Saturday, May 7, 2011

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आपका स्वागत है, Добро пожаловать, Willkommen, خوش آمدید, Velkommen, Bienvenido, 歡迎, 환영, Bienvenue, Välkommen, مرحبا بكم, ยินดีต้อนรับ, Vítejte, Chào mừng, Üdvözöljük 

"Let's start at the very beginning. A very good place to start. When you read you begin with A-B-C."


The English Alphabet Code 'Key': 
44 phonemes with their common 'sound pattern' representations:Vowels (19):
  1. |a| mat
  2. |ae| ape, baby, rain, tray, they, eight
  3. |air| square, bear
  4. |ar| jar, fast
  5. |e| peg, bread
  6. |ee| sweet, me, beach, key, pony
  7. |i| pig, wanted
  8. |ie| kite, wild, light, fly
  9. |o| log, orange
  10. |oe| bone, boat, snow
  11. |oi| coin, boy
  12. |oo| book, would, put
  13. |ow| down, house
  14. |or| fork, ball, sauce, law,
  15. |u| plug, glove
  16. |ur| burn, teacher, work, first
  17. |ue| blue, moon, screw, tune
  18. |uh| (schwa) button, computer, hidden, doctor
  19. |w| wet, wheelConsonants (25):
  20. |b| boy, rabbit
  21. |ks|gz| box exist
  22. |c|k| cat |key, duck, school
  23. |ch| chip, watch
  24. |d| dog, ladder
  25. |f| fish, coffee, photo, tough
  26. |g| gate, egg, ghost
  27. |h| hat, whole
  28. |j| jet, giant, cage, bridge
  29. |l| lip, bell, sample
  30. |m| man, hammer, comb
  31. |n| nut, dinner, knee, gnat
  32. |ng| ring, singer
  33. |p| pan, happy
  34. |kw| queen
  35. |r| rat, cherry, write
  36. |s| sun, dress, house, city, mice
  37. |sh| ship, mission, station, chef
  38. |t| tap, letter, debt
  39. |th| thrush
  40. |th| that
  41. |v| vet, sleeve
  42. |y| yes
  43. |z| zip, fizz, sneeze, is, cheese
  44. |zh| treasure

Food for thought!.


107 words make up over 50% of the words you read and speak!
1000 words make up 75-80% of the words you read and speak!
5,000 words make up 85-90% of the words you read and speak!

Start with the words you already know that are common in both languages!

Cognate Examples:
English Spanish

accident accidente
accidental accidental
accompany (to) acompañar
acrobatic acrobático(a)
active activo (a)
activities actividades
admire (to) admirar

Complete Cognates for English/Spanish 

Dolch word list
The Dolch Word List is a list of frequently used words compiled by Edward William Dolch, PhD. The list was prepared in 1936. The list was originally published in his book Problems in Reading in 1948. Under the copyright laws in effect during the time of publication, the Dolch word list is out of copyright.


Dolch compiled the list based on children's books of his era. The list contains 220 "service words" that have to be easily recognized in order to achieve reading fluency in English. The compilation excludes nouns, which comprise a separate 95-word list.


Many of the 220 Dolch words can’t be “sounded out” using common sound-to-letter implicit phonics patterns and have to be learned by sight; hence the alternative term, “sight word." Although the list is divided into grades, for native English speakers, all the words in the Dolch should be mastered by the end of 1st grade
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DOLCH WORDS

Pre-primer: a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you
Primer: all, am, are, at, ate, be, black, brown, but, came, did, do, eat, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, must, new, no, now, on, our, out, please, pretty, ran, ride, saw, say, she, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, white, who, will, with, yes
1st Grade: after, again, an, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, give, giving, had, has, her, him, his, how, just, know, let, live, may, of, old, once, open, over, put, round, some, stop, take, thank, them, then, think, walk, were, when
2nd Grade: always, around, because, been, before, best, both, buy, call, cold, does, don't, fast, first, five, found, gave, goes, green, its, made, many, off, or, pull, read, right, sing, sit, sleep, tell, their, these, those, upon, us, use, very, wash, which, why, wish, work, would, write, your
3rd Grade: about, better, bring, carry, clean, cut, done, draw, drink, eight, fall, far, full, got, grow, hold, hot, hurt, if, keep, kind, laugh, light, long, much, myself, never, only, own, pick, seven, shall, show, six, small, start, ten, today, together, try, warm
Nouns: apple, baby, back, ball, bear, bed, bell, bird, birthday, boat, box, boy, bread, brother, cake, car, cat, chair, chicken, children, Christmas, coat, corn, cow, day, dog, doll, door, duck, egg, eye, farm, farmer, father, feet, fire, fish, floor, flower, game, garden, girl, good-bye, grass, ground, hand, head, hill, home, horse, house, kitty, leg, letter, man, men, milk, money, morning, mother, name, nest, night, paper, party, picture, pig, rabbit, rain, ring, robin, Santa Claus, school, seed, sheep, shoe, sister, snow, song, squirrel, stick, street, sun, table, thing, time, top, toy, tree, watch, water, way, wind, window, wood


