Tongue Twisters That Teach - Karzen, Kimberly

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Résumé :
Learning Language through Alliteration! Each letter of the alphabet is presented in a clever tongue twister repeated for each letter using the identical sentence structure of: proper noun, adverb, verb, adjective, noun. The colorful and easy to understand illustrations are diverse in culture and gender to allow for personal connections with the characters.

* Early readers can find parts of speech to be difficult. This book follows the same sentence structure for every letter of the alphabet, for example: Lucy loudly licks large lollipops.

* Each sentence designed to be fun to read out loud. As a child uses structural rules in language the more mental grammar they retain.

* The book has a how to use this book section in the front and a glossary in the back. Teacher and parent learning aids are also available.

* The characters are diverse in culture and gender which allow for personal connections. The quirky alliteration, the visual stimulation, and the sound of words will make this a go-to read for children.

* The quirky alliteration, the visual stimulation, and the sound of words will make this a go-to read for children. Through consistent formatting, students can easily learn new parts of speech while increasing their vocabulary and learning basic sentence structure. For the youngest readers the alphabetical alliteration provides a simplified way to support letter recognition.

Biographie:
Kimberly Karzen is a former educator with 25+ years of experience in her field. She currently works at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, IL. Kimberly grew up in a very small town in Iowa. She attended Indiana University and ran Cross Country/Indoor/Outdoor track on scholarship. After completing her degree in Marketing at IU she went on to get her teaching certification and master's in education. Kimberly is also a 500-hour certified registered yoga teacher.