Wiley Blevins

What can communicate but has no mouth, and can attack but has no hands? A plant You might love the beauty and fragrance of flowers, but plants are far more complex than meets the eye. Some plants have ways of luring insects for pollination. Others mimic the look of the female insects whose male counterparts they want to attract. The Venus flytrap eats insects and other small animals for extra nourishment. You might see some of these ninja plants--with their sneaky and deceitful ways--in your own backyard. These plants might even be sitting on a windowsill in your home. This fascinating world of ninja plants is waiting to be discovered.

Revised and updated, this companion book to the best-selling Phonics From A to Z contains everything teachers need to help struggling readers in the upper grades. In addition to ready-to-use lessons, extensive word lists, and quick assessments, this new edition offers step-by-step syllabication support, daily activities and games for combining multisyllabic word and vocabulary learning, a comprehensive phonics survey, technology resources, and more An invaluable resource

In this new edition of his best-selling classic, Wiley Blevins outlines the most recent brain research, 7 key characteristics of strong phonics instruction, and powerful instructional routines for accelerating student learning. Also includes special sections on meeting the needs of struggling readers and English language learners, speed drill forms, fluency tips, word sort and word building support, engaging lessons, word lists, games, learning center ideas, technology resources, and more.

As in the classic tale our Snow White falls under the spell of the evil Queen. But who gets left behind when her Prince arrives?

Max has found an egg--a dinosaur egg, he hopes. He builds a nest for the egg, shines a light on the egg, and dances around the egg in anticipation. Crack, crack, crack--out pops a. . . Young readers will have a ball reading this fun and fast-paced Level 1 story.

There are many different types of jobs you can choose when you get older. You could be a teacher, a doctor, a writer, or many other things. In On the Job you will practice your phonics skills while learning about different types of jobs.

Magnets can be fun to play with, but they are very useful too. A small magnet can pick up a handful of paperclips at once. A very large magnet can pick up a car In Amazing Magnets you will practice some key phonetics skills while learning about magnets' amazing ability to pick up and stick to metal objects both big and small.

Meet two unlikely--and adorable--friends Dogs and cats aren't supposed to be friends. Dogs chase and bark at cats. But this dog and cat know real friendship when they feel it, and nothing will keep them apart This simple Level 1 reader will give young children a sweet introduction to both reading and friendship.

Max loves his pet fish--it can swim, eat, and even blow bubbles. But Max is incredibly disappointed to learn that his fish can't dance. Is there another animal that can dance with Max? Find out at the end of this fun and fast-paced Level 1 story!

Short, weekly fluency-building activities designed by phonics expert Wiley Blevins Gives you the tools you need to help struggling readers decode multisyllabic words-and read grade-level texts with confidence. Each activity set includes a mini-lesson that targets multisyllabic words, follow-up practice pages, a speed drill, and a ten at a time activity that helps students master the top 322 syllables

A Big Collection of Decodable Readers That Teach Key Phonics Skills