English Sight Words  Spanish Translation

Pre-iniciador: a, y, lejos, grande, azul, puede, vamos, hacia abajo, encontramos, por, divertido, vaya, ayuda, aquí, yo, en, es decir, él, saltar, poco, mirar, hacer, yo, mi, ni aun uno, el juego, rojo, correr, dijo, a ver,, tres, para, dos, arriba, nosotros, en el que, amarillo, 
Primer: todo, soy, son, en, comió, se, negro, marrón, pero llegó, lo hizo, hacer, comer, cuatro, hacer, bueno, tenemos, que, en, como, debe, nuevas, no, ahora, , nuestra, fuera, por favor, bonita, corriendo, paseo, vio, por ejemplo, que, por lo que, en breve, que, no, ellos, esto, también, en virtud, quieren, era, bueno, fue, qué, blancos, que, se, con, sí 
1 Grado: después, de nuevo, una, ninguna, como, preguntar, por, puede, cada, de ventanas, de, dar, dar, ha, ha, ella, él, su, cómo, simplemente, saber, que, en directo, puede , de, edad, una vez abierto, otra vez, poner, redondo, algo, parar, tomar, gracias, ellos, entonces, pensar, caminar, fueron, cuando 
2 Grado: siempre, en todo, porque, sido, antes, mejor, tanto, comprar, llamar, el frío, no, no, rápido, en primer lugar, cinco, que se encuentra, dio, va, verde, su, hecho, muchos de , o, tirar, leer, derecha, cantar, sentarse, dormir, digo, de los casos, estos, esos, sobre, nosotros, el uso, muy, lavado, lo que, ¿por qué, desea, el trabajo, que, escribir, su 
3 Grado: cerca, mejor, traer, llevar, limpiar, cortar, hacer, dibujar, beber, ocho, otoño, ahora, plena, tiene, crecer, tener, caliente, duele, si, mantener, clase, se ríen, la luz, a largo , mucho, a mí mismo, nunca, sólo propia, pico, siete, se, muestran, seis, pequeña, de inicio, diez, hoy, juntos, tratar, caliente 
Sustantivos: manzana, bebé, la espalda, pelota, oso, cama, campana, aves, cumpleaños, barco, caja, muchacho, el pan, el hermano, la torta, el coche, gato, una silla, el pollo, los niños, la Navidad, la capa, el maíz, la vaca, día, perro, muñeca, puerta, pato, huevo, ojo, la granja, los agricultores, el padre, los pies, el fuego, el pescado, el suelo, flores, juegos, jardín, muchacha, adiós, hierba, tierra, mano, cabeza, colina, casa, caballo, casa, gato, la pierna, la carta, el hombre, los hombres, la leche, el dinero, por la mañana, la madre, el nombre, nido, noche, papel, en una fiesta, fotografía, cerdo, conejo, la lluvia, el anillo, el petirrojo, Santa Claus, en la escuela , semillas, ganado ovino, zapato, la hermana, la nieve, el canto, la ardilla, el palillo, la calle, el sol, mesa, cosa, el tiempo, la parte superior, juguete, árbol, reloj, agua, camino, el viento, la ventana, de madera

