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My father passed away this fall and this was a gift from our employees. My husband and I, along with my brother continue to run the weekly newspaper that my dad had worked at since he was 16. We bought it from him 20 years ago but he maintained an “office” in our building until his death at 85. Newspaper, ink and words were in his blood ❤️💔 I can‘t wait to see and read this on our town‘s story walk.

“Some of his simplest words were his most powerful.“

The word collector is a great book to encourage students to expand their vocabulary knowledge and how to apply it to every day life.

An element of design that I noticed in this book dealt with the composition. Throughout the story, the illustrator displays Jerome's book of words and the categories that they fall into. One page dealt with shot words, two-syllable words, multi-syllable words, etc. It also shows how he shared his knowledge with others as well.

Moved to a smaller house (near peaceful sea & woods) so have to sort & store son‘s books in bookcases in different rooms. Realize how blessed we are that family give us books & that we can buy books for our son. #blessed #booksarebestgifts

This wonderful picture book is about a boy named Jerome who collects words. Great for expanding students vocabulary words. Nominated for NAACP Image Award outstanding literacy work, 2019 and Audie Award for young listeners, 2020.
https://babblingabby.com is a great resource activities designed to use with this book.

UDL#5.3 building fluency with graduated levels of support and performance with regards to vocabulary.

https://peterhreynolds.com

This RF, is a winner of The North Somerset Teachers' Book Award. Jerome loves to collect words while others collect rocks. He picks up new words everywhere has goes, but he does not only want them for himself. Jerome wants to share his collection with all children! This vocabulary rich picture book would be good for RA. The reading may be slightly over what the students can read on their own, so this is the perfect strategy.

I'd recommend this RF book to any primary school teacher. The reader is taken on a journey with the main character, Jerome. As he begins collecting new words, he starts to understand more about the world around him, and more importantly, himself. This New York Times Best Seller is best used as a RA in the classroom. Reading aloud provides an opportunity to discuss the specific vocabulary your students need to review or learn.

My TeachLive book is the Word Collector! I was drawn in by the title and the amazing illustrations on the front. After reading it I‘m really glad I chose it because I think it‘s so cute! Not to mention vocab and grammar have always been my strong suit so it resonated with a younger me! #ucflae3414sp21

This RF, RA book is perfect for introducing new words to your readers! The theme of the book is about discovering the magic of the words around us. Jerome collects words that connect, transform and empower. He collects “short and sweet words, two-syllable treats and multi-syllable words that sound like little songs.” What will Jerome do with all the words he discovers?

The word collector is a book about Jerome a boy that loves to collect words and discovers the magic of words. I chose this book because while reading to students they are also able to learn new vocabulary words.

This book reminds me of me! I was a word wizard in Elementary school. I loved learning new words and showing people I understood them! I even came to school once with a pad of paper to write down all the new words I heard!

𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚢𝚎𝚜, 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝟾𝚝𝚑 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜!

We all have our hobbies, some of us write songs, some of us read books. Some of us even collect things! This RF NAACP award winning picture book by Peter H Reynolds is about a boy named Jerome who loves to collect words! This book is a great book for a RA in order to teach advanced vocabulary words to your students. This will help expand their vocabulary in amazing ways! #ucflae3414su20

Words: they are all around us and waiting to be explored. In this realistic fiction book by author Peter H. Reynolds we explore the world of Jerome, whose passion is collecting words from different places and learns to create something new after making a discovery through the words he collects. This book is excellent for a RA for students and future readers who may pick up new words along the way.

The Word Collector. Written & Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. This is a great RA book to read in the beginning of the year. This book is about a boy named Jerome and his love for words!
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UDL Principle 2.1 Clarifying symbols and vocabulary .
ESOL strategy 12. Teach two objectives, language and content.

#ucflae3414su20 This New York Times bestseller book is all about a boy named Jerome who collects words that he has read, saw, and heard. Join Jerome on his journey of discovering new and fascinating words as he learns about the impact words can have on people. This book would be best RA to students which will in turn help them learn new words that they can add to their vocabulary.
Genre: RF
Resource: https://www.wordcollector.org/schoolresources

Great story to read for toddlers and older kids. Can use this book to start explaining word definitions beyond the story that it tells.

The Obamas are at It Again! 😍😍
Besides reading this story online, they're bringing a branch of the Chicago library to the Obama Presidential Center.
The former President echoes all our love for libraries and words
#KeepLitsyPositive #MarvelousMay

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1260955716644470784?s=19

I love this book! The Obamas are building a public library branch in their presidential library.
https://youtu.be/U-hTKWCX7hc

This book is a fun way to introduce the magic of words. It exemplifies just how powerful words can be as little Jerome collects them on little pieces of paper and places them into a scrapbook. This RF book is perfect for an RA. Great resources can be found at Peterhreynolds.com For El‘s I would use #5, providing contextual support & UDL 2.1, clarifying vocabulary would also be beneficial. Scholastic also has a Word Collage Lesson available !!

The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds RF is an amazing picture book about a boy named Jerome & his love for words. This book would be great in a primary level classroom library and also would double as a wonderful RA book. The Word Collector would teach the importance of knowing more words so you can express yourself.

This amazing RF book by Peter H. Reynolds tells the story of Jerome, a collector of words and how he uses them to make life better for him and those around him! This book is a New York Times Best Seller and would be perfect for a RA that teaches students vocab strategies. Info and resources can be found at . UDL 2.1 is great for clarifying vocab and EL strategy of placing language in meaningful context is perfect.

