TY - BOOK AU - Bagert, Brod, AU - Rasinski, Timothy, AU - Knoblock, Kathleen, TI - Poems for building reading skills, Levels 6-8 SN - 9781425802400 (pbk) U1 - 372.4 B14 2010 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Huntington Beach, CA PB - Shell Education, KW - Reading (Elementary) KW - Reading (Middle school) KW - Reading comprehension (Elementary) KW - Creative activities (Elementary). N1 - Book is accompanied by two computer laser optical discs entitled "Poems for building reading skills" bearing the same call number and available at Bahagian Koleksi Media; Includes bibliographical references; GS; English N2 - Grab the interest of 6th-8th grade readers with poems presented in a fun new light! Coauthored by well-known fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, this incredible book for Grades 6-8 encourages students to read and perform playful, original content written in student voices that will engage both reluctant and skilled readers. The easy-to-use, standards-based lessons and purposeful activity pages help readers build fluency, comprehension, and poetry skills. Each book also includes an Audio CD that can be used to support fluency and comprehension, as well as an interactive whiteboard-compatible Teacher Resource CD that can be used to support literacy skills. 144pp. plus 2 CDs; Support reading comprehension through analyzing poems written in engaging student voices for poetic devices, word choice, and meaning. Students read, perform, and explore poetry while also learning to write their own original poetry. ER -