English Sight Words  German Translation

Pre-Primer: a, und, weg, groß, blau, kann kommen, nach unten, zu finden, denn lustig zu gehen, zu helfen, hier, ich, in, ist, es, springen, wenig zu sehen, machen, mich,meine, nicht ein, spielen, rot, laufen, sprach: Siehe, die, drei, auf zwei, bis wir, wo, gelb, Sie 
Grundierung: alle, ich sind, bei, aß sein, schwarz, braun, sondern kam, tat dies, essen, vier, bekommen, gut, haben er, in, wie, müssen neue, nein, jetzt, auf, unser, aus, bitte, schön, lief, reiten sah, sagen wir, sie so bald, dass es sie, auch dies unter, wollen, war gut ging, was, weiß, wer, wird, mit, ja 
1. Grad: Nach wiederum eine jede, wie zum Beispiel fragen, durch, konnte jeder, fliegen, aus, geben, geben, hatte, hat sie, ihn, seine, wie, nur wissen lassen, leben, können , von, alt, einmal geöffnet, über, setzen, rund, einige, stoppen, nehmen, danken, sie denken also,, zu Fuß waren, als 
2. Grad: immer, um, wurde da, vor, am besten, beide zu kaufen, rufen, Kälte, funktioniert nicht, schnell, zunächst fünf, gefunden, gab geht, grün, seine gemacht, viele, aus , oder ziehen, lesen, rechts, singen, sitzen, schlafen, zu sagen, ihr, diese, diese, auf, uns zu verwenden, sehr, waschen, die, warum wollen, zu arbeiten, würde, schreiben, Ihre 
3. Klasse: über, besser zu bringen, führen, sauber, Schnitt, fertig, zeichnen, trinken, acht, fallen, weit, voll, bekam, wachsen, halten, heiß, zu verletzen, wenn, zu halten, freundlich, lachen, Licht, lange , viel, mich nie, nur eigene, pick, sieben, soll zeigen, sechs kleine, Start, zehn, heute zusammen, versuchen, warm 
Substantive: Apfel, Baby, zurück, Ball, Bär, Bett, Glocke, Vogel, Geburtstag, Boot, Kasten, Junge, Brot, Bruder, Kuchen, Auto, Katze, Stuhl, Hühner, Kinder, Weihnachten, Mantel-, Mais-, Kuh, Tag, Hund, Puppe, Tür-, Enten-, Ei-, Augen-, Bauernhof, Bauer, Vater, Füße, Feuer-, Fisch-, Boden-, Blumen-, Spiel-, Garten, Mädchen, auf Wiedersehen, Gras, Boden-, Hand-, Kopf-Hügel, Haus, Pferd, Haus, Kitty, Bein-, Brief, Mann, Männer, Milch, Geld, Morgen, Mutter, Name, Nest-, Nacht-, Papier-, Party-, Bild-, Schweine, Kaninchen, regen, Ring, Robin, Santa Claus, in der Schule , Saatgut, Schaf-, Schuh-, Schwester, Schnee, Gesang, Eichhörnchen, Stock, Straße, Sonne, Tisch, was, Zeit, oben, Spielzeug, Baum, zu sehen, Wasser, Weg-, Wind-, Fenster-, Holz-
Build your own English language dictionary with phrases, definitions,
and important examples of key vocabulary including cognates.

Use the 1000 most used words in English as the foundation of your
self-made language dictionary. The First 100      Source Wiki

a · about · after · all · and · any · an · are · as · at · been · before · be · but · by ·
can · could · did · down · do · first · for · from · good · great · had · has · have
her · he · him · his ·if · into · in · is · its · it · I · know · like · little · made · man 
may · men · me · more · Mr · much · must · my · not · now · no · of · on · one
only · or · other · our · out · over · said ·see · she · should · some · so · such
than · that · the · their · them · then · there · these · they · this · time · to · two
upon · up · us · very · was · were · we · what · when · which ·who · will · with
would · you · your


Learn the first 1000 English words making flash cards. Then over time learn 
the first 2000 most used English words saying them over and over, writing and
listening. Make flash cards to learn the 200 most used sayings, metaphors, 
expressions, cognates, and phrases. Learn the words and phrase by sight, 
sound and articulation through repetition.

