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Teaser:  This website goes over different way to treat the dyslexia.  This can be done in multiple ways and this website explains those different ways.
Teaching Idea:  I will have the students pick one of the treatments for dyslexia and do research on the topic. The students can either work in partners or by themselves. They will then write important facts about the treatment and what the treatment is on a poster. Once the student's posters are done they will present them to the class. I will expect the students to take notes about the different treatments that the other students researched. I think by doing this it will give the student background knowledge aboutwhat student with dyslexia goes  through to overcome their dyslexia.

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If your child has dyslexia, a few different treatments can improve his ability to read and write. These programs also help kids catch up to their peers in school.

The younger children are when they start treatment, the better their odds of success. But even adults with dyslexia can continue to improve their skills with the right help.

Dyslexia treatments are targeted to each person. Your child will work with one or more specialists to develop a program that meets his unique needs.

Tests for Dyslexia

To match your child with the right dyslexia program, a doctor or educational specialist will do tests to see how well he reads and writes. An educational psychologist can also do tests to find out if his learning issues are due to problems like depression or ADHD. Once you have a firm diagnosis, you can work with your child's doctor, teacher, and educational specialists to create a learning plan.

Reading Programs

Kids with dyslexia have trouble matching letters with the sounds they make, and matching words with their meanings. They need extra help learning to read and write.

Your child can work with a reading specialist to learn how to:

Sound out letters and words ("phonics")

Read faster

Understand more of what he reads

Write more clearly

A couple of reading programs are geared toward kids with dyslexia. They are:

Orton-Gillingham. This is a step-by-step technique that teaches kids how to match letters with sounds, and recognize letter sounds in words.

Multisensory instruction teaches kids how to use all of their senses - touch, sight, hearing, smell, and movement - to learn new skills. For example, your child might run his finger over letters made out of sandpaper to learn how to spell.

Extra Help

Talk to your child's school about getting help to address his unique learning needs. The law requires schools to set up special learning plans, called Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), for kids with learning disorders like dyslexia. An IEP describes your child's needs and how the school will help meet them. You and the school will update the plan each year based on your child's progress.

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Extra help for kids with dyslexia can include:

Special education. A learning specialist or reading specialist can do one-on-one or group sessions, either in the classroom or in a separate room in the school.

Accommodations. An IEP outlines special services your child needs to make school easier. These might include audio books, extra time to finish tests, or text-to-speech-a technology that reads words out loud from a computer or book.

School isn't the only place where your child can learn. You can also help foster reading and writing skills at home. Read with your child whenever you can. Help him sound out words he has trouble with.

Learning Strategies

These tips can help both kids and adults with dyslexia:

Read in a quiet place with no distractions.

Listen to books on CD or computer, and read along with the recording.

Break up reading and other tasks into small pieces that are more manageable.

Ask for extra help from your teacher or manager when you need it.

Join a support group for kids or adults with dyslexia.

Get plenty of rest and eat healthy foods.

As your child gets older, he'll learn how to manage his dyslexia. A learning disorder shouldn't stop him from excelling in school, going to college, or later having a successful career.

Sources

SOURCES:

Mayo Clinic: "Dyslexia: Coping and support," "Dyslexia: Tests and Diagnosis," "Dyslexia: Treatments and Drugs."

National Health Service (U.K.): "Dyslexia - Management."

The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity: "Tips from dyslexic students for dyslexic students."

Understood: "Multisensory Instruction: What You Need to Know." "Orton-Gillingham: What You Need to Know." "Reading Specialists: What You Need to Know." "Treatment for Kids With Dyslexia."

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Teaser:  This is a survey that allows students to see if they think they could have dyslexia. The survey asks a series of questions that relate to dyslexia. The website has the possibility to determine if you have dyslexia. It is not always correct put gives you an interesting answer.
Teaching Idea: For this activity the student will start off by taking the survey. Once they have taking the survey and write down their answers in a notebook. First the students will answer questions from a worksheet that I put together about the survey. Then I want the students to compare their answer with a partner and explain to them why they think they got their answer. Then if they feel comfortable they can share their answers. After that we will go over the worksheet as a class. I will go around the classroom and have students answer the questions.

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Our own research confirms this. Over a six-year-period, 2,112 children and adults came to LearningRx with dyslexia or reading struggles. We measured the cognitive performance of these clients and discovered below-average performance in a number of core skills, including auditory processing, processing speed, and long-term memory-all skills that our programs target and strengthen.