The Word Collector, written by Peter H. Reynolds is a realistic fiction book perfect for younger children to help better expand their vocabulary. This is a good book for a RA. #ucflae3414f19

This RF, written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is a great book for primary elementary grades to add to their classroom library because it is perfect for students learning new vocabulary. A boy name Jerome discovers multiple words in that they connect, transform, empower, and impact when you share them with the world and within yourself. #UCFLAE3414F19

This New York Times best seller is a great read for grades 3-5th that is about a little boy who loves to collect words!!! Big words, little words, Jerome likes to collect them all! The genre is realistic fiction. In my classroom, I would use this book as a read aloud read by the teacher. This is because there are a lot of big words in the book and with the teacher reading it, the children will know how to pronounce the words. #ucflae3414f19

Beyond adorable. I love this book!

#BBRC #A2Z

Dancing deftly while nefariously hopeful? Compiling words we like at 6 am inspired by this kids‘ book! Hubby and I both wanted onomatopoeia, but neither of us could spell it. 😉 #wordswelike #vocabulary #parentlife #writerife

This RF picture book is written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. It tells a story about a little boy who collects words (surprise!) and what his journey as a world collector entails.
http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2018/03/the-word-collector/ this link has some fun teaching ideas if you plan on using it as a RA!
UDL Principle 2.1 clarify vocabulary and symbols
ESOL strategy 11 and 12 can be satisfied because of the different...

The Word Collector is a RF picture book that is written and illustrated by Peter Reynolds. This book features Jerome who instead of collecting stamps or art collects words! This book follows him through his journey to expand his vocabulary and the vocabulary of others. I would use this book as a AS. Peter Reynolds has written many amazing books and can be a great example to the students. Peter even has a national holiday for one of his books!

Great RF about a boy who collects all types of words, accidentally jumbles them together & uses his mess to create powerful meaning and creatively express himself/inspire others. With a RA, this book could be a great tool to build vocabulary and highlight the power of words!

The Word Collector is a picture book written by Peter H. Reynolds. It is in the Realistic Fiction Genre and would best be used with the read aloud teaching strategy. This book is about a little boy named Jerome who loves words. He collects words that catch his attention. He begins organizing the words and shares them with others.
Https://www.readaloud.org/
This website resource gives reasons why students from all communities should engage in RA.

A fun way to show kids the fun in words! Some great words from the book: blue harmony, silent orchestra, stars, peace, electric! Not only a RA! There are so many great ideas and lessons that can be used with this book! Scholastic has some great lesson plan resources: http://tinyurl.com/yxnu8yg3

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The Word Collector (RF) written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is an amazing book and would be great as a RA in the classroom. This book is about a little boy named Jerome who enjoys collecting words and adding them to his collection. However, a problem soon arises when his word collection becomes too large and the words get jumbled together.

The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds is an inspiring RF picture book. The main character takes you through a journey of words. Big words, small words, words that were marvelous to say. It shares the message that words can have an impact; it is refreshing to read. This book would be amazing as a RA. #lae3414sp19

The Word Collector (RF, NYT Best Seller) written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is newly one of my favorite books. Like I‘ll be practicing tomorrow, this book would be best as a RA at any elementary grade level, particularly with all the new vocabulary this book has to offer, but especially because each age will have their own impressions of what happened to Jerome, what he learned, and how he dealt with it. #LAE3414sp19

This RF New York Times Best seller book, which would be great for a RA, is about a boy named Jerome who loves to learn and collect new words. This book can be used in the classroom to benefit students by showing them that words impact us in everyday life, and that reading and learning new words expand our knowledge of the world around us.
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This wonderful RF picture book is great for the early elementary grades and can be used as a RA! Peter H. Reynolds does a great job telling the story of a young boy who collects words as a hobby. Throughout the story there are words flying all over the pages. ESOL standard #20 and UDL principle 2.1 would work great for this book because of the large amount of vocabulary words. #LAE3414SP19

Have you ever had an obsession with collecting your favorite items? I know I have! In The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds (RF, RA, and *), Jerome has an obsession with collecting words. This cute picture book is great for a read aloud, especially for kindergarten students. During the read aloud, students are exposed to many new words, and they get to see how sharing can benefit others.

Such a great picture book about the power of words. I could relate to the little boy who collected words. I kept lists of words that I loved as a kid. I still write down words that I find particularly beautiful or compelling or dynamic. The perfect book for any child who loves language.

The Word Collector is such a great RF book! It is by Peter H. Reynolds. Jerome discovers the magic of words around him. He might learn difficult and impressive words, but he realizes that the simplest words have the most impact. A great ESOL strategy would be number 5 since there are so much vocabulary in this book for your students to learn! I would have fun activities for the kids to learn the tricky words in this book.

I'm in love 😍

Dreamy and delightful read for word lovers ❤ my toddler isn't yet ready to appreciate it but i do think it belongs in our library for future enjoyment. Reynolds continually crafts books that capture the joy of creating and inspire young art-makers. #mommyreads #picturebooks

This book is so good!!! Other people may collect stamps, but Jerome collects words. From a billboard, book, just about anywhere. He categorizes and scrapbooks with his words, discovering new ways to use them along the way and sharing them with everyone he meets. It‘s beautiful, it‘s relatable, and it‘s diverse! ❤️Highly recommend!

Jerome collects and classifies words. He then realizes what happens when words from different categories intermingle and chooses to share his discovery with others. ⭐️⭐️⭐️