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All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything | Annette Bay Pimentel

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This phenomenal award winning NF-RA book is an absolute must read 💫 It talks about her life and how her and her family are advocates for equal rights for disabled. It goes into detail on the steps they took throughout her journey to make it all the way to the top not taking no for an answer! This would be such an amazing book to include in the classroom for so many reasons📚 #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: UDL 6.3 is used ‘facilitate managing information and resources‘ and ESOL strategy ‘encourage self-talk (positive thinking)‘ is used as well. https://socialjusticebooks.org/all-the-way-to-the-top-how-one-girls-fight-for-am... This link will lead you to a great website that includes lots of resources regarding everything this book entails 💫💫 4y

PatriciaS Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful book advocating for children with disabilities, great resource for my classroom library and social studies and human rights. 4y

Karissacurrier This book sounds amazing! The UDL Principle and ESOL strategy you chose work really well with this book. The resource you provided looks great at well! I‘m definitely added this to my TBR 4y

KeanaE What an amazing book that I can‘t never seen! Definitely added this to my cart so I can buy it thank you for sharing this! 4y

DrSpalding Samantha, you started off strong and continued to post about amazing books and include fantastic resources. This website is amazing! The Schneider family award is such an important award to be sure we have included in our classroom library. Your EL strategy and universal design principles align beautifully! 4y

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�Vamos! Let's Go Eat | Ra�l the Third

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I love this book because it is so culturally diverse and contains both Spanish and English inside. But not only that, it is a Pura Belpré Award winner! This MF-LC book is great for LC because you can group the students in groups of English and Spanish speaking students and they can all help each other fully understand the book with group discussions! UDL principle 2.4 is used promoting understanding across languages #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: as well as ESOL strategy using direct instruction: modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and show how to use it. https://forum.teachingbooks.net/2020/05/raul-the-third-on-vamos-lets-go-eat/ Check out this link if this book interests you 🍏🍋🍓🥭🧀🍅🧅🥩 4y

AlexRobinson What a cute book!! I love the plethora of NS and EL opportunities that you can find with this read!! Also I have never heard of that award, how fun! You learn something new every day! 4y

PatriciaS I love your review of this book great resource too. This book is great for English and Spanish connections, and who doesn't like food 🥑🥝 4y

KeanaE Your reassure was so informative I cannot wait to use this in my classroom! Great UDL and EL strategies 4y

DrSpalding Many of your class members utilized the time I provided in the CMC wisely. You certainly did! This is a current award winner that should be considered for your classroom library. You will have Spanish-speaking students in your future classrooms and they need to have books like these available to them. 4y

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story | Kevin Noble Maillard

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Fry Bread is a multiple award winner which is just one reason that it is a must read. It is a TL-RA to read to the class. It goes into detail on what fry bread is such as time, art, history, place, nation, flavor, and color (are just a few). Not only is it culturing students but it is very entertaining and a enlightening story!🥖🍞 UDL strategy 2.2 is used Clarify syntax and structure #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: as well as ESOL strategy Teach to two objectives, language and context. https://highrocklibrary.weebly.com/family-reading-blog/native-american-books Here is a great link to great resources regarding this book 📚 4y

PatriciaS Great review of this Native American fry bread 🍞 book and fun way to incorporate a different culture, some history and everyone loves food. Good book for a read aloud too and some fry 🍞 bread. 4y

DrSpalding This is such a beautiful and current award-winning book. As you know, I own this one and would love to make fry bread. While this book certainly screams social studies it also could be integrated into a math lesson by extending the book with a cooking activity. We provided multiple copies of this book to teachers this week in Seminole County on the Knights Read bus! Excellent post. 4y

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Outside In | Deborah Underwood

