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April 23, 2004

C O N T E N T S

1) Fresh ideas for grades 3-6
2) Citywide book clubs
3) The latest on reading research
4) ReadWriteThink
5) Visit us at the IRA Convention in Reno!

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1) Fresh ideas for grades 3-6
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Lead your students to rethink and value spelling, develop 
vocabulary, and explore alternatives to rote memorization with 
the new book WORD SAVVY. Classroom teacher Max Brand introduces a 
host of innovative strategies supported by over thirty lessons.

WORD SAVVY: Integrating Vocabulary, Spelling, and Word Study, 
Grades 3-6
Max Brand * 192 pp/paper * $22.50 * Available now
http://www.stenhouse.com/0366.asp
(Click on the chapter titles to read excerpts.)

See what it takes to support English language learners in grades 
3-6 with BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY. This new book explores reading 
and writing instruction as well as the classroom conditions that 
are especially important for ELL students to achieve English 
proficiency.

BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY: Reading and Writing with English Language 
Learners
Kathleen Fay and Suzanne Whaley * 224 pp/paper * $18.50
Available now
http://www.stenhouse.com/0368.asp
(Click on the chapter titles to review the entire book.)

**** Special for Newslinks subscribers ****
Order both of these books on our Web site by May 16, and we'll 
waive the shipping charge (a $5 value!). Just enter the coupon 
code NL49 at the first checkout screen on our Web site.

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2) Citywide book clubs
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Stenhouse author Ralph Fletcher was the focus of a recent 
celebration by the city of Dover, New Hampshire, which chose his 
book FLYING SOLO (Yearling Books) for "Dover Reads." This five-
week program included events and activities throughout the 
community that were centered on the book, and encouraged children 
and adults alike to read and talk about the book:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/2004news/dover/d4_2a.htm

The program's official Web page is here:

http://www.dover.k12.nh.us/DEIP/dover-reads/

Dover is one of over 100 cities, counties, or states that have 
begun similar programs, according to the American Booksellers 
Association. For tips on launching a community book club, visit 
this page:

http://news.bookweb.org/news/306.html

And here's a list of citywide book clubs with links to many 
program Web sites:

http://news.bookweb.org/news/305.html

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3) The latest on reading research
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The theme of the March issue of ASCD's Educational Leadership 
journal is "What Research Says About Reading." Visit the 
journal's Web site to read several articles in their entirety and 
access the issue's study/discussion guide:

What Research Says About Reading

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4) ReadWriteThink
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IRA, NCTE, and MarcoPolo have teamed up to offer a great reading 
and language arts resource, ReadWriteThink. This Web site has 
over 250 lessons organized by grade level and literacy strand, 
interactive student tools, more than 140 links to language arts 
Web sites, and a literary calendar with dates linked to classroom 
activities. Lessons are correlated with NCTE and IRA standards, 
and the site is regularly updated with new resources:

http://www.readwritethink.org/

ReadWriteThink is one of seven K-12 content Web sites that are 
accessible from MarcoPolo. Others include Illuminations (National 
Council of Teachers of Mathematics), Science NetLinks (American 
Association for the Advancement of Science), Xpeditions (National 
Geographic Society), ArtsEdge (JFK Center for the Performing 
Arts), EconEdLink (National Council on Economic Education), and 
EDSITEment (National Endowment for the Humanities):

http://www.marcopolo-education.org/teacher/teacher_about.aspx

The Search feature on MarcoPolo accesses resources from all seven 
sites.

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5) Visit us at the IRA Convention in Reno!
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Be sure to set aside plenty of time to visit the Stenhouse booth 
(#1907) at the IRA Annual Convention where you can browse our 
books, view our videos, meet many of our authors...and take 
advantage of our special 10% conference discount!

Exhibit hours are:

Monday May 3, Noon-5pm
Tuesday May 4, 9am-4pm 
Wednesday May 5, 9am-4pm 
Thursday May 6, 9am-1pm

See you in Reno!

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