/24-7PressRelease/ - GAINESVILLE, FL, March 11, 2007 -- Flip your lid all over again with another comprehensive collection of literacy activities by Emily Cayuso! Flip for Word Work includes fifty phonics, spelling, and vocabulary lessons designed to expand literacy center work and enhance reading comprehension. The free-standing, table-top book design acts as a stand-alone literacy center that's perfect for small-group instruction. From distinguishing the difference between simile and metaphor to recognizing onomatopoeia and homophones, Flip for Word Work will improve students' word knowledge and help them build stronger vocabularies.
Flip for Word Work is the third Flip book by Emily Cayuso. She is also the author of Flip for Comprehension and its Spanish translation, Dar la Vuelta a la Comprensión, which is a complete collection of ready-to-use comprehension activities that can be done before, during, or after class reading. Teachers can use the free-standing, table-top book design as a stand-alone literacy center to foster both shared and independent reading and writing. All 55 activities are tailored to fit either expository or narrative texts, ensuring that specific instructional needs are met. From distinguishing the difference between fact and opinion, to discovering connections between the reader and the text, Emily Cayuso has developed a comprehensive and self-contained approach to reading comprehension instruction that guarantees student success!
Emily Cayuso is a Campus Instructional Coordinator/Reading Specialist in San Antonio, Texas. During the past twenty-nine years, she has taught a variety of primary grades and has worked as a Reading Recovery and Title 1 Reading Teacher Specialist. She has been recognized twice in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers," and is the author of Flip for Comprehension (and its Spanish translation, Dar la Vuelta a la Comprensión) and Designing Teacher Study Groups: A Guide for Success (Maupin House). She holds a B.S. and an M.Ed.
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Maupin House publishes professional resources for K-12 educators with a focus on writing craft, writing workshop, reading comprehension, language arts, G.U.M. skills, and research process. Please contact us at (800) 524-0634.
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