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The Reading Teacher's Book Of Lists: Grades K-12, Fifth Edition

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This jewel caught my eye as I was browsing Barnes & Nobel. I winced at the price ($29.95) but while perusing the book my brain began filling with flashes of inspiration, creative neurons popped like fireworks, and I was hooked. Plus, it would look pretty on my book shelf.

I did well! This tome has all the lists I regularly create (forgetting that I already made - and misplaced - two years ago), all the ones I haven't because I can't, and scores I would have never thought of.

The "Content Words" section is exceptional, covering math, science, social studies, and geography vocabulary. Quiz the kids to see what they remember over summer!

We are having a blast with the "most commonly used words in the English language" section. We do for-fun spelling tests off of the words, in numerical order. My girls were dismayed to find themselves missing words in the first 100 most common words, and quite proud that they were both pulling 100%'ers on words 351-400.

Do you need Greek and Latin roots? Teacher's correction marks? Braille, Morse code, ASL? Prefixes, oxymorons, or sesquipedalian superstars? How about a little onomatopoeia and palindrome word play? As a brain-warmer book - something to start the gears shifting in the morning - it's fun. You can find enough thought-provokers, ego-boosters, and giggle-makers to roust any sluggish student (or teacher).

The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists is a wonderful resource for teachers, especially in helping develop instructional materials and lesson plans for grades K-12 & even for adult literacy. There are lists covering phonics, useful words, vocabulary, subject words, literature, writing, instruction, comprehension & study skills, assessment, spelling, the internet,ESL/language, word play, abbreviations/symbols/signs, and references. This is a highly practical and comprehensive resource for teachers of reading, but is also suitable for parents & students, and anyone interested in the subject matter. I would also recommend Jim Burke's Reading Reminders:Tools, Tips, and Techniques as a companion to this.

Is your time worth money? If the answer is ,"Yes," well, do I have a book for you. The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists, is well worth every penny you'll spend. It's a valuable resource for all teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and students. From locating lists of word families to sesquipedalians; this book has it all. It is a great time saver. I highly recommend this book. If in doubt, buy it ... you'll be glad you did.

As a first year Reading and English teacher, I use this book almost daily. There are activities, strategies, ideas, writing prompts, and plenty of reference/trivia information. This book is packed full of bell activity material and five-minute fillers. I HIGHLY recommend it!

The Reading TEacher's Book of Lists is good for any Elementary Teacher to have and use on a daily basis. There are lists of just about anything you need to teach reading. I found myself using this constantly in the classroom, right in front of the kids. Our spelling list was based on the use of silent letters. The kids wanted to know what other words there were, so we looked it up and came up with a large list to talk about.

I found that the students were having a hard time with certain word spellings during writing and looked up in the book the spelling demons. Together we made a list on chart paper to post in the room. Their spelling improved immeadiately because they just looked up at the wall and saw the words.

The book is truly made for teachers! It is well laid out and easy to locate certain lists for your given need.

I wasn't sure a book of lists would help me. I tutor freshmen in High School. But I have used these lists over and over again. Words with multiple meanings, idoms, homonyms, and of course vocabulary lists are some of my favorites. Buy it you'll like it.

This book contains everything having to do with reading. The book is comprehensive and well worth the money, as you will use it for years to come. I especially like the layout of the book and the sections that include teaching ideas, assessment, and study skills. It is a great resource that doesn't just sit on my shelf.

This is the best reference book! Every year I buy one for my student teacher because I think it is so great. I use it to create challenge spelling lists using the same spelling pattern we are studying that week for my high achievers plus there are lots of great ideas in here.

This is the second copy of the Book of Lists that I have purchased. My old one was so worn and falling apart after years of use that I wanted a new updated copy. I love this resource and use it almost daily in the classroom. I highly recommend it.

We use this book with our students in school regularly. I bought a copy for my home. All four of my children (ages 10 - 17) refer to it time and again. It is a must for a home library. I keep it right next to the dictionary and thesaurus.