The Reading Teachers Book of Lists, 4th Edition [Spiral-bound]

Edward B. Fry Ph.D. (Author), Jacqueline E. Kress Ed.D. (Author), Dona Lee Fountoukidis Ed.D. (Author), Ph.D., Edward Bernard Fry (Author), Ed.D., Jacqueline E. Kress (Author), Ed.D., Dona Lee Fountoukidis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130884065 | ISBN-13: 978-0130884060 | Publication Date: April 25, 2000 | Edition: 4

Now in its fourth edition, The Reading Teacher?s Book of Lists has enjoyed huge word-of-mouth success. Teachers hear of it from other teachers or at workshops and wonder how they managed without it! This newly revised and updated version places at your fingertips over 190 of the most used and useful lists to help you develop instructional materials and plan lessons for elementary as well as secondary students. For quick access, the lists are organized into 15 sections, from ?Phonics,? ?Subject Words,? and ?Vocabulary? to ?Literature,? ?Comprehension,? and ?Abbreviations, Symbols, and Signs.? Each section brims with examples, key words, teaching ideas, and activities that you can use as is or easily adapt to meet your students? particular needs. You?ll find over 40 new lists including: ?Vowel Sounds,? ?Reading Math,? ?Multiple Intelligences and Reading,? and ?Comprehension Strategies.? Other lists have been expanded and updated including favorites such as ?Story Starters,? ?Prefixes and Suffixes,? and ?Common Word Idioms.? Teachers will enjoy the all-new sections ?The Internet? and ?Spelling? and the large, 8-1/4" x 11" spiral-bound format for easy photocopying. There?s no limit to the uses for these lists?from creating games to making up test questions. Whatever grade you teach, there are lists that will inspire your lessons?and your students.

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From the Back Cover

This newly revised and updated Fourth Edition of THE READING TEACHER?S BOOK OF LISTS places at your fingertips over 190 of the most used and useful lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons for elementary and secondary students.

For quick access, the lists are organized into 15 sections, from "Phonics," "Useful Word" and "Vocabulary" through "Comprehension," "Assessment" and "References," each brimming with examples, key words, teaching ideas and activities you can use as is or easily adapt to meet your students? needs.

Moreover, all of the lists are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" spiral-bound format ready to be photocopied as many times as you need them for use with individual students, small groups, or an entire class!

You?ll find over 40 new lists in the Fourth Edition, making it even more helpful than previous editions.?

For example, there are completely new lists on ...

• Vowel Sounds
• Suggested Phonics Teaching Order
• The Final "E" Rule
• Reading Math
• Books for Developing and Reluctant Readers
• Nonreversible Word Pairs
• Multiple Intelligences and Reading
• Comprehension Strategies
• Anagrams
• Speech Pronunciation
• Children?s Humor: What Kids Say
• Teaching with Newspapers
• Activities for Tutors
• 50 Reading Tips for Parents
• Rubrics for Writing
• Books without Words
• Oxymorons
• Ways to Define a Word
• Emoticons
• Internet Search Engines for Educators
• Web Sites for Reading, Writing & Literature

as well as expanded and updated lists on...

• Consonant Sounds
• Prefixes and Suffixes
• Children?s Book Awards
• Book-List Collections
• All-Time Favorite Books
• Acronyms and Initializations
• Story Starters
• Student/Group Project guide
• 100 Ways to Praise
• Games and Methods for Teaching
• Graphic Organizers
• Analogies
• Riddles and Tongue Twisters
• Portmanteau Words
• Sentence Tunes
• Sound Awareness Books

plus the "classics" you?ve come to rely on over the years...

• Phonics Example Words
• Homophones
• The First 1,000 Instant Words
• Homographs and Heteronyms
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Spelling Demons
• Compound Words
• Metaphors and Similes
• The Readability Graph
• Greek and Latin Roots
• Literary Terms
• Proofreading Checklists
• Interest Inventories
• Test-Taking Strategies
• Proverbs and Common Word Idioms
• Book Report Alternatives

In addition, you?ll find an all-new section, "The Internet," designed for novice and expert alike (Virtual Reference Library) ... a new "Spelling" section with rules, methods, and commonly misspelled words (Capitalization Guidelines) ... a section just on "Instruction" (Good Ideas for Reading Teachers) ... and an invaluable index and cross-references throughout to make locating any list you want easy.

In short, THE READING TEACHER?S BOOK OF LISTS, Fourth Edition gives you an unparalleled source of timely, practical information for all aspects of reading instruction that might otherwise take many years and much effort to acquire!

About the Author

Edward Fry, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of Education at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ).? At Rutgers, Dr. Fry taught graduate and undergraduate courses in reading, curriculum, and other educational subjects.? He lives in Laguna Beach, CA.?

Jacqueline Kress, Ed.D. is Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education (NY,NY) and works with the faculty in the preparation and professional development of educators.? She lives in Elizabeth, NJ.?

Dona Lee Fountoukidis, Ed.D. is director of Planning, Research, and Evaluation at William Paterson University (Wayne, NJ) where she conducts research on student learning.? She lives in Kinnelon, NJ.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 479 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 4 edition (April 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130884065
• ISBN-13: 978-0130884060
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,029,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists, February 14, 2003

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D. F. Browning "Music Lover" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists (J-B Ed: Book of Lists) (Paperback)

Absolutely necessary for anyone who teches reading and phonics to children of any age. This book will give a list of words that contain any phonic combination in the English Language. I highly suggest every teacher own this book. Give them as gifts to new teachers joining your school. Nothing will be appreciated more by any teacher.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book for every elementary teacher!, October 17, 2001

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"countrylace" (Elkton, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists (J-B Ed: Book of Lists) (Paperback)

As an elementary ed student (I student teach next semester) this book is everything that I have been looking for to help me be a better reading/language arts teacher. I love this book! I liked it so much I took it to school and shared it with my fellow elementary ed students and instructor, and they ALL bought the book too! This is a must-have for any elementary teacher. You won't be sorry.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Favorite Books, November 24, 2005

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Linda Armstrong (Grand Junction, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists (J-B Ed: Book of Lists) (Paperback)

I write educational materials. Before I found this book, I spent hours making lists of words to suit different requirements, Now I can spend that time in more creative ways. This volume doesn't contain ready-to-use activities, but it is jam-packed with the raw materials necessary to create them. For example, you can plug the lists into crossword, word search, or multiple choice question-generating software to generate an endless variety of effective teaching exercises.