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JoslynB

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Prince Ribbit | Jonathan Emmett
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In this MF by Jonathan Emmett, we explore a humorous tale about a frog trying to weasel his way into a lavish lifestyle by tricking the princesses. While nearly everyone is wrapped around his slimy finger, one princess is not. Her name is Princess Martha and she has a plan but realizes soon that she must explore different perspectives to reveal the truth. This book is great for a RT.

JoslynB https://www.readingrockets.org/article/readers-theater-giving-students-reason-re...
UDL principle 8.3 foster collaboration and community and EL 2 promote cooperation are great for making a RT successful. #ucflae3414su20
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Emma_Barcena I really enjoyed your Readers Theatre of this book! I didn‘t know that the cover looked like this and it makes me want to have the book for myself even more! The resource you gave is great, I hope you can use your script in your future classroom! 4y
DrSpalding Like Emma said, the readers theater was a wonderful addition to our class meeting. You‘ve provided an excellent resource about using readers theater in the classroom and it certainly does promote cooperation and Foster collaboration and community. Nice UDL and English learner alignment. 4y
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The Proudest Blue is a RF and New York Times Bestseller book by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali that tells an endearing story of two sisters and a beautiful blue hijab. The youngest sister admires her elder sister, who she calls a princess, and her blue hijab. She meets the confusion and malice towards her sister's hijab with positivity and beautiful comparisons. This is wonderful for a RA.

JoslynB https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=66726https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.c...
UDL principle 7.2 optimize relevance, value, and authenticity and EL 3 encourages self-talk is wonderful for the book.
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dbears1 Great post Joslyn! Your UDL aligns perfect with this book because it expresses the value of being brave.I will be adding this book the my classroom collection. 4y
DrSpalding This book would be a mirror, window and possibly a sliding glass door for students in your classroom. Excellent alignment and helpful resource. 4y
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Cece Loves Science | Kimberly Derting
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Curious and inquisitive, Cece is a young girl who loves asking questions. This RF book by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes tells the tale of Cece who loves to figure out the answer to why and how? When tasked with a project on zoology she asks a pressing question: do dogs eat vegetables? She uses the scientific method to find out! This book is great for IR.

JoslynB https://www.kimberlyderting.com/picture-books
UDL principle 3.1 activate or supply background knowledge and EL 39 have students prepare collections of science objects are great together alongside the activities the authors provide on their website. #ucflae3414su20
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gpraytor This book would get kids excited about science and STEM! 4y
dbears1 I love science.I like the fact the she asks "why", sometimes students are afraid to ask why and she isn't.I will definitely use this book as a RA. 4y
DrSpalding This could be an independent read but it could also be a read aloud to kick off a hands on science unit. Harrison‘s illustrations are so visually appealing! I am a fan of her work. Excellent book selection. 4y
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Islandborn | Junot Díaz
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How can you write about a place you cannot remember? This is the question a young Lola asks herself when she is tasked to write about her home in the Dominican Republic. In this RF and recipient of the Pura Belpré Award award book by Junot Díaz, readers follow Lola, who immigrated from a young age, as she tries to remember the island. This is a great book for a RA.

JoslynB http://www.junotdiaz.com/books/islandborn-lola/ + https://www.readtomeintl.org/read-aloud/
UDL principle 2.4 promote understanding across languages and EL incorporate the culture and the language of second language learners in your curriculum work well for this book. #ucflae3414su20
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nquintus Joslyn, this looks like a fantastic book for a classroom library! Students who moved to the continental US from their homeland will truly be able to connect with Lola's experience. Great EL strategy choice, as well. Nice work! 4y
DrSpalding This is a beautiful book! I tried to purchase it and it was on back order. This was around the time it won the awards! You‘ve provided two helpful resources and aligned your principles and strategies well. 4y
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Skin Like Mine | Latashia M. Perry
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Skin: it does not always have the same shade. There is a whole range and they are beautiful. This is the message you will find in this RF book by Latashia M. Perry. The book explores the beauty of diversity and how to love one's self. This is a great book to begin an AS in your classroom.