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The Caldecott Honor book Outside In is a fantastic RA-RF book to read to your students. It is a lovely story of a girl who explains that we sometimes forget that the outside is right there begging us to go play instead of sitting inside sad! Throughout the story she explains the different hidden ways the outside try‘s to get our attention to go outside. The hidden messages are amazing and I love this book so much. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall Continued: UDL principle 8.1 heighten salience of goals and objectives is used in this book as well as ESPL strategy teaching questioning for clarification. https://www.google.com/amp/s/wakingbraincells.com/2020/09/28/outside-in-by-debor... I recommend looking at this link as well!! 🐝 4y

PatriciaS Wonderful review 👍 I added this book to my read list. I love the outdoors and this read aloud is a great way of encouraging children to play outside as well. 4y

DrSpalding Wow... your resource is excellent. The first paragraph spoke to me and I made personal connections to what we have experienced the last year with Covid. Clearly a beautiful book having won the Caldecott award! This could be used in many ways in your future classroom. 4y

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Overground Railroad | Lesa Cline-Ransome

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The Overground Railroad 🚞 is a great HF-PR book for students to learn information from! It is similar to the Underground Railroad, but the families board an overground railroad on their way to the north for freedom. It tells a sweet story of a family escaping their ‘picking‘ lives to go to New York to live a great free life. UDL principle 9.2 is used facilitate personal coping skills and strategies #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: ESOL strategy making timelines can be used because of it being HF and informational. A great read for children to learn information with a partner. https://theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org Here is a great link to use 4y

PatriciaS Thank you for your great review of this historical fiction book about the struggle of freedom and family ❤️ definitely on my to read list. 4y

DrSpalding I have added this one to my stack. Finding quality historical fiction books that can complement your social studies instruction is very important. Scholastic also has some amazing resources in regards to this topic. Your resource again is excellent. 4y

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Lights on Wonder Rock | David Litchfield

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Lights On Wonder Rock (SF) is such an amazing story to read (RA) to children to fuel their imagination and get their creative juices flowing💫 I loved every part of this book as it is perfect for a read aloud because there are parts relatable to self and back to the text from earlier! It shows Heather throughout her life journey trying to find her alien friend. Sparks creativity and wonder in children which is needed in classrooms! #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall Continued: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/lights-on-wonder-rock/9780358359531 This is a great link that describes the story, author, and information on the book. UDL principle 9.1 is used promoting expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation. And ESOL strategy Teaching technical vocabulary supporting key concepts such as spaceship to foster understanding 4y

PatriciaS I love the cover and your review 👍 thanks I put it on my list of reads. 4y

DrSpalding Samantha, I am adding this book to my stack as well! You found some amazing, new stories that I need to check out. You know how important it is to pre-teach vocabulary therefore the English learner strategy, no number noted, works well. Utilizing the publisher website is always a wise choice. This particular publisher has fantastic resources for their books. 4y

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Hurricane Watch | Melissa Stewart

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I absolutely LOVE this NF-RA book Hurricane Watch. Not only is it informative but it is entertaining and engaging! Which is exactly what we are looking for. The more engaging, the more the students will retain the information. Some things I love about this book are the little ‘did you know?‘ notes on the sides, the pictures with descriptions of what is happening at that point of the hurricane, #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: the detailed information about when and where hurricanes mainly come, the difference between a watch and a warning, and what precautions to take! This book is amazing for us Floridian teachers especially, because we have multiple hurricanes every year. Reading this to your class will help them understand more of what is happening and why all of the time! https://www.melissa-stewart.com/books/earth/bk_hurricane_watch.html Here is a link 4y

Spearsall continued: to Melissa Stewart‘s personal website which includes behind the book, reviews, book glance, ages, and the series at a glance. UDL Principle 6.2 is used: Support planning and strategy and development, since this is NF informative. ESOL strategy: link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge, is used here as well 🌪💨🌊🌫☔️⛈ 4y

DrSpalding With a litfluence of 214 already you are certainly using the app well!❤️📚 4y

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Spearsall @DrSpalding thank you! I love it 💛 4y

