Reading and Writing Grade by Grade [With DVD]

An indispensable tool for analyzing literacy skills and setting specific targets for learning for your kindergartners through third graders. You'll discover what abilities and understandings K-3 students can be expected to have about the print-sound code, comprehension, reading and writing habits, written genres, and language use and conventions.
Along with thoughtful commentary and suggestions for instruction, the book and companion DVD include dozens of examples of children's writing, samples of oral reading, and videos of children discussing books and following written directions. (Links below allow you to see and hear samples from the DVD.) Drawn from real classrooms, these work samples show just what makes for competent performance in kindergarten through third grade.