JoslynB https://www.4kidslikemine.com/about-us + https://www.readingrockets.org/content/pdfs/authortoolkit_rr.pdf
UDL principle 7.2 optimize relevance, value, and authenticity EL 3 encourage self-talk are great for tackling this book.
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DrSpalding You are the second person to post on this book. Considering the racial tension in our world right now, having books specifically diverse books, in your classroom that are mirrors, windows and possibly sliding glass doors for your students is extremely important. Reading rockets is an excellent resource. Continue using this in the future. 4y
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Soup for Breakfast | Calef Brown
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In this P book by Calef Brown, readers explore a beautifully illustrated world of poems. Be it short or long, each poem takes one on an adventure from the surreal topic such as having bear paws to a wacky focus on painting on a canvas made of toast. This is a fun read to try CR with your class.

JoslynB https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/choral_reading
UDL principle 2.1 clarify vocabulary and symbols and EL 14 simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant are applicable for this approach for the book in the classroom so students can follow along smoothly. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding Choral reading is the perfect teaching strategy to use with poetry anthologies like this. I have added this book to my stack. You have found wonderful resources to support your use of these strategies in your future classroom. Well done. 4y
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Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh is a NF book that has received the Jane Addams award. The story details the struggle of the Mendez family as they combat discrimination and fight against segregation so Latin families and others can have a right to a fair education. This book is great to begin an AS with Tonatiuh's other literary works.

JoslynB http://duncantonatiuh.com/videoresources/
UDL principle 3.2 highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships and EL 16 integrate speaking, listening, reading and writing activities pair well for this book and its plethora of resources available on the author's website. #ucflae3414su20
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gpraytor I also almost picked this book! It is a must read. I like your video resource you paired with it! 4y
nquintus Joslyn, I think this is an excellent choice for a diverse classroom library. It is non-fiction that will expose students to a part of American History that is seldom taught at any grade level. This book also provides an excellent opportunity to integrate reading into Social Studies. Nice job! 4y
DrSpalding This author only has three titles on the resource provided but you could still use it as an author study and integrate it into social studies lessons. Excellent book selection. 4y
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In Mac Barnett's SF book Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World we follow a young, ambitious girl who comes up with an amazing idea for the science fair by creating a huge robot. It is bound to stand out, but not in the way she wanted. Chaos erupts! She seeks the way to stop it through the power of science. This beautiful, colorful book is great for a RA.

JoslynB https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/teaching-technique...
UDL principle 3.8 increase mastery-oriented feedback and EL 6 continually monitor students‘ comprehension work well to determine how well they are grasping the material presented in the book. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding Most of your peers supplied teaching resources specific to the book and you have provided fantastic resources about the teaching strategies you selected. These are high-quality resources that add to your knowledge base of how to effectively implement these strategies in the classroom. So well done. 4y
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The Dot | Peter Reynolds
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What if you wanted to draw, but you said I really cannot? Enter Peter H. Reynold's RF, Christopher award-winning book The Dot. Vashti is a girl who believes she cannot draw. When it seems there is no hope, Vashti's teacher encourages her to just make one mark. Just like that, one simple dot changes her outlook in an unexpected way. Incorporating S with this book is a fun approach.

JoslynB http://www.peterhreynolds.com/dot/dot_activities.html
UDL principle 2.5 illustrate through multiple media and EL 13 use preview/review activities work well alongside the material provided by the author's website to make for an engaging read for students. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding Your universal design and English learner strategies work beautifully with this title. I hope you will consider being a part of National Dot Day! There are so many amazing resources on his website and I believe the event has another website as well. 4y
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Tornadoes! | Gail Gibbons
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Tornadoes: they are spooky, loud, and fierce. Still, what really are they? In this NF book by Gail Gibbons, Tornadoes! explores what a tornado from the very start of how they form to the technology that allows us to learn more about this particular natural disasters. I believe PR can be a good approach to help develop fluency with the aid of a peer.

JoslynB https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/paired_reading
UDL principle 8.3 foster collaboration and community and EL 23 structure advance organizers consisting for new terminology that learners will encounter in the new lesson vocabulary to be reviewed will work well with this type of book to foster a pleasant reading experience. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding There are so many text to self and text to world connections that students can make with Gibbon‘s nonfiction books! Another excellent resource! 4y
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Marvelous Cornelius by Phil BildnerFull is a RF book and winner of the Golden Kite Award inspired by a trash collector of the same name. Full of love and happiness, he strives to continue cleaning up even when things begin to turn for the worse. When hurricane Katrina leaves New Orleans in a mess, he is there to overcome it all. This book is a good choice for IR looking to learn about new important figures.