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Teaser: This is a website where you can find poem, after poem about dyslexia.  The poems are unique and special to the authors who wrote them.
Teaching Idea:  I would first have the students pick a poem from this website. Once they have found a poem that interested them, I would have them analyze it and figure out what the authors message is from the poem. After that I would have them share with a partner what they have discovered from their poems. I would like the students to then write their own short poems about something that interests them. It does not have to be about dyslexia. I want to give them a lot of freedom with what their topics are. Once the poems are written they will share them with their partners.

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By: Diane Burton Robb
Illustrations: Gail Piazza
Published: 2004
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Text Level: P-3rd Grade
Teaser: When Adam started kindergarten, the teachers wanted him to learn about the letters in the alphabet. But the letter did not look normal to Adam. His "p" looked like a "q" and his "b" looked like a "d." Adam was always more into coloring or playing with clay. In first grade Adam's teacher wanted him to start putting letters into words so he could finally read. That was the beginning of the  alphabet war for Adam.
Teaching Idea: This book is for younger students, so I really want to make the activity fun for them. The teaching idea I had for this book was to let the students play with play-doh. I would first have them make something that they loved with  the play-doh. Once they have created something that they believe to be very special I would have them get with a partner and share what they have made and explain to them why it is special to them. After this I would have the partners share with the whole class what their partners made with their play-doh and why it is so special to them.

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By: Jeanne Betancourt
Illustrations: Jeanne Betancourt
Published: 1993
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 4th-8th Grade
Teaser: Brian is absolutely dreading entering the sixth grade knowing how he learns. When he learns he often becomes confused or frustrated. On the first day of school Brian's new teacher recognizes his problem. His friends believe that he is just being silly. He was reversing letters when writing his name. Brian went through a series of test determining that he has dyslexia. Soon after this Brian's parents took him to a support program at home and at school to help him improve his skills. Brian wants to prove to his family and friends that he is not dumb. His dyslexia made him a stronger human being.
Teaching Idea: For this teaching idea I want the students to really focus on something that makes them strong. This whole book is about how Brian overcame his struggles. I want the students to be able to focus on the things they are good at, so they can relate to the character in the book. After they right things they are good at I want them to talk with a partner and share what they put down. With that same partner they will also go over a few questions about the character Brian. I will have questions like what was the hardest thing Brain had to overcome? What were his strengths and what were his struggles? How did people around him help him overcome those struggles? How did they not help him? The students will answer those questions together and then we will talk as a class about the partners answers.

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Jeanne Betrancourt, Author, Jeanne Betancourt, Author Scholastic $14.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-590-44921-2

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Brian dreads entering sixth grade, knowing his learning experiences will be fraught with the confusion and frustration of years past. But on opening day, his teacher recognizes his problem--tipped off by the boy's reversing letters when writing his name--and conducts a battery of tests. Results indicate that, despite a keen intellect, Brian has dyslexia. A meeting with Brian's (heretofore unaware) parents leads to a support program at home and at school. Betancourt ( More Than Meets the Eye ) ``brings her own experience with dyslexia to Brian's story,'' though it seems unlikely that a child in a modern-day urban environment would reach sixth grade without having been diagnosed. (The boy's father and grandfather are similarly afflicted.) A superfluous subplot concerns the point system Brian and his friends devise for clowning in school; lengthy passages about Canada geese further slow the pace. Despite rather undistinguished writing, struggling students may relate to this protagonist's difficulties. Ages 8-12. (Mar.)

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Children's Book Review: My Name is Brain Brian by Jeanne Betrancourt, Author, Jeanne Betancourt, Author Scholastic $14.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-590-44921-2

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Jeanne Betrancourt, Author, Jeanne Betancourt, Author Scholastic $14.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-590-44921-2 More By and About This Author Brian dreads entering sixth grade, knowing his learning experiences will be fraught with the confusion and frustration of years past. But on opening day, his teacher recognizes his problem--tipped off by the boy's reversing letters when writing his name--and conducts a battery of tests.

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By: Margarita Engle
Illustrations: Renée Kurilla
Published: 2012
Genre: Historical Fiction, Poetry
Text Level: 5th-7th Grade
Teaser:  Fefa struggles with words. She had what they call word-blindness, or in simpler terms, dyslexia. The doctor says she will never read or write. Every single time she tries the words jumble up and do not make sense. Her mother comes up with an idea. She gives Fefa a blank book with absolutely no words on it. She tells Fefa, " think of it as garden." She called it her Wild Book. She soon began to write words all over her wild book. She was shaky at first, but became strong with her writing.  When her family was threatened Fefa knew what to do because of what she had learned in her Wild Book.
Teaching Idea:  In this teaching idea I would like my students to create their own Wild Book just like Fefa. I would give each student a few blank pages stapled together  to create their Wild Book. Throughout our reading I would have them add another page to their books. We would first start out with the title page and work our way through out the book. The students could add pictures if they wanted, but it would be important  that they added a storyline as well. Once we were done reading the book and the students were done with their Wild Books, I would go around the classroom and have each student walk use through their book. They would explain things like what was the inspiration for their Wild Book or why they drew certain pictures in their books.

