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Learning Videos

We want to support your learning in using our books and in your literacy teaching. 

Tim the Pig playing baseball with Liz

Choosing and Using Decodable Books

In this video we guide you in what to look for when buying decodable books.  The tips and checklist work with any series you are considering.  

Teaching with Decodables

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This video outlines important literacy components to keep in mind when planning your literacy lessons that include decodable books or passages.  We also give an example lesson plan using The Go Cart Race from Surprise Decodables.

Blank Lesson Templates 

Fillable Day 1

Resources We Love

There are many great resources on the market.  Here are a few that we really 

enjoy and recommend.  

Liz the gecko

Resources

Shifting the Balance K-2
By Jan Burkins and Kari Yates

 

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Shifting the Balance 
3-5
By Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins and Kari Yates

Shifting the Balance Book

7 Mighty Moves
By Lindsay Kemeny

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Might Moves Reading Resources
Lindsay Kemeny

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Might Moves Reading Resources
Lindsay Kemeny

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Reggio-Inspired Literacy in Primary Classrooms
By Jennifer Kelly

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Active Reading Classrooms
By Jennifer Kelly

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Books Written By Adrienne Gear!

Resources by Adrienne Gear
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