  1. Matt Purland - 2004 - 220 pages - Full view
    Essential English The English Alphabet There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. There are 5 vowels: A, E, I, O and U. The rest of the letters are consonants. Practise reading the letters out loud: Capital letters (upper case ...
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    Test Your Grammar Skills What's the Infinitive...? The infinitive is the basic form of a verb.. Underline the verb(s) in each sentence below. 2. Write the infinitive form of the verb(s) next to the sentence: For example: I went shopping ...
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    Common Grammar Mistakes in Written and Oral Work. The verb doesn't agree with the subject: a) There are many person in this class. b) The film finish at four o'clock. Advice: The verb should agree with the subject: a) There are many ...
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  1. The only subtopics for which there is no reading comprehension research are those related to learner ... OVERALL QUESTION Does participation in adult basic education increase ABE students'reading comprehension achievement?...
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  2. Marcy Stein - 1994 - 122 pages - Full view
    17) Skilled reading is fluent. Becoming a skilled reader depends on mastering basic processes to the point where they are automatic, so that attention is freed for the analysis of meaning. BTR: (p. 127) Reading comprehension depends on...
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  3. Bennie Armbruster - 2002 - 58 pages - Full view
    Before reading, they might clarify their purpose for reading and preview the text. During reading, they might monitor their understanding, adjusting their readingspeed to fit the difficulty of the text and "fixing up" any comprehension ...
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  4. Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo - 1990 - 516 pages - Full view
    The value of cloze in this regard was pursued by John Bormuth (1965), who was able to show that correlations of cloze passage testing with reading comprehension were very high and consistent across age and most grade levels. ...
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  5. Despite the limitations of this study as designed and administered, it is clear that the findings do not provide evidence that introducing text selection on an assessment of reading comprehension results in higher levels of performance....
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  7. Marilyn Binkley - 1996 - 67 pages - Full view
    Given the widespread concern about the effects of educational, social, and economic disadvantage in American life, we examine the linkage of parental educational and economic attainments to reading comprehension...
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TAKS TEXAS READING EXAMS LINKS

English Reading Comprehension 

GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingMathReading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Dyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
4ReadingMathWritingReading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Writing Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists,
Scoring Guide
5ReadingMathScienceReading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Science Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
6ReadingMathReading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Dyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
7ReadingMathWritingReading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Writing Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists,
Scoring Guide
8ReadingMathScience,
Social Studies
Reading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Science Answer KeySocial Studies Answer Key,
Dyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
9ReadingMathReading Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Scoring Guide
10ELAMathScience,
Social Studies
ELA Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Science Answer KeySocial Studies Answer Key,
Scoring Guide Part 1Scoring Guide Part 2
10ELA Make-upELA Make-up Answer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
Exit LevelELAMathScience,
Social Studies
ELA Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Science Answer KeySocial Studies Answer Key,Scoring Guide Part 1Scoring Guide Part 2




GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
3Reading (April Retest), MathAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
3Reading (June Retest)Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
4Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists,
Scoring Guide
5Reading, Math, ScienceAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
5Reading (April Retest),
Math (May Retest)
Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
5Reading (June Retest),
Math (June Retest)
Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
6Reading, MathAnswer Key
7Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring Guide
8Reading, Math, Science, Social StudiesAnswer Key
9Reading, MathAnswer KeyScoring Guide
10ELA, Math, Science, Social StudiesAnswer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
10ELA Make-upAnswer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
Exit LevelOct. Retests: ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies
Answer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
Exit LevelFall Retests: ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies
Answer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
Exit LevelPrimary: ELA
Feb. Retests: ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies
Answer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
Exit LevelPrimary: Math, Science, Social Studies
April Retests: ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies
Answer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2
Exit LevelJuly Retests: ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies
Answer KeyScoring Guide Part 1,Scoring Guide Part 2

2005–2006 School Year, Spanish TAKS

GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
3Reading (April Retest), MathAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
3Reading (June Retest)Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
4Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists,
Scoring Guide
5Reading, Math, ScienceAnswer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
5Reading (April Retest),
Math (May Retest)
Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
5Reading (June Retest),
Math (June Retest)
Answer KeyDyslexia Proper-Nouns Lists
6Reading, MathAnswer Key

2003–2004 School Year, English TAKS

GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingAnswer Key
3Reading (April Retest), MathAnswer Key
3Reading (June Retest)Answer Key
4Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring Guide
5Reading, Math, ScienceAnswer Key
6Reading, MathAnswer Key
7Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring Guide
8Reading, Math, Social StudiesAnswer Key
9Reading, MathAnswer KeyScoring Guide
10ELA, Math, Science, Social StudiesAnswer KeyScoring Guide
10ELA Make-upAnswer KeyScoring Guide
Exit LevelELA, Math, Science, Social StudiesAnswer KeyScoring Guide,
Score Point 4 Composition
Exit LevelJuly Retests: ELA, Math, Science,
Social Studies
Answer KeyScoring Guide

