If you 'google' Pioneer Valley Books you'll go straight to their web site. And yes, the books are for guided reading groups. They are leveled with both letters and numbers.
Phyllis --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Palmer, Jennifer <jennifer.pal...@hcps.org> wrote: > From: Palmer, Jennifer <jennifer.pal...@hcps.org> > Subject: Re: [Understand] Chapter six? > To: "Special Chat List for "To Understand: New Horizons in Reading > Comprehension"" <understand@literacyworkshop.org> > Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8:15 PM > Who is the publisher? Are these tradebooks or books written > specifically for teaching reading? Where can I find them? > > > Jennifer Palmer > Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher, FLES > "Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no > business to be made disagreeable!" > -Augustine Birrell > > > ________________________________ > > From: understand-boun...@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of > janelle dorr > Sent: Sat 2/7/2009 8:10 PM > To: pehinerman...@yahoo.com; Special Chat List for "To > Understand: New Horizons inReadingComprehension" > Subject: Re: [Understand] Chapter six? > > > > to piggyback on this, I love Pioneer Valley's > character, Danny the dog. My > first graders love him too!!! > janelle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phyllis Hinerman" > <pehinerman...@yahoo.com> > To: "Special Chat List for To Understand: New Horizons > in > ReadingComprehension" > <understand@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Understand] Chapter six? > > > > > >> Tell me more about the Pioneer Valley books...:-) > >> > > Jennifer, We have used a lot of the books published > by Pioneer Valley. I > > am a Reading Recovery teacher during part of my day, > so I look especially > > closely at the spacing between words, the form of the > 'a' and 'g', and the > > match between the words and the pictures. Pioneer > Valley books have been > > great in all those areas. > > > > There are several different 'series' > containing the same characters, and > > the books with these characters come in many levels. > For instance, Rosie > > and Bella are two little poodle-type white dogs. The > books containing > > these characters range from very low all the way up to > easy level chapter > > books. In addition, the illustrations are real > photographs! That is just > > one example of the 'series'. > > > > Within the last year or two, Pioneer Valley introduced > an extensive set of > > nonfiction titles. Once again, they range from very > easy to more > > difficult and the illustrations are wonderful > photographs. > > > > I hope that information may help answer your request > for more information. > > > > Phyllis > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Understand mailing list > > Understand@literacyworkshop.org > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Understand mailing list > Understand@literacyworkshop.org > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Understand mailing list > Understand@literacyworkshop.org > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list Understand@literacyworkshop.org http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