JoslynB https://www.k12reader.com/independent-reading-the-foundation-of-lifelong-reading...
UDL principle 3.1 activate or supply background knowledge and EL 3 encourage self-talk are applicable for this book where students can adopt a positive outlook and make text-to-world or text-to-self connections. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding Excellent book selection. Nice alignment and thoughtful ideas as to how to facilitate text to world and self connections. I want to read this. 4y
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A Big Mooncake for Little Star written by Grace Lin is a MF book that has won the Caldecott award. The tale tells the story of Little Star who becomes enamored by the large mooncake she and her mother made. Every night she pays it a visit. It looks super delicious! It is so delicious that Little Star cannot hold herself back from trying just a small bite. Perhaps one too many. This book is great for a RT.

JoslynB https://www.curiouscitydpw.com/2018/09/03/big-mooncake-activities/
UDL 3.3 guide information processing and visualization and ESOL 8 use direct instruction: Modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and show how to use it work for this book. #ucflae3414su20
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dbears1 I would love to use this book in my classroom as a RA during science because it introduces the phases of the moon. 4y
DrSpalding Scholastic provides reading summits in the summer in a variety of locations. In the summer of 2019 several of the faculty members went to their summit in Orlando. I got to see this author explain all about this particular book and how she grew up as an Asian American. So interesting. Excellent resources and book selection. 4y
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Robin Hood | Annie Ingle
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Robin Hood by Annie Ingle is a TL book that retells the tales of the outlaw who lives in Sherwood Forest. With a bounty on his head, the green clad Robin Hood engages in adventures with his merry men in England. Tears, fear, and laughter follow the peculiar plans the charismatic Robin Hood uses to deceive his targets, especially a certain Sheriff who vows to be victorious over Robin Hood. This is best for IR.

JoslynB https://www.readingrockets.org/article/independent-reading
UDL 9.3 develop self-assessment and reflection and ESOL 9 teach note-taking strategies: T-lists, time lines etc works well for IR. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding I agree on using independent reading and the helpful resource you provided. Your universal design and English learner strategy could work with independent reading. Nice alignment. 4y
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Alma and How She Got Her Name | Juana Martinez-Neal
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Alma and How She Got Her Name is a RF book written by Juana Martinez-Neal and a winner of the Caldecott award. Alma has a very long name. So long, it does not even fit on a single paper! After asking her dad about it, Alma learns about the amazing stories behind her name that she could have never imagined. This book is great for an AS, which can introduce readers to diverse literature.

JoslynB http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2019/01/the-stories-that-shape-us-teaching-...
UDL 5.3 build fluencies with graduated levels of support for practice and performance and ESOL 24 Incorporate the culture and the language of second language learners in your curriculum are great for this book. #ucflae3414su20
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nquintus Joslyn, this looks like a fantastic book. Your ESOL strategy fits the story and author study perfectly. Check out this link to a lesson plan that connects to a unit about family diversity! https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/my-family-rocks
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gpraytor I love this book and the message behind it! The standards and strategies align so well with the main idea of the book. 4y
DrSpalding And author study could certainly work. When reading your post I made a text to text connection with the story Chrysanthemum. Stories about how our names have meaning would be excellent stories to share at the beginning of the school year when you are introducing your students to one another. 4y
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A Caldecott winning NF book by Doreen Rappaport, Martin‘s Big Words shows the growth and drive of Martin Luther King Jr. as he aimed to forge a future of love and equality. Not everyone agrees with his vision, but with each page he shows his perseverance. Using SR for this book offers readers to also get a chance to read and reflect on some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful words.

JoslynB https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/shared_reading
UDL 1.3 offer alternatives for visual information, such as a projection of the pages to make larger if necessary, and ESOL 8. Use direct instruction: Modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and show how to use it work well for the book. #ucflae3414su20
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Nkaufmann Joslyn, another UDL principle you could use is 9.3 which discusses making reflections. And as you mentioned, it would be a good idea to have students reflect on King‘s powerful words. I think before reading teachers could also provide some background knowledge of who King is and why we still talk about him today. 4y
DrSpalding You certainly diversified your teaching strategies. Shared reading would work well with this particular title. Students can see the large print in the book and possibly participate during a read aloud. You could also present the story on a document camera for your students to read along. 4y
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Malala's Magic Pencil | Malala Yousafzai
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Malala‘s Magic Pencil is a Jane Addams awarded book and B written by Malala Yousafzai. It tells the tale and struggle of a young girl named Malala. She has big dreams and aspirations she hopes to fulfill through magic, but realizes that to make them come true she must use the power of her education and voice to be seen, heard, and move the world. A RA works well for sharing this tale with readers.

