The Poet and the Professor: Poems for Building Reading Skills: Level 2

Book excerpt: Captivate and inspire 2nd grade readers with poetry that is fun to read and perform! Coauthored by fluency expert, Timothy Rasinski, this incredible book for Grade 2 students encourages fluency and word study through playful, original content that will engage both reluctant and skilled readers. The easy-to-use, standards-based lessons and purposeful activity pages address key literacy skills. Includes a ZIP file containing audio that can be used to support fluency and comprehension, as well as an interactive whiteboard-compatible resources that can be used to support literacy skills. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards and is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. 144pp.