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THE WILD BOOK by Margarita Engle | Kirkus Reviews

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A young girl tackles a learning disability and the uncertainty of daily life in early-20th-century Cuba.

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By: Sally Gardner
Illustrations: Julian Crouch
Published: 2012
Genre: Dystopian
Text Level: 6th-8th Garde
Teaser: Standish Treadwell, a student who can't read, has different color eyes, Standish is not the brightest student and see's things differently from the rest of the peers. Standish Treadwell and his only friend, Hector make their way to the other side of the wall. You'll never guess what they find hiding in the Motherland.
Teaching Idea: I would have the students participate in a discussion for this book. I think the book it is more complicated, so it would important to have a discussion to clear up any confusion the students might have. I would have the whole class sit in a circle, so the students could face each other.  Then I would ask the students a series of question.  An example of a question I would ask is At the beginning of the novel, Standish observes that “what ifs are as boundless as the stars” (p. 1). What is the historical “what if” that puts the plot of Maggot Moon into motion? When is this novel set? Where is it set? I then would start at one side of the circle  and work around the circle having everyone participate and add something to the discussion. The discussion does not have to stay focused on the question I asked, it can vary depending on what is said.

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Teaser:  This is a veryinteresting website. It has many different stories about dyslexia and how different people deal with it. Their are radio shows you can listen to and articles you can read. All of the stories are different and unique to people. It is a great way to hear people's stories and experiences.
Teaching Idea: I will each student pick a story that interests them.  They will read or listen to the story. They will then write a response paper on the story they listen or read. The response paper will include many questions about how the story. One of the questions could be how did you feel about they story you chose? After the response paper I would have my student summarize their story with the class and tell them what they liked most about it.

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Dyslexia in the News * The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity

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We continue our behind the scenes discussion with #DyslexiaGuru Dr. Sally Shaywitz Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity on stunning statistics about #dyslexia Decoding Dyslexia CA Sandler Neurosciences Building UCSF Medical Center Dyslexia Center We're preparing a half hour show on this issue which is due to air in late February on ABC7/KGO TV's Beyond the Headlines, Sunday's 4:30pm.I will keep you posted on the airdate.

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Teaser: This is a video that explains in simple words what a student time go through when they have dyslexia. The video takes you through what could be a typical day for a student with dyslexia.  This video is funny, but informative.
Teaching Idea: I think it is important for the students to have background information on dyslexia before we start reading all of these books. For this activity I would want the students to write down the main things that a student with dyslexia might struggle with in school and in everyday life. Then I would have then draw a cartoon of that situation, similar to the video. Then I would want the students to share their cartoons with a partner in the class.

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Dyslexia Explained | What's It Like Being Dyslexic? | Understand Dyslexia

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By: Bauer, Joan
Illustrations: Bauer, Joan
Published: 2011
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 6th-8th Grade
Teaser: Elvis impersonators can be scary all on their own, but when they are chancing you they are even scarier. Foster McFee and her mother ended up in a small town called Culpepper, where nothing ever happens. Foster hoped that one day she would become a big time baker, on her own TV show and that is hard to do in a small town like Culpepper. Foster soon discovered she was not the only one searching for fame. Macon want to make a documentary. They both hope to make it to Hollywood and achieve their dreams, but Foster and her mother can't hide forever.
Teaching Idea: I would separate the class into groups. That would then be their book club for this book. During this bookclub I will provide a series of questions for them to answer within their book club. Then I would have different students each week bring in different recipes to share with the book club.  It will make the book club more fun and will then tie in with the book.

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By: Lin, Grace
Illustrations: Lin, Grace
Published: 2006
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Teaser:  This is Pacy's year for friends, family, and to "find herself." This was going to be a good year for Pacy. As the year went on Pacy was on the search to find the things she was looking for. Pacy looked for her talent, she struggled with disappointment. She did indeed meet her best friend this year. Throughout this year Pacy soon discovers that the Year of the Dog will be a lucky one after all.
Teaching Idea:  I think a craft idea would be a great idea for this book. There were many illustrations in the book and I think a craft would be a good way to tie it back to the book. Will have the student create special decorations for around the room. The signs can say Chinese New Year or the Year of the Dog. The students will use read, black, and gold construction paper to make the posters. Each student will be able be creative with this and make each poster different.

