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That's Perfection Learning. If you're looking for great stories to capture your reluctant readers, this is the address. High interest/low reading level stories are solid, the books have a sophisticated look, and the whole design has been adopted to enhance understanding.
The titles work across the curriculum, and there are even teaching strategies for each title along with skill development activities in word analysis, comprehension and vocabulary. All titles are graded for interest and reading levels.
The kids will love Avalanche!, The Winter of the Stone Woman or the non-fiction America's Civil War. For a zillion more titles, visit Perfection Learning at
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Wow! Here is a comprehensive K-- 12 education destination on the Internet. Free online learning includes: HomeworkCentral.com with web resources categorized into subjects and themes, ExploraSource which makes it easy to search for resources matched to standards and learning needs, and Researchpaper.com for help with topics and links for student research. Plus, two powerful subscription services: eLibrary and ProQuest. Call 800-860-9228 or sign up online for your free 30-day trial just in time for summer!
Get Ready for School, Charlie Brown
Grolier Interactive brings us a wonderful PreK-2 co-ROM with 7 learning games that follow a day with Charlie Brown. Write sentences using a 1,000-word picture dictionary; let Peanuts characters read the sentences or read one of the more than 1,000 comics by Charles Schulz. Comics make a wonderful sequencing activity.
For even more reading, there is a second program, Snoopy's Campfire Stories with three reading levels that reinforce comprehension and sentence building. Write a letter about your day with a Peanuts character as co-author! Visit the website or call 800-353-3140. Mac/Win CD $29.95 each.
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