DrSpalding It‘s so cool! Some other educator found our # and said your (the class) posts are INCREDIBLE!🙌 4y

AlexRobinson You‘ve picked a PERFECT book for us here in Florida!! I‘m sure students growing up here are incredibly interested in hurricanes and this book seems like a informative yet very engaging book! I always love books that have the little “did you know?” Facts included as well! Thanks for sharing such a great book! 4y

PatriciaS This is a great resource for teaching science, weather, safety, and so much more extension and resources. Great review 👍 thanks 4y

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Little Poems for Tiny Ears | Lin Oliver

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The title says it all, Little Poems for Tiny Ears☺️ This P-RA is phenomenal to read to very young children. It introduces them to the world and their bodies! Teaching them their body parts and what they do, in a fun, poetic way! “Sneeze: A sneeze, Is a breeze, In, Your, Nose.” Such a cute way to portray these messages to children. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: UDL principle 4.1 is used: Vary the methods for response and navigation. Using gestures and hand signals keeps children engaged with this book. ESOL strategy: Encourage self-talk is used here as well! https://www.childrensbookworld.com/book/9781524737962 This link has a detail description of the book, as well as reviews, reading levels, categories, and similar new must reads! A website that needs to be checked out 🌱 4y

AlexRobinson This sounds like SUCH a fun book! I read a similar one at the CMC yesterday and I think this style of poetry is easy and fluid for our young students to understand and comprehend! The one you listed specifically about sneezing is GREAT for an open discussion about germs and covid currently! Loved this choice! 4y

PatriciaS I love 💕 your review 4y

PatriciaS This is a great picture book for teaching children and one to add to my list too, thanks 😊 4y

DrSpalding You simply and concisely did exactly what you needed to do to fulfill the requirements of this assignment. The images by Tomie are immediately engaging and the idea of doing read alouds with poetry is fine however consider echo, choral and independent poetry readings! 4y

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Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type. by Doreen Cronin (Revised) | Doreen Cronin

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The Caldecott Honor book Cluck, Clack, Moo Cows That Type is a humorous and engaging MF-RA book to include in the classroom for some onomatopoeia fun!🐮 You will find out in this book that cows and chickens can be very stubborn when they have a typewriter.. what will the farmer end up doing with his farm?🐄 🐓 #UCFLAE3414SP21
https://doreencronin.com/books/click-clack-series/ This link includes the whole series of books with detailed description

KeanaE This book is so cute! I see you were in the CMC 👀📚!! 4y

Spearsall continued: of them along with some activities teachers and students can do! UDL principle 6.2 can be used: Support Planning and Strategy Development. This can be used with the attached website and activities provided:) ESOL strategy: Teach, think, pair and share strategies in cooperative groups, can be used while reading aloud this book🐮🐄🐓 4y

AlexRobinson Ugh you can just NEVER go wrong with this series!😂 always such a funny and silly book to read with your students, especially if you‘re dedicated to being silly and doing all the correct animal sounds! Another amazing strategy would be RT!! Would be SO fun to give the students props or costumes and let them be just as silly as the characters in the book. Great pick!! 4y

PatriciaS I like animal books and especially those that create fun for students with reading. Great review and resources too. 4y

DrSpalding I was initially introduced to this book by a middle school social studies teacher. The content in the book lens itself to teaching students about labor forces, strikes and of course compromise. As Keana noted, you truly utilized the CMC and the wonderful resources we have worked hard to obtain for your use! Thank you, thank you, thank you. 4y

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Alphabet City | Stephen Johnson

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This Caldecott Honor RA-NF story shows that actions really do speak louder than words🤐 This is a great picture book for young students looking to find beauty in the world while also learning the alphabet. UDL principle 1.1 is used: Offer ways of customizing the display of information. Students can shout aloud where they see the letters in the pictures- a great engagement activity for kindergarten. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: ESOL strategy: modeling, explaining and scaffolding, are used while presenting this as well. https://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/Alphabet-City.html This is a great website explaining the books, awards, and even gives a preview of the illustrations and what the background info is about. The website is called the best children‘s books for a reason!🌱🌱 4y

