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EXPLORATIONS
from Okapi: The Key to Unlocking Your Nonfiction Book Room
Explorations goes beyond other programs in developing functional
literacy in everyday life by focusing of 5 types commonly
encountered in student textbooks: Recount,
Report, Explanation, Procedure and Expository.
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Explorations engage students in content area
reading (science and social studies) and teaches students how to
use nonfiction text features such as labeled illustrations,
graphs, charts, diagrams, glossaries,etc.
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Unique Teacher Version for each title support
teachers and students with appropriate small group discussion
questions to help children develop their own critical literacy.
The Teacher Version gives teachers support for what to do during
reading, not just before and after reading.
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Explorations goes beyond other programs in
providing meaningful reading/ writing connections.
For More Information Contact:
Elette Meaux 337 837 4192
email:
emeaux@meauxbooks.com |
An Effective Early Intervention Programs for Grades
K-2
Flying Start to Literacy
is an early literacy program that is research based and reflects
best practices in teaching.
Program includes 144
different student books and supportive teacher materials organized
into six stages of reading development. Flying Start to Literacy
can be implemented as:
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An early
intervention program for students requiring additional support
in their reading development- especially appropriate for Tier 2
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A supplemental to
support and reinforce the goals of any core reading program
Features of the Program:
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High- frequency
words have a high rate of repetition with a low ratio of
unfamiliar words
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Key vocabulary is
introduced systematically and constantly revisited
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Variety of text
types enables the development of a range of reading strategies
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Reading and writing
are linked
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Text difficulty is
carefully sequenced to build reading strategies
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The teaching of
phonics and phonemic awareness is supported by the program.
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Assessment is
ongoing to inform instruction
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and
interactive classroom curriculum. 