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By: Polacco, Patricia
Illustrations: Polacco, Patricia
Published: 1998
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: AD 650 L Lexile
Teaser:  This is an inspiring story of a dyslexia girl whose teacher would not let her fail. Trisha was overjoyed about starting school and learning how to read. From the very beginning the numbers and letters that Trisha read started to get all mixed up. Her classmates discovered this and started calling her a dummy. Then fifth grade comes around and so does a new teacher.  He is unlike any teacher Trisha had in the past.  He learns about her secret of not being able to read and sets out to help her improve her reading.
Teaching Idea:  In this teaching idea I plan for the students to take the problems that the student is facing and having them fix the problem. They will fix it in their own way. An example of this would be if you were the teacher what would you do to change the out come of what was happening to the student in the story. They students would write their new stories and then share with a peer.

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By: Rose, Caroline
Illustrations: Christopher Silas Neal
Published: 2012
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 680 L Lexile
Teaser:  May's life take a turn in a direction she wishes it did not. May has to work at her neighbor's homestead until Christmas. Unexpectedly May is left in a terrible turn of events and she is left all alone. She need to survive on her own by finding food, water, and fuel tomato it through the up coming winter. It is going to take a lot of courage from May to be able to survive. Will May make it through the approaching winter?
Teaching Idea: For this activity I would have my students do a free writing activity.  I would
tell my student the statement who you are is based off of what you can do. Then I would ask them if they agree or disagree with this statement and to explain their answer. I would have them free write a statement based off of that statement and question. Then if they felt comfortable I would have a few of them share with the class.

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I watch the wagon
until I see nothing on the open plain.
For the first time ever,
I am alone.

May is helping out on a neighbor's homestead-just until Christmas, her pa promises. But when a terrible turn of events leaves her all alone, she must try to find food and fuel-and courage-to make it through the approaching winter.

This gorgeous novel in verse by Caroline Starr Rose will transport you to the Kansas prairie-to the endless grassland, and to the suffocating closeness of the sod house where May is stranded. May's eloquent yet straightforward voice, and her bravery, determination, and willingness to risk it all will capture your heart.

Buy the book here:

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Awards and Accolades

2013 ALA Notable Children's Book
2013 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year
Pen Center USA Children's Literature finalist
2013 Amelia Bloomer Project Title
Publisher's Weekly Spring 2012 Flying Start
2012 NM-AZ Book Awards, winner, juvenile division
American Booksellers Association 2012 Spring New Voices title
Amazon's Best Books of the Month for Kids: January 2012 selection
Junior Library Guild selection
Kids' Indie Next List: Spring 2012

State Book Lists

Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee (2014)

Volunteer State Book Award nominee (2014-2015)

New York State Reading Association's Charlotte Award nominee (2014)

Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Children's Book Award nominee (2013-2014)

Maryland Association of School Librarians' Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee (2013-2014)

Nebraska Golden Sower Award nominee (2013-2014)

Kansas Notable Book 2013

Missouri's Mark Twain Readers Award nominee (2014-2015)

West Virginia Children's Choice Book Awards nominee (2013-2014)

Young Hoosier Book Award nominee (2014-2015)

New Mexico Battle of the Books elementary school list (2014-2015, 2018-2019)

New Mexico Battle of the Books middle school list (2014-2015)

South Carolina Book Awards nominee (2014-2015)

Arkansas's Charlie Mae Simon Children's Book Award nominee (2014-2015)

Iowa Children's Choice Awards nominee (2015-2016)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Awards nominee (2016)

Land of Enchantment Book Award nominee (2015-2016)

Praise for May B.

Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly Writing with compassion and a wealth of evocative details, Rose offers a memorable heroine and a testament to the will to survive.

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews If May is a brave, stubborn fighter, the short, free-verse lines are one-two punches in this Laura Ingalls Wilder-inspired ode to the human spirit.

Heroes come in all sizes, and my newest hero is a pint-sized girl named May. She is a girl you'll be proud to know.

May B. 's incredible adventure gripped me right from the beginning. You can almost hear-and feel-the cold prairie winds of Kansas whipping through the pages of Caroline Starr Rose's impressive first novel.

Language as stark as beautiful as the Kansas prairie. A great antidote to the hooked-up, plugged in age.