KeanaE What a great lesson to learn early on! A great way to incorporate this invisible curriculum into your classroom! 4y

PatriciaS I love any alphabet lesson that incorporates real life relatable ways to look at things, and expand students knowledge of the 🌎 world around them. Great review 👍 thank you for a new book to add to my book 📚 list and my classroom library 😁. 4y

DrSpalding Another excellent post. Here is another idea! I am a big fan of creating class books. After reading aloud and allowing the students to shout out the letters, you could have your students create their own, creative alphabet book by integrating the arts. Place the book in your classroom library and I guarantee your students will gravitate to the books they have created. This fosters the idea that they are young authors! 4y

Spearsall @DrSpalding I love love love that idea! 4y

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A Little SPOT of Happiness Gratitude Journal | Diane Alber

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Sometimes everyone needs a Little Spot of Happiness! And Diane Alber (as always) does a fantastic job of incorporating SEL into RF-RA books. This series caught my attention from the beginning, I had to buy the whole collection! This book teaches children that a little spot of happiness needs to grow and grow in order for it to be a big spot, and take the place of the big angry spot. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: She provides manipulatives and accessories to help the students understand more. One example is putting a little yellow spot on the students hand to remind themselves to spread kindness and happiness around, then the spot will grow! Again, a must read for including SEL in the classroom while teaching them life skills.UDL principle 2.5 is used: Illustrate through multiple media. And ESOL strategy,”Encourage self-talk (positive thinking)” 4y

Spearsall continued: is used as well. https://youtu.be/WKy8PrrjmJ4 Here is a link for an interactive read aloud by a teacher, in great detail and animation. If you explore Diane‘s YouTube channel, you will find more author-read-aloud‘s and her explaining the purpose of her books with background information on it. 4y

PatriciaS I love the cover of this book, that alone made me want to read on, your review was great, very thorough and detailed in ways teachers can utilize this book in their classroom. Teaching children to spread kindness and support emotional growth is our responsibility as educators and I will be incorporating this book into my lesson plan. Thank you for a great review and resources too. 4y

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DrSpalding I am so glad you introduced the entire class to this author. Thank you for sharing the YouTube channel. You along with several of your peers are wisely researching social emotional learning. As you enter your future classroom, sadly due to the pandemic, many children will be experiencing the lasting affects of trauma due to what the world has endured. 4y

Spearsall @DrSpalding 100%... I am ready to take on the responsibility and MY responsibility as their teacher.. aka the person who spends 8 hours a day with parents children to teach them even more SEL💞💞 4y

DrSpalding I agree! 4y

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Where's Baby? | Anne Hunter

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Where‘s Baby? This MF-RA book is great for primary grades💛🪵 With its Theodor Suess Geisel Honor, you can‘t go wrong with this book about a mama and papa fox who are looking for baby fox. This picture book is cute and fun while engaging the students to also keep an eye out for baby fox (hint: baby fox is on every page hidden!) The students can read along with you as well! #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: https://penguinrandomhouseelementaryeducation.com/book/?isbn=9780735264984 here is a link to the book with its review on it! Very useful comments from parents talking about their experience with this interactive and engaging book🌿 UDL principle 1.1 is used: Offer ways of customizing the display of information. ESOL strategy “integrate speaking, listening, reading and writing activities” is used in this read as well. 4y

DrSpalding Another wonderful award winner! When you see this seal you know that you have a quality piece of literature for your emergent readers. Penguin is an excellent publisher that truly supports educators with using their books effectively in the classroom. Continue using their resources. 4y

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Who Was Helen Keller? | Gare Thompson

