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Downloads
Visualizing Downloads:
Visualizing Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Visualizing Poster (pdf)
Rubric for Visualizing - fiction (pdf)
Rubric for Visualizing - non-fiction (pdf)
Kris and Jen's Bookmark (pdf)
Kris and Jen's Assessment checklist (pdf)
Kris and Jen's Visualizing Response sheet (pdf)
Prior Knowledge Downloads:
Prior Knowledge Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Prior Knowledge Poster (pdf)
Mrs. Pingel's Prior Knowledge Bookmark (pdf) Print on legal or ledger paper.
Linda's Reader Response bookmarks (pdf)
Making Connections Downloads:
Making Connections Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Making Connections Poster (pdf)
Gale's Literacy Centers (pdf)
Questioning Downloads:
Questioning Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Questioning Poster (pdf)
QAR Poster (pdf)
Inferring Downloads:
Inferring Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Inferring Poster (pdf)
Mrs. Pingel's Inferring Cards (pdf)
Blank Inferring Cards (pdf)
Mike's Lesson Plan (pdf)
Mike's Informal Assessment Grid (pdf)
Mike's Observation Tool (pdf)
Mike's Student Self Evaluation (pdf)
Mike's Inferencing Worksheet (pdf)
Summarizing Downloads:
Summarizing Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Summarizing Poster (pdf)
Judy's Three Keys Graphic Organizer (pdf)
Evaluating Downloads:
Evaluating Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Evaluating Poster (pdf)
Mrs. Pingel's Evaluating Book Talk Card (pdf)
Heather's Evaluating Inventions Grid (pdf)
Magla Notes: worksheet for Evaluating interactive (pdf)
Synthesizing Downloads:
Synthesizing Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Synthesizing Poster (pdf)
Mrs. Pingel's Synthesizing Graphic Organizer (pdf)
Cheri's Anticipation Guide (pdf)
Using Strategies Together Downloads:
Strategies Together Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Strategies Together Poster (pdf)
Mrs. Pingel's Strategies Together Book Discussion Starter (pdf)
Maria-Christina's Determining Importance worksheet (pdf)
Download All Songs
Visualizing Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Prior Knowledge Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Making Connections Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Questioning Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Inferring Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Summarizing Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Evaluating Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Synthesizing Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Strategies Together Song (mp3) and Lyrics (pdf)
Into the Book Sheet Music (pdf)
Visualizing Poster (pdf)
Prior Knowledge Poster (pdf)
Making Connections Poster (pdf)
Questioning Poster (pdf)
Question Answer Relationship Poster (pdf)
Inferring Poster (pdf)
Summarizing Poster (pdf)
Evaluating Poster (pdf)
Synthesizing Poster (pdf)
Strategies Together Poster (pdf)
Other Resources
Into the Book Strategies List with Learning Objectives (pdf)
Into the Book Video Program Summaries (pdf)
Behind the Lesson Video Program Summaries (pdf)
Into the Book Video Program Teacher Guides (pdf)
Into the Book Interactive Activity Summaries (pdf)
Into the Book Interactive Activity Teacher Guides (pdf)
Into the Book Program Guide (pdf)
Into the Book Sheet Music (pdf)
Into the Book icons to make your own classroom pointers (small) (pdf)
Into the Book icons to make your own classroom pointers (large)(pdf)
Behind the Lesson professional development guide (pdf)
List of children's books to help teach comprehension strategies (pdf)
Gradual Release of Responsibility lesson plan template (pdf)
Strategy bookmarks with Into the Book actors (front - pdf) (backs - pdf)
Strategy bookmarks for students to personalize (front - pdf) (backs - pdf)
Instructions for strategy bookmarks (pdf)
Into the Book T-shirt art (pdf)
Into the Book T-shirt art reversed for transfers (pdf)
Into the Book stickers* (single page - pdf)(classroom set - pdf)
* Print on 2” x 2 5/8” (Avery Durable I.D. Labels ).
Into the Book small stickers** (visualizing, prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, inferring, summarizing, evaluating, synthesizing,)
** Print on 1” x 2 5/8” (Maco #ML-3000 Labels).

Articles
Brief readings for your own knowledge and professional development.

New Knowledge About Reading (pdf)
Characteristics of Exemplary Teachers (pdf)
Teaching Readers (pdf)
Music and Reading (pdf)
Arts and Non-Arts (pdf)
Using Instructional Television (pdf)

Web sites
http://www.reading.org/
The International Reading Association Web site offers research and position statements on reading comprehension and other topics, as well as practical tools such as lesson plans and book lists and information on regional and national conferences.

http://www.ciera.org/
The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Education provides an archive of articles and presentations by leading researchers in the field of reading comprehension.

http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/
The Mosaic Listserv provides a place for teachers to discuss reading comprehension strategy instruction.

http://gpn.unl.edu/rainbow/
The Reading Rainbow site provides a book list, lesson plans and a curriculum index to the programs in this reading series.

http://pbskids.org/lions/
The Between the Lions site offers online stories and games to complement the episodes in this PBS series.

http://www.teachingbooks.net/
TeachingBooks.net offers engaging author programs and K-12 book resources online. Includes video clips of authors and illustrators in their studios and lots of links to children's literature-based lesson plans and activities. Searchable by subject area for cross-curricular lesson planning.

http://www.readingrockets.org/
The Reading Rockets site offers information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.