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1.RL.4- Feeling and Sensory Words Lesson

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Read Aloud - Words And Phrases That Suggest Feelings Or Appeal To Senses

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland.

Inspired by her father's inability to read and write Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans five countries and gifts over 2 million free books each month to children around the world.

"When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer.

The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world."

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Identify Words in Stories that Suggest Feelings or Appeal to the Senses

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Show your child a lesson “Identify Words in Stories that Suggest Feelings or Appeal to the Senses”. Being able to infer a character’s traits or feelings is a comprehension skill that is taught so that the reader learns more about the characters and extract more meaning from the text.

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The effects of falling behind in reading and feeling like a failure can take a large toll on kids. Children can lose all desire to learn to read or go to school. Some begin to act out in class or set low expectations for themselves.

Madeline, an appealing 8-year old at the Lab School in Washington, D.C., remembered what it was like before she was given intensive help with reading:

I just couldn't read the words that were in the books we had to read. I always felt left out. And a lot of the mornings when it was time to get up and go to school, I kept saying, 'No, no. I don't want to go.'

Reading difficulties can have a significant impact on a child's self-esteem. Children who struggle with reading may feel embarrassed, frustrated, or ashamed, which can lead to a negative self-image and lower their self-confidence.

You can help your child by supporting and encouraging their efforts. Let them know it's okay to make mistakes and celebrate their progress, no matter how small! Focus on what they do well rather than dwelling on their weaknesses. Getting extra help from a tutor or reading with your child at home may help your child improve and build their confidence. Remember having an open and flexible mindset can make all the difference for someone struggling to learn to read.

Although the best remedy for a child's low self-esteem about reading is, of course, to teach him or her how to read, there are other things that can help.

Self-esteem and children who struggle with reading

Imagine getting up each day to go to a job in which you felt incompetent and unsuccessful. A job in which you struggled every day to meet basic goals, in which you felt incapable amongst your coworkers, and your boss gave you constant feedback that your performance was sub-par.

Most adults would flee such a negative work environment, but children have no alternative but to continue being employed in the work of learning how to read.

Learning how to read is truly important work. And while you share with your child or student the value of and an appreciation for reading, it is also important to be explicit in conveying an appreciation for the intensity of his or everyday struggle to become a reader and for his or her worth as a person.

Many children with learning differences do constant battle with frustration, anger, and defeatism. Struggling to learn how to read can be emotionally as well as mentally exhausting. It's a struggle that can affect almost every aspect of a child's school experience, from academics to relationships with peers, to feelings of self-worth.

Put downs & comebacks

Learn how to respond to a discouraged kid so he or she keeps trying. Put Downs & Comebacks includes six typical "put downs" a child who is struggling may say or think about himself as well as suggested "comebacks" you can say to turn these negative thoughts and feelings around.

"Put Downs & Comebacks" offers many suggestions on how you can address a child's negative feelings about self or school. By doing so, you'll help a child more readily reach his or her fullest potential. Most importantly, you'll let your child know what you've always felt - that you believe in your child and that you are his or her biggest fan.

"Put Downs & Comebacks" was written by Mia French for Reading Rockets. Many thanks to Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling for her review.

Self-advocacy

Certain kids can also advocate for themselves. Discuss with children how to explain their difficulties to teachers and other students, and provide them with advice on what types of help they can ask for in the classroom.

Children are, of course, much more than how they do in school. You are your child's biggest fan. No matter what, let them know how much you value them just the way they are!

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Reading difficulties can have a significant impact on a child's self-esteem. Children who struggle with reading may feel embarrassed, frustrated, or ashamed. Find out how to help your child, through active encouragement and by focusing on strengths and successes. Getting extra help from a tutor can help your child improve their reading and build their confidence.

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Strong home-to-school connections are one of the best ways to support your child’s academic, social, and emotional growth. Get some tips on how to build and maintain meaningful communication and involvement with your child’s school.

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ABCya! • ABCya! • Learning Games and Apps for Kids

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Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games… and more!

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Library News and Notes

June 2, 2021

Dear Readers,

Great news! I was able to rebuild a simple version of the in-browser book reader which has enabled me to add back all of the ICDL books. The interface is not what it used to be, and we no longer have translations of books (only the original language the book was published in) - but we have all ~4,000 books back. The site is fast and reliable and should be able to stay around for some time to come. Happy reading!