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The “who was” books are amazing for B-IR reads. Who was Helen Keller? A great, detailed explanation book that gives great detail on Helen‘s life from beginning to end, without being too complicated for young students to read. As you read, you will learn about how/when Helen got the sickness, what methods her parents tried, the obstacles they went through, and a special person who came into Helen‘s life who will change it forever. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: It then goes on to explain Helen‘s accomplishments and how she did it! A great read to inform children of who she was and that anything is possible if you put your mind to it. Great biography books. UDI 9.1 is used: Promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation. And ESOL strategy: Show students how to use graphic organizers, would be useful with this book to keep a timeline or cause and effect ratio. 4y

Spearsall http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/helen-kell... Great website for a detailed description of the book and easily accessible and appropriate for students 4y

DrSpalding Read write think was one of the highly encouraged resources. You truly paid attention and applied your learning to this project. You are missing some English learner strategy numbers however the one you noted certainly works. Most of these books have timelines embedded in the back matter. English learner strategy 28, providing biographies is also an excellent strategy to include with all great biography books. 4y

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Spearsall @DrSpalding I used the chart but I must have forgotten to put the #, my mistake 4y

DrSpalding You got the correct strategies… That is important however be sure to note the numbers because you will be using those in your lesson plans in the future. 4y

Spearsall @DrSpalding will do! 👍🏼 4y

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A Unicorn Named Sparkle | Amy Young

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A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young is a great RF-RA picture book about a little girl who sees an ad in a magazine for a .25 cent unicorn! Little does she know everything is completely unexpected.. This is a great story for ESOL strategies: encourage self talk positive thinking, simplify your speech by making it slower and redundant, and place language in meaningful context. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall continued: UDL strategy 7.2 is used “optimize relevance, value, and authenticity”. http://aunicornnamedsparkle.com This website includes all of the detailed required to understand and know A Unicorn Named Sparkle🤩🦄 4y

KeanaE This book looks so interesting! I can‘t wait to read it! 4y

AndreaEfres I‘d love using your post as inspiration for my own books. Thank you for sharing ESOL related content, it is increasingly helpful for us to relate to this content as well! 4y

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Sdemps This looks like a great book for a read aloud. I will different be adding this to my book list for my classroom library. 4y

AlexRobinson Sounds like such a cute book! And I love how you noted it is useful for ESOL students as I know personally that‘s where I fall short and any and all help will be added to my “books to read” list!! Cant wait! 4y

Vanvlieta Looks like an adorable book! I think the ESOL strategy “simplify your speech” would be a great way for our ELL‘s to grasp what is being read🤩 4y

Chaseb I think you did a great job and included great UDL strategies. I‘m hoping to get this boom for my classroom! 4y

Adodd1 This book looks like a cute and fun book! The fact that it is useful for ESOL students makes it even better! Can‘t wait to give it a read :) 4y

PatriciaS This book from your review sounds like a great read, thank you for your review 👍 4y

DrSpalding I love this book and the twist that it includes! I think you won this one if I recall correctly… Use fun reads like this to foster a love of reading in your primary classroom. 4y

Spearsall @DrSpalding noo I didn‘t win any this semester but I learned soo much about quality literature 💗 4y

DrSpalding I have given this one away a few times! It makes me giggle. 4y

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Blended | Sharon M. Draper

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Blended by Sharon M. Draper🍦 An RF-LC chapter book that completely STUNS you. A MUST read especially for students who feel left out or not included in their daily life. A well-written story about an 11-year-old girl with a much blended family. Throughout the story we see how she copes with her parents divorce and what she does to survive during this traumatic time in her life!This book isn‘t a New York Times specialty for nothing. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Spearsall This story includes UDL‘s strategy 2.1 “clarify vocabulary and symbols” by containing vocabulary words and explaining their definition in the book as the narrator figuring them out herself! ESOL strategies: teach questioning for clarification, promote cooperation for LC, and teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts. https://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=75 This link includes Drapers site to all of her books and it contains 4y

Spearsall continued: background knowledge of Blended and all of her other books. A must must read 💗🍡 4y

