Books published by publisher Dlm Teaching Resources

Research shows that literacy—the ability to listen, speak, read, and write - begins developing long before children enter elementary school. This book helps early childhood educators nurture that development. It begins with an argument for offering children literacy-rich activities and creating an environment for carrying out those activities. It then focuses on enjoyable and effective ways to build essential skills, such as oral language and phonemic awareness, and create dramatic play areas, book nooks, writing centers, and other literacy-rich spaces. Includes photographs, student work, and straight talk about kids and learning, Literacy and the Youngest Learner is destined to become a classic. For use with Grades PreK-K.

Differentiation is a snap with this collection of word sorts that have been formatted to make it easy for teachers to meet their students’ diverse needs. The words on each page are conveniently organized by level of complexity—from single-syllable to multi-syllabic words—using the same chunk (rime) or vowel pattern. Simply cut the page to give students exactly what they need based on their decoding abilities. A proven way to build students’ word-recognition and spelling skills!

Give students the repeated practice they need to master the reading skill of identifying the main idea and supporting details, and succeed on tests! Each of the 35 reproducible pages features a high-interest nonfiction reading passage with bubble-test practice questions that target this essential reading comprehension skill. Flexible and easy to use—in school or at home—the book also includes model lessons, pre- and post-assessments, and an answer key.

Build word power with these 24 ready-to-reproduce, 3-page lessons. Each lesson includes research-based activities that tap students' prior knowledge for greater understanding and give them multiple encounters with new words so they really remember them. Lesson topics include synonyms, antonyms, compound words, content area vocabulary related to key science and social studies topics, and much more. Watch reading skills soar! For use with Grade 2.

This must-have collection of 40+ word lists is packed with synonym choices for the most commonly overused words, such as good and said, as well as dozens of options for strong verbs, smooth transitions, and sensory and emotion words. A quick-reference guide for teachers and students to use during writing lessons and for independent work. For use with Grades 4-8.

PReady-to-go task cards feature high-interest informational mini-passages with key comprehension questions/PpJust 10 minutes a day can boost kids' reading comprehension! These collections of ready-to-go task cards feature high-interest short passages with key questions that prompt students to identify main idea, make inferences, sequence events, compare and contrast, determine author's purpose, summarize, and more. Bonus comprehension-helper cards provide kid-friendly definitions, tips, and examples to help students master reading skills. Perfect for wholeclass, group, and independent learning. This set:/pp• Includes durable, ready-to-go task cardsbr /• Is perfect for seatwork, centers, or meaningful homeworkbr /• Includes Comprehension Helper Cards that help kids master key reading skills/p

Students climb to new heights in reading and writing with these fun, engaging, reproducible word-building games! Students read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they're analyzing sound-symbol relationships, broadening their vocabulary, and building spelling skills to become better readers. For use with Grades 1-2.

These easy-to-manage, ready-to-reproduce practice packets are a perfect way to target the phonics skills children need to master. Activities include word-shape recognition puzzles, fill-in rhymes, riddles, and stories, word searches, scrambled sentences, word sorts, and much more. Children can work through the packets independently and at their own pace. Perfect for in-class use or homework. An effective tool for supporting second-language learners and RTI instruction. For use with Grades K–3.

Help students make the connection between key historical events, geography, and people with this collection of diorama-like maps. Each map highlights an important route in history, such as the Mayflower’s voyage, Lewis and Clark’s exploration, the Trail of Tears, the Transcontinental Railroad, and more. Students manipulate movable pieces across the maps to bolster their learning.

Looking for an easy, surefire way to build students’ vocabulary? By mastering the 50 prefixes and suffixes in this book, students can learn hundreds of new words! Engaging reproducible activity sheets help them independently build words from each affix, while motivating multiplayer games offer a fun way to review and reinforce vocabulary words they have learned from the activities. An easy and enjoyable way to boost vocabulary, comprehension, and spelling skills.

Why has the 6+1 TRAIT model had such a tremendous impact on writing instruction? Because it works. It allows teachers to pinpoint students’ strengths and weaknesses in ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation, and focus instruction. Now Culham turns her expert eye to our youngest students. Like her groundbreaking guide for grades 3 and up, her new book contains scoring guides, sample papers, and focus lessons for each trait, but framed to address K–2 teachers’ needs! For use with Grades K-2.

Handwriting practice is painless with these rib-tickling reproducibles! Each page features some quick “word warm-ups” plus a hilarious joke or riddle to copy with care. And here’s more good news: Kids can snip and staple the pages together to make an instant joke book to share with pals! Handwriting has never been so much fun! For use with Grades K–2.