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Schwartz and Wade (Random House Children's Books), January 2012 I watch the wagon until I see nothing on the open plain. For the first time ever, I am alone. May is helping out on a neighbor's homestead-just until Christmas, her pa promises. But when a terrible turn of events leaves her all alone, she must ...

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By: Lupica, Mike
Illustrations: Lupica, Mike
Published: 2007
Genre: Fiction
Text Level: 3rd-5th Grade
Teaser:  This a adventurous book that takes you on a journey with a new kid. The new kid was smart, but clumsy and decided to join the football team. The new kids name was Scott Parry. There are very few people that know about Scott's hidden talent. That is a boy named Chris Conlan, the star quarterback of the football team. Chris also had a secret of his own. If the team find out about this secret, he risks getting kicked off.  These two unlikely friends need to prove that the will to succeed can be more important than their raw talent.
Teaching Idea:  We will call this activity Offense vs. Defense. For this activity I will create two groups of students. The two groups the students are placed in will have similar view point on the book. The groups will then discuss with each other what those similar view points are. Then there will be a discussion between both of the groups. They will both answer a series of questions and will compare and contrast the different view points.

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By: Hunt, Lynda
Illustrations: Liz Goulet Dubois
Published: February 5, 2015
Genre: Fiction
Text level: 6th-8th Grade

Teaser: This book is a very uplifting story of a child who thought she was different than the rest of her peers, but soon realized that being different is what made her special.  She gained more confidence as time went on and realized she was free to open up about her disability.
Teaching Idea: The students would read the book and then later create their own stories.  It could be personal or it could be totally made up.  They would write of someone or something doing something that they would not normally do. This would show the students that everyone is different and have  things that make them unique. After they are done they can share their story with the class.

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Synopsis

The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who's ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn't fit in.

Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid."

Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there's a lot more to her-and to everyone-than a label, and that great minds don't always think alike.
Read Chapter One here! Teachers - Share (and find!) Fish in a Tree ideas that you have enjoyed using with your kids. Printable Fish in a Tree Teacher's Guide!
Awards and Honors:

Schneider Family Book Award

SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner

ALSC Notable Book of 2016

New York Times Bestseller

Global Read Aloud choice, 2015

SLJ Best Book, 2015

Audible.com (Amazon) Kids Audiobook of Year Winner

Will be published in 15 different languages thus far

ALSC Notable Children's Recordings Nominee

ALSC Notable Children's Book Nominee

Indie Best Book Choice

Amazon Best Book of the month

Amazon Best Book of the Year (9-12 yo), 2015

Amazon bestseller re: books about disabilities

Barnes and Noble ~ Best books about bullying

ALSC Summer Reading List, 2016

SCBWI Summer Reading List, 2016

*State Lists:

Great Stone Face Award Book (New Hampshire)

Colorado State Book Award nominee

Golden Sower Award (Nebraska) nominee

South Carolina Junior Book Award nominee, 2016-2017

Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois) nominee, 2016-2017

Iowa Children's Choice Award nominee, 2016-2017

Georgia Children's Book Award nominee, 2016-2017

North Carolina Battle of the Books, 2016-2017

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland) nominee, 2016-2017

Maine Student Book Award Nominee, 2016-2017

Buckeye State Award List (Ohio), 2016-2017

William Allen White Award List (Kansas), 2017-2018

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Read (or add your own!) SUCCESS STORIES of people who struggled in school and later set the world on fire! (as Mr. Daniels would say ;-) Buy merchandise from a non-profit online store Help yourself to some Fish in a Tree badges
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SOLVING THE SECRET CODE:
HELLO! Below is the code that Mr. Daniels writes on the board for the students to solve. Unfortunately, I will not give you an answer for it. However, I will tell you a couple of things:

1. Yes, it can be solved.

2. Each letter stands for another letter in the alphabet and follows a pattern. So, for example, if I told you that every letter in this word < ALD > was really the letter that is three letters after it in the alphabet, <ALD > would really be < DOG >. This code below follows a pattern similar to this.

3. Writing out the entire alphabet for yourself and experimenting will make this easier to solve.

4. If you find this hard, don't quit! It's supposed to be hard and it feels AWESOME to solve something difficult.

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The videos below were done in conjunction with Global Read Aloud. Each video covers 8 chapters of the book. Video 1: Chapter 1 - 8 Video 2: Chapter 9 - 17 Video 3: Chapter 18 - 24 Video 4: Chapter 25 - 33 Video 5: Chapter 34 - 42 Video 6: Chapter 43 - end I begin each taping with a reading of the last chapter in the block and then answer questions form readers for that chapter block ONLY. The last video has a bit more of an overview.

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