MFlowers Agreed! This book is a must read. I loved it SO much! 4y

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KeanaE Ever since I saw this book I wanted to read it! I will most definitely add this book to my library! 4y

AndreaEfres If this is a must read, then I should definitely read it as well! 4y

Sdemps The cover alone draws you to this book. This novel is a perfect pick for students in intermediate grades as they start to learn about themselves. 4y

Adodd1 This is a book that has been in my TBR pile for a while, even more excited to read it now! Sounds like a book with relevant content which would be great in a classroom library too. 4y

JasmineLangley I haven‘t read this book yet but based on your post it seems like a great read for anyone especially students. And I like the UDL strategies already incorporated in the book. I will definitely be adding this to my library. 4y

ztorres Placing this book on my list of must read. I was interested when it was presented in class. I think it has such a great story line that is a must to have in the classroom library. 4y

PatriciaS I love 💕 your review of this book, 📖 resources too adding to my list of read aloud lessons and activities for teaching emotional content and growth, also a great book for book clubs, literary circles discussion sessions, questions and answers small groupings and community through group work. 4y

DrSpalding It does stun you. Look at all of the support from your peers! Your posts were appreciated not only by me but clearly by many of your classmates. This is what this project is all about. I am so excited about Draper‘s announcement regarding her sequel to Out of my Mind! That will certainly be a book on my TBR list. 4y

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Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment | Parker Curry, Jessica Curry

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Parker Looks Up is one of my favorite RF-RA books. Parker goes to a museum and just wants to be seen! And then she stumbles upon something greater than all... something that makes her feel seen, heard, and understood. A great story to teach children diversity to have in the classroom 💕

https://www.parkerlooksup.com
In this link you will find the whole story behind the story of Parker Looks Up. You will be inspired!! A must read.
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Mmurphy I have to get this book!! Great job on your review!!✨ 4y

AlexRobinson What an amazing book!! Not only does it show the representation of diversity that was lacking in a majority of books we read growing up, this is also a PERFECT book to show that kids are capable and should be seen and heard as well! I think we as not only adults but teachers think younger kids are just “silly” therefore their thoughts are silly and might overlook them but kids have things to say! And want to be seen! So what a great reminder for 4y

AlexRobinson Not only for the kiddos but us as well! 4y

Spearsall continued: UDL 7.2 “Optimize Relevance, Value & Authenticity” is achieved here with Parker Looks Up because it allows children to feel seen and included authentically. Some ESOL strategies include encouraging self-talk, continually monitoring students comprehension, use direct instruction and teach note-taking strategies. These can be used while inducing this with a read aloud. 4y

DrSpalding I added this to my stack as well! Your summary is so enticing! I look forward to finding out more about this book. Building a diverse classroom library is something that we began with this semester. You will have a wide variety of beautiful children in your classrooms that need to see themselves in books. 4y

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Mercy Watson Fights Crime | Kate DiCamillo

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Mercy Watson Fights Crime is a great short MF-S novel for the class. It has a great story line that keeps the attention of the students! A lesson that can be taken from this story is if you are mindful and unproblematic, good things come back to you! All Mercy wanted was some toast, and toast she got.
https://www.katedicamillo.com/books/mercy3.html
Here‘s a link for Kate DiCamillo‘s website that talks all about the details of MWFC
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Ericaj This book sounds interesting. As a kid, Mercury Waston was one of my favorite children's serie. This book is great for students to identify the theme. 4y

Spearsall Continued: UDL 7.3 is included here “minimize threats and distractions” by containing a long, detailed plot line engaging the students interest and minimizing distractions. ESOL strategies: reinforce key ideas you present again and again, show students to use graphic organizers, and teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts, can be used with this chapter book. After the students read this book in their storytelling they can create graphic 4y

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DrSpalding And, again you went straight to the author and you really can‘t do better than that! I love this series of books and Leroy Ninker is a favorite character of mine. 4y

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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners | Joanna Ho

Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho and illustrations by Dung Ho is a great story with a great storyline 🎈🌺 culturally diverse books are needed in classrooms so every student feels seen and heard🌼🌻 #UCFLAE3414SP21

ReaganT I love the title! And I agree, it‘s so important to represent cultural diversity in the classroom, this looks like a great read. 4y

Spearsall continued: UDL‘s 1.2 “offer alternatives for auditory information” can be applied here with an audio book while doing a read aloud with the class. This alternative is necessary for literacy as well. ESOL strategies include: link lesson topic to students prior knowledge, encourage self talk, promote cooperation, & continually monitor students comprehension. This story is great for having all students feel included while having a fun and cute 4y

Spearsall Continued: storyline. https://youtu.be/ZtIljDiqg3M this link includes the read aloud for the UDL I included, while explaining the stories plot line in detail. 4y

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DrSpalding This is realistic fiction at its best. This book is a current book trending online! When Matt Dela Peña posted a picture of his daughter with this title, knowing that he is a Newbery award winning author… I knew this was a book I had to own. I am so happy you took some of the recommendations I presented in class and enjoyed them! So well done. 4y

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Hair Love | Vashti Harrison, Matthew A. Cherry

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This RF-RA book “Hair Love” by Matthew A. Cherry illustrated by Vashiti Harrison is such a phenomenal book about the unconditional love between a father and a daughter.. and her hair. No matter what struggles arise, with love for yourself and others, there‘s always a solution! 🤩🤩

http://www.matthewacherry.com/hair-love
In this link you can find Matthew A. Cherry‘s read‘s, descriptions, and a short-film of Hair Love!

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PatriciaS Love this book, great review 👍 4y

Spearsall continued: UDL principle 1.3 is used here “offer alternatives for visual information”. While performing the read aloud you can use products such as a comb, hair brush, hair tie, and much more to offer other visuals for students. By doing this we also include our EL strategies: teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts. 4y

ReaganT I want to add this one to my collection soon! I love the idea of using props, it adds so much more to the story! And I think it is a great way for ESOL students to visualize the reading. 4y

DrSpalding I really like that you are using author websites as resources. They are one of the best resources of course and you are exposing your peers to these high-quality activities that can extend the learning. Well done. 4y

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The Legend of the Bluebonnet | Tomie DePaola

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The TL-PR story “The legend of the Bluebonnet” by Tomie DePaola is a great story that explains what happens when you are selfless and give back to what gives to you.. Not only is DePaola‘s book informative emotionally, but historically as well! Educating students about how they use to live in their tribe.

https://www.tomie.com/about-the-book-t
In this link has a detailed description of the book and more about Tomie DePaola!

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Spearsall continued: this story can help with EL‘s by using the strategy of direct instruction: modeling, explaining, scaffolding, name the strategy and show how to use it. The UDL principle used is: 2.2 “clarify syntax and structure”. 4y

DrSpalding I am thinking this is where you began after playing around a bit with the app! You have done a beautiful job of selecting excellent books and resources! Here, you need to look at the genre again. When you see the word legend… That tells you what genre you should be citing. Be sure to refer back to your flipbook for assistance. 4y

Spearsall @DrSpalding trad lit! Thank you :) 4y

DrSpalding Yep you got it!🙌 4y

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The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! | Mo Willems

A true classic!! The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog words and pictures by Mo Willems is a MUST READ! It engages children and keeps them entertained while ALSO learning that sharing is caring ✅💕 Gotta love scholastic!! #mustread #pigeonfindsahotdog #scholastic

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The Dinky Donkey | Craig Smith

The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith and illustrated by Katz Cowley is a must read for young audiences!! Contains great figurative language and adjectives for beginning ela learners 💛🐐

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Hair Love | Vashti Harrison, Matthew A. Cherry

I chose Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrations by Vashti Harrison for my TeachLive because it seemed so heart warming ♡. This book did not disappoint!

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