2003–2004 School Year, Spanish TAKS

GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingAnswer Key
3Reading (April Retest), MathAnswer Key
3Reading (June Retest)Answer Key
4Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring Guide
5Reading, Math, ScienceAnswer Key
6Reading, MathAnswer Key

2002–2003 School Year, English TAKS

Refer to the 08/04/03 letter to districts regarding the 2003 TAKS released test items.
GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingAnswer Key
3Reading (April Retest), MathAnswer Key
3Reading (July Retest)Answer Key
4Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring GuideSample Compositions
5Reading, Math, ScienceAnswer Key
6Reading, MathAnswer Key
7Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring GuideSample Compositions
8Reading, Math, Social StudiesAnswer Key
9Reading, MathAnswer KeyScoring Guide
10ELAMathScience,
Social Studies
ELA Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Science Answer KeySocial Studies Answer Key,
Scoring GuideSample Compositions
Exit LevelELAMathScience,
Social Studies
ELA Answer KeyMath Answer Key,
Science Answer KeySocial Studies Answer Key,
Scoring GuideSample Compositions

2002–2003 School Year, Spanish TAKS

GradeReleased TestsAnswer Keys and Other Documents
3ReadingAnswer Key
3Reading (April Retest), MathAnswer Key
3Reading (July Retest)Answer Key
4Reading, Math, WritingAnswer KeyScoring GuideSample Compositions
5Reading, Math, ScienceAnswer Key
6Reading, MathAnswer Key

Interactive online versions of the TAKS and the TAKS–M released tests. Links

Spring 2009, English and Spanish TAKS

GradeSpring 2009 English TAKSSpring 2009 Spanish TAKS
3ReadingMathReadingMath
4ReadingMathWritingWriting PromptReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
5ReadingMathScienceReadingMathScience
6ReadingMathReadingMath
7ReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
8ReadingMathSocial StudiesScience
9ReadingMath
10ELAELA PromptMathSocial Studies,Science
Exit LevelELAELA PromptMathSocial Studies,Science

Spring 2009, TAKS–M

GradeSpring 2009 TAKS–M
3ReadingMath
4ReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
5ReadingMathScience
6ReadingMath
7ReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
8ReadingMathSocial StudiesScience
9ReadingMath
10ELAELA PromptMathSocial StudiesScience
11ELAELA PromptMathSocial StudiesScience

Spring 2006, English and Spanish TAKS

GradeSpring 2006 English TAKSSpring 2006 Spanish TAKS
3ReadingMathReadingMath
4ReadingMathWritingWriting PromptReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
5ReadingMathScienceReadingMathScience
6ReadingMathReadingMath
7ReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
8ReadingMathSocial StudiesScience
9ReadingMath
10ELAMathSocial StudiesScience
Exit LevelELAMathSocial StudiesScience

Spring 2004, English and Spanish TAKS

GradeSpring 2004 English TAKSSpring 2004 Spanish TAKS
3ReadingMathReadingMath
4ReadingMathWritingWriting PromptReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
5ReadingMathScienceReadingMathScience
6ReadingMathReadingMath
7ReadingMathWriting
8ReadingMathSocial Studies
9ReadingMath

Spring 2003, English and Spanish TAKS

GradeSpring 2003 English TAKSSpring 2003 Spanish TAKS
3ReadingMathReadingMath
4ReadingMathWritingWriting PromptReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
5ReadingMathScienceReadingMathScience
6ReadingMathReadingMath
7ReadingMathWritingWriting Prompt
8ReadingMathSocial Studies
9ReadingMath
10ELAMathSocial StudiesScience
Exit LevelELAMathSocial StudiesScience

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Eight students are now at grade level! 85% of students made more that one 
year growth in reading. The mean for students not participating in Reading 
Boot Camp is 194.3 RIT for 4th grade, students participating in Reading
Boot Camp the mean is 205.4.
The 20 Day Intervention Is Fast, Rigorous, Enriching, and Fun.

YES! STUDENTS SPEND 20 FULL DAYS BUILDING LITERACY! 
Quick Look

Buddy Reading
Music and Lyrics
Comprehension Building Games
American Juku
Alphabetics
Recitation
Peer Tutoring
Fireside Book Club
Reading Master By Grade Competition

Sean Taylor M. Ed

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