JoslynB https://www.teachervision.com/reading-aloud-0
UDL 9.1 promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation and ESOL 36 ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses work with this book. #ucflae3414su20
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DrSpalding Several of you selected this book after I presented it in class. This is such an important story. Teacher vision is a helpful website. English learner strategy 36 works well with this particular title. 4y
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Winner of the Jane Addams award, Lillian‘s Right to Vote is a HF book written by Jonah Winter. Lillian travels up a steep hill to go vote. It is a struggle, but she perseveres. As she climbs, images of the battle to vote from her great-great grandparents to Martin Luther King Jr. appear along the way highlighting the importance of what it means to vote. Using S as a strategy will make for an engaging read with students.

JoslynB https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-activities/2015/08/storytelling-in-the-classr... UDL 3.1 activate or supply background knowledge and ESOL 15 reinforce the key ideas you present again and again are applicable. #ucflae3414su20 4y
nquintus Hi Joslyn! This looks like a great choice. I completely agree with your UDL pick, especially as it could allow integration with a Social Studies lesson. In addition, reinforcing key ideas is always a good idea. Nice job! 4y
DrSpalding I like the idea of storytelling and using this book during a social studies unit. You have made excellent book selections. The award-winning books you have read will provide a solid foundation for the kinds of books you should introduce to your students in the classroom. 4y
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Blended | Sharon M. Draper
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Living in two worlds is not easy. In this RF book Blended by Sharon M. Draper the mixed Isabella faces difficulties with her parents divorce and being exchanged between the two. A white mother and a black father: where does she fit in? Isabella tries to figure out who she is amid all this with a piano recital along the way. This book is excellent for a LC and fosters good discussion.

JoslynB https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/training-stude... UDL 8.3 foster collaboration and community and ESOL 10 Teach think, pair and share strategies in cooperative groups work well for this book and strategy. #ucflae3414su20 4y
nquintus Joslyn, this is a great book to use when teaching SEL or even a lesson on diverse families! Your UDL choice is excellent for an LC, and your ESOL guideline lines up perfectly as well. Great job! 4y
dbears1 Blended is a great book for LC or IR.The ESOL strategy lines well within the scholastic lesson plan.Students will have the opportunity to choose a role they are comfortable with. Great post ! 4y
DrSpalding I agree. This is an excellent book for literature circles and it certainly does promote collaboration and community. 4y
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The Amazing Bone | William Steig
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The Amazing Bone is a MF picture book by William Steig that has won the Caldecott award. Pearl is a young female pig who decides to take a detour on her way home from school. She finds a mysterious bone that leads to an unexpected friendship and a wacky adventure that even her parents cannot believe. This book is good for an AS so readers can become familiar with Steig's other books and make connections.

JoslynB https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/ruth-manna/william-steig-author-s... UDL 3.2 highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships and ESOL 44 Focus on thinking skills; predict, categorize, classify, observe and report (oral-written-pictorial), sequence, summarize are applicable for this book. #ucflae3414su20 4y
DrSpalding This is a new book for me. Did you know that this author is the original creator of Shrek? He wrote and illustrated a story about a green ogre and inevitably it was turned into the Shrek that we know in the movies! 4y
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The Word Collector | Peter H. Reynolds
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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.

JoslynB https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/scholasticcom-editors/2018-2019/c... The UDL principles 2.1 and 3.2 that focus on clarification of vocabulary and symbols and highlighting patterns, critical features, big ideas, or relationships can be targeted with EL 4 and 13 linking prior knowledge and preview/review activities with this book. #ucflae3414su20 (edited) 4y
Ameyer32 What a great story! I really enjoyed the activities that are listed at the link. What a great idea to be a word collector! A simple task and activity that can really be meaningful in the classroom. I have given my PreK kiddos a little pad of paper and I encourage them to write words that they know or want to know that they see at home, while out or even at school. They love it! 4y
dbears1 Great review ! I would use this book in the classroom and as a fun activity I can have the students act out some of the words like : whisper ! 🌞 (edited) 4y
DrSpalding This is an excellent post! Scholastic is a high-quality resource and the idea of using this book on a special, national, learn a word day… Is wonderful. Your universal design and English learner strategies work well. Keep up the great work. 4y
JessicaO The Word Collector is such amazing book! I love the higher quality resources that you provided. The UDL strategies that you mentioned are perfect for this book because there is vocabulary and patterned highlights that will show them big ideas of the story! Thank you for sharing:) 4y
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