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Communicative writing is a style that can take a lot of practice to master. Writing to communicate is an important skill because students will need to understand how to write to convey a specific message for a specific person or audience.

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Poetry is such a beautiful form of wiring and expression. The unique thing about it is that no one is too young or too old for poetry. This section shows a wide variety of poetry texts for our youngest writers and poets that teach various lessons and expose them to different forms of poetry.

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This book teaches students that anybody can write a letter and there is a standard format for writing letters.

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Can I Be Your Dog? | Read Aloud Story Time | Shon's Stories

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This book is great for teaching students not only about poetry, but about alliteration and rhyming as well. This book also has tons of tongue twisters in it. With this book we are teaching students how to rhyme, use different writing styles, and how to read efficiently and how it ties into comprehension.

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This is a great book for teaching students about how art can tie into ELA practices. We are able to use similes and metaphors to help convey this which is something a lot of poetry includes to help convey a message, theme, or meaning.

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Snack Time with MacKids | Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

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This beautiful book is great for teaching students about voice and about how writing notes and letters can create or make change. The crayons realized that they want to go back and they all write letters convincing their crayon owner to take them back.

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The Day the Crayons Came Home - Animated Read Aloud

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Multimodal text is so important to expose to children. This type of literature shows children the different ways to convey meaning through words and different art forms. These types of text tend to keep children very engaged while reading and exploring.

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I included this section to help student become more exposed to the different languages they will be around in and out of the classroom. This can help them to show an appreciation for another language and perhaps learn it or incorporate it into their writing.

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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

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Kids Book Read Aloud | The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera

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Having a voice is something we are all taught at a young age. It is so important to teach our students and children about having a voice. This is where change, speeches, and movements come into play. Having a voice is sharing a voice.

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Ideas are like seeds that when planted, grow into big dreams, plans, and goals. Students need to understand that there is no such thing as having a bad idea. All ideas are valuable and serve so much purpose when put into motion.

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So many students have names that are mispronounced constantly and don't usually speak up about it. With the being said, this book teaches students about the history and importance of their name and how speaking up for themselves shows self respect and love for themselves.

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Presenting is such a milestone that even the most successful adults have mastered. Giving our students the opportunity to express themselves through presentation of any means is vital to their success academically, socially, and with public speaking as well.

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This book is great for teaching children about ideas when it comes to projects and understanding perception and perspective. The bunny has a box that he "turns" into different things like a firetruck and a race car.

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Not A Box Read Aloud Antoinette Portis Children's Book

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The Dot is another story that teaches about ideas as well as presentation. It takes us through the story of how a single idea or "dot" can inspire us beyond our greatest beliefs and abilities.

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This book is great for teaching students about how perception can affect perspective. Students will be able to see that there aren't any bad ideas and that all ideas are meant to be shared.

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Duck! Rabbit! | Read Aloud Storybook for Kids

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Conventions can convey so much meaning in literature. It allows for dramatic pauses, characters' thoughts, and overall feeling when reading a book. By emphasizing the use of conventions, we are showing our students about the technical features of writing and how it contributes to overall meaning of the literature.

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This book is so inspirational when teaching kids about how presentation can be universal. Furthermore, this book is great for teaching students about how one idea can be represented in multiple ways. For example, a scientist can be a little black girl, a three year old, or even an old man.

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ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST by Andrea Beaty (Storyville Kids Video #43) Read Aloud

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I chose this book because when I read it to 4-5 year olds, they absolutely love hearing the different voices I do for each crayon. When reading this book it is important to teach children about how their words can make a change, no matter what their grievances are. I love this whole collection because it heavily teaches students about voice and the impact that it truly has.

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The Day the Crayons Quit - Animated Read Aloud

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Ish is a great book for teaching students about how even their artistic abilities deserve to be shared. A single line can have so much meaning and can inspire more ideas to bloom.

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Organization can be such a beautiful thing in literature. It heavily contributes to the meaning and feeling of the text and can leave the reader with various emotions and feelings at the end of the literature.

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Word choice is such an important concept as it causes students to think outside of the box and use things like similes and metaphors to help convey a feeling or message in the literature.

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This book teaches students about how their ideas can spark other interest. One squiggle can make more ideas bloom.

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Sentence fluency is so important when discussing various forms of literature. Students need to understand the importance and value of sentence fluency and use application techniques to investigate how their sentence fluency contributes to the overall meaning and/or message of their writing.

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Little Red Writing by Joan Holub and Melissa Sweet 📚 Kids Book Read Aloud

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This book teaches students about the different ways words can be used to convey different meanings and messages. Also, it helps students to organize their thoughts and words to help present their ideas clearly.

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The Word Collector [Reynolds, Peter H., Reynolds, Peter H.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Word Collector

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I and You and Don't Forget Who - What is a Pronoun? - Grammar Read Aloud!

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KIDS BOOKS READ ALOUD: A Place for Everything

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There are so many rhyming words and tongue twisters that use alliteration in this book. When considering how this contributes to sentence fluency, students will have to slow down when reading in order to achieve reading with efficient fluency.

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There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (Dr. Seuss's Book of Ridiculous Rhymes)

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Amazon.com: There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (Dr. Seuss's Book of Ridiculous Rhymes): 9780679882831: Dr. Seuss: Books

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Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room [audiobook with pictures]

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Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! - Kids Books Read Aloud

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📖 🗄️ A Little Spot of Organization By Diane Alber READ ALOUD

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The Day Punctuation Came to Town | Grammar for Kids | Fun Learning | READ ALOUD

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My video reading of Taste Your Words illustrated by Todd Bright

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📚 Kids Book Read Aloud: THE WORD COLLECTOR by Peter H. Reynolds

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This book is amazing for teaching students about the power of their voice and the change that it can bring. This book references how young voices can change the world and make the world a better place.