May 5, 2021

Dear Readers,

Good news! Thanks to the UMD Computer Science Department, which has agreed to host a static version of ICDL, we have been able to resuscitate the library a bit, and have brought back 1/4 of the books in PDF form (that we have "download" rights for). We had to create a vastly simpler site without many, many of the features - no search, no translations, etc. But about 1,000 of the books are back, and we will work on bringing back more books and at least some aspects of the original site. Please note that we do not have the right to allow you to redistribute these books further, and they are provided to you only for personal use.

Thank you for so many of your heart-warming and gracious emails which encouraged us to find a way to keep the ICDL alive.

April 19, 2021

Dear Readers,

It has been over 20 years since we launched the International Children's Digital Library. In that time, we have served about 15 million people reading over 1,000,000 hours of children's books. We launched at a time when the concept of reading books online was a bit odd, and almost unheard of for children's books. After all these years, as far we know, we are still the largest collection of freely available complete children's books from around the world. And we did that without ever exposing children to commercial activities or risking their privacy.

But for many years, we have served this mission without any funds. And now all of the founders have moved on to other things in their lives. The servers are very old and dusty and there is no one to maintain them. Our licenses for the books are for use only by the ICDL so while we have considered a number of alternatives, none of them really made sense.

And so now it is time to say goodbye and read with the innumerable other resources in the world. The ICDL has been our labor of love, and we will always remember these books, the volunteers, libraries, publishers, and readers around the world with great fondness.

Keep reading!

- Founders Ben Bederson, Allison Druin, Ann Weeks, Anne Rose and Tim Browne (in memoriam)
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ICDL - International Children's Digital Library

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At a glance

If you're concerned about your child's vocabulary, there are many at-home ways to boost it.

Kids who practice new words often do better with reading and at school.

Using new words and playing fun games can help your child learn more vocabulary.

There's a strong connection between understanding words and understanding what you read. This means that kids who learn and think differently often do better at reading comprehension when they spend more time learning, practicing, and understanding words.

Here are some at-home teaching methods to try that will improve your child's vocabulary.

Provide a description of each new word you introduce. For example, maybe you're teaching your child the word merchant, which is common in upper elementary social studies textbooks. You can talk with your child about the local merchants in your town. What kinds of stores are in your town? What do they sell?

Once you've described a new word, it helps to ask kids to come up with their own way to describe it. For example, after explaining how fortunate you are to have such a nice family, your son or daughter might explain how fortunate they feel to have the latest video game.

By acting out a word, your child is bound to better understand it. This may be particularly helpful if your child has lots of energy and loves to run around. The new word frolic, for example, can come alive through jumping around like a puppy, goat, or lamb. Why not bring the fun outdoors as well? Frolic in the garden, yard, or along the sidewalk.

Get some pencils and paper. Without using actual words, draw a quick sketch of what the new word is. For the word reluctant, you might decide to represent it by drawing a person standing at the edge of swimming pool with only one toe in the water. Your child, who is reluctant to eat vegetables, might draw a big bowl of broccoli and a frowny face next to it.

Teach your child the meanings of common prefixes, suffixes, and root words. For example, the prefix multi- means many and the suffix - less means not or without. Geo is a root word that means earth, as in geo logy. Recognizing these patterns will help your child with word meanings and understanding.

Using a list of new words, ask your child to be an author and write a story. In order to do this well, your child will need to use all of the words correctly. Bringing words together into story form from a list will take imagination. Encourage your child to be creative and have fun.

7. Tell me once, tell me twice...

Use the new word all the time. So, if the word is essential, you might discuss what is essential to pack for a camping trip or talk about what is essential for happiness. A checklist of essential chores might help remind your child to walk the dog, do homework, and set the table before dinner.

Key takeaways

Drawing, acting out, and writing stories will boost your child's ability to understand and retain new words.

Practice the words over and over and use them all the time around the house.

Encourage your child to describe words when prompted and tell you about them.

About the author

About the author

Ginny Osewalt is a dually certified elementary and special education teacher with more than 15 years of experience in general education, inclusion, resource room, and self-contained settings.

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What can you do to improve your child's vocabulary? Try these tips to help your child build a better vocabulary.