem in this "tick"-lishly funny tale!This rib-tickling read-aloud tale was created especially to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize "families" of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers! Also includes riddles, a cheer, and reading tips!

Enrich center time with easy-to-make-and-store kits! These 30 skill-building games and activities help kids practice working with the key word families that will help them become successful readers. Each box can be assembled. with readily available materials and includes reproducible labels, easy-to-read student directions, and reproducible game boards, learning mats, and worksheets. Meets Common Core State Standards. For use with Grades K-2.