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Read Aloud- Say Something By: Peter H. Reynolds

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Read Aloud- Dear Mrs. LaRue by Mark Teague | Great example of persuasive letters

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Owl Moon by Jane Yolen: Children's Books Read Aloud on Once Upon A Story

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Kids Book Read Aloud: All the Places to Love

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EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES by Lynne Truss.  Grandma Annii's Storytime

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Last Stop On Market Street by Matt de la Pena: Read-Aloud

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What Do You Do With An Idea by Kobi Yamada/ Reading with Mr. Ramos/ Read Aloud

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Shel Silverstein Poems (Everything on It)

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Shaking Things Up | Read Aloud Storytime

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One Last Look E01 A Child’s Book of Poems Pictures by Gyo Fujikawa

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The Listening Walk usually has a CD that can be played while reading the book. It really brings the book to life and shows the students how you can combine audio and visual aspects to help create a multimodal experience while reading.

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The Listening Walk [Showers, Paul, Aliki] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Listening Walk

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A Light In the Attic by Shel Silverstein

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Roald Dahl | Revolting Rhymes - Full audiobook with text (AudioEbook)

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📚 That’s Not My Name! - Kid Books Read Aloud - Bedtime Stories - Diversity - Acceptance

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CuddlePot Bootcamp - Our Homeschool Journey

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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman

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Out of My Mind [Draper, Sharon M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Out of My Mind

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You Are More Than Magic: The Black and Brown Girls’ Guide to Finding Your Voice

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Amazon.com: You Are More Than Magic: The Black and Brown Girls’ Guide to Finding Your Voice: 9780593326619: Harts, Minda: Books

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Help Me Tell: Finding Your Voice After Trauma (1)

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"Help Me Tell" is an impactful story that will help adolescent readers find their voice. The book shares a message of strength and encouragement as a young girl named Lilly is able to overcome a traumatic incident and regain her ability to speak. This is the first installment in author Jasmine Ru...

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The Invisible Boy - Kindle edition by Ludwig, Trudy, Barton, Patrice. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Invisible Boy.

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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

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📖 Kids Book Read Aloud: The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes: A Growth Mindset Book

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📚What Do You Do With An Idea? // A READ ALOUD

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Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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Storytime at Home: "Bear Counts," " Big Frog Can't Fit In," and "Are You Ready to Play Outside?"

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📚 Kids Book Read Aloud: I'M NOT JUST A SCRIBBLE... by Diane Alber

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Willy’s Pictures by Anthony Browne (STORY LAB - Read Aloud)

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Dear Deer - A Book of Homophones | Grammar Homophones Fun Children's Picture Book Read Aloud!

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Dear Deer - A Book of Homophones | Grammar Homophones Fun Children's Picture Book Read Aloud!

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I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit (Functioning Executive)

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I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit (Functioning Executive) [Julia Cook, Beth Spencer Rabon, Michelle Hazelwood Hyde, Michelle Hazelwood Hyde] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I Can't Find My Whatchamacallit (Functioning Executive)

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Janet S. Fox (Author), Steve Mark (Illustrator)

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Get Organized Without Losing It (Laugh & Learn®)

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Amazon.com: Get Organized Without Losing It (Laugh & Learn®): 9781631981739: Fox, Janet S., Mark, Steve: Books

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How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write)

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How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write) [Messner, Kate, Siegel, Mark] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write)

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Writing Right: A Story About Dysgraphia [Baker, Cassandra, Moiz, Noor] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Writing Right: A Story About Dysgraphia

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Taste Your Words [Clark, Bonnie, Bright, Todd] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Taste Your Words

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One Word from Sophia (The Sophia Books) [Averbeck, Jim, Ismail, Yasmeen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. One Word from Sophia (The Sophia Books)

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What Are Words, Really? [Lubomirski, Alexi, Aponte, Carlos] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Are Words, Really?

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The Word Collector [Wimmer, Sonja, Wimmer, Sonja, Brokenbrow, Jon] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Word Collector

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Amazon.com: The Boy Who Loved Words: 9780375836015: Schotter, Roni, Potter, Giselle: Books

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Ralph Tells a Story [Hanlon, Abby, Hanlon, Abby] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Ralph Tells a Story

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How to Read a Story: (Illustrated Children’s Book, Picture Book for Kids, Read Aloud Kindergarten Books)

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Amazon.com: How to Read a Story: (Illustrated Children’s Book, Picture Book for Kids, Read Aloud Kindergarten Books): 9781452112336: Messner, Kate, Siegel, Mark: Books

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Thank You, Omu! [Mora, Oge] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Thank You, Omu!

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Moo! [LaRochelle, David, Wohnoutka, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Moo!

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Fox in Socks: Dr. Seuss's Book of Tongue Tanglers (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))

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Amazon.com: Fox in Socks: Dr. Seuss's Book of Tongue Tanglers (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)): 9780307931801: Dr. Seuss: Books

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The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites

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Amazon.com: The Foot Book: Dr. Seuss's Wacky Book of Opposites: 9780679882800: Dr. Seuss: Books

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A Letter to Amy (Picture Puffin Books) [Keats, Ezra Jack] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Letter to Amy (Picture Puffin Books)

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Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin [Tonatiuh, Duncan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin