Written Expression Resource Books
Written Expression Resource Books
Project Read Books
Literature books used with Language Circle's Project Read Written Expression
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Project Read: The Language Circle Series
| The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing by Thomas Armstrong |
| Straight Talk About Reading by Susan Hall, et. al |
| Brian Compatible Strategies by Eric Jensen |
| Barrons Essentials of English |
Sentence Frame
| Baby Sleeps by Janet and Allan Ahlberg - add capitals and periods |
| Look Look by Peter Linenthal - add periods |
Predicate Words
| Wag Wag Wag by Peter Hansard - pre-cross referencing skills Buy Wag Wag Wag |
| Jiggle Wiggle Prance by Sally Noll - great for subject/predicate agreement |
Bare Bones Books
| One Stormy Night by Ruth Brown - find the bare bones within the sentences for older children Buy One Stormy Night |
| Who Hops? by Katie Davis - especially good to introduce series |
| Who Hoots? by Katie Davis - especially good for use after "Who Hops" to write bare bones |
| Mice Squeak, We Speak by Tomie dePaola |
| In a Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming - great for writing simple, compound, series predicates |
| In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming - great for writing simple, compound, series predicates |
| Mouse Creeps by Peter Harris - narrative told in bare bones sentences |
| You Push, I Ride by Abby Levine - substitute namers Buy You Push, I Ride |
| At the Laundromat by Christine Loomis - which are real sentences |
| At the Library by Christine Loomis - which are real sentences Buy At The Library |
| At the Mall by Christine Loomis - which are real sentences |
| In The Diner by Christine Loomis - great for older students Buy In The Diner |
| Crabs Grab by Kees Moerbeek - pop-up: wonderful for teaching action Buy Crabs Grab |
| Owls Fly by Kees Moerbeek - pop-up: wonderful for teaching action Buy Owls Fly |
| Worms Wiggle by David Pelham - pop-up: wonderful for teaching action |
| Mouse Chase by Vivian Sather - narrative told in bare bones sentences |
Where Predicate Expansion
| Outside, Inside by Carolyn Crimi - where, particularly good for diagramming |
| Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming - rearrange words to make sentences with where |
| Along the Road by Jill Hassall and Emily Bolam - good for recognition of where predicate expanders |
| Where's Spot? by Eric Hill |
| Watch You Where You Go by Sally Noll - excellent for teaching predicate expanders |
| Jigsaw by Miriam Moss - great for where, inferencing skills, introduce Story Form |
| Goodnight by Jan Pienkowsi - pop-up book; good for recognition of where predicate expanders |
How Predicate Expansion
| A Snake is Totally Tail by Judi Barrett - -ly vocabulary development for older students Buy A Snake is Totally Tail |
| I'm As Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood - with similes for older students |
Direct Object Predicate Expansion
| Bullfrog Pops by Rick Walton |
Reinforcement Practice for All Predicate Expansion
| Morning, Noon, and Night by Jean Craighead George - practice all predicate expanders |
Looks Like Subject Describers
| Rainbows of the Sea by Meredith Thomas - outstanding for diagramming |
Behavior/Personality Subject Describers
| Toad by Ruth Brown - excellent to illustrate how vocabulary can depict mood Buy Toad |
| Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day - for building vocabulary about feelings |
| Naming the Cat by Laurence Pringle - naming animals appropriately using physical characteristic and behavior/personality characteristics |
Number Subject Describers
| While You Were Sleeping by John Butler - great for diagramming |
Ownership Subject Describers
| Whose Feet? By Jeannette Rowe - introduces the idea of ownership |
Reinforcement Practice of All Subject Describers
| In the Ocean by Calire Henley - many good sentences to diagram Buy In The Ocean |
Caption Writing
| 100 Years in Photographs by George Sullivan |
Descriptive Writing
| Thundercake by Patricia Polacco - descriptive paragraphs |
| Thunderstorm by Nathaniel Tripp - narrative and nonfiction combined with descriptive imagery Buy Thunderstorm |
Procedural Writing
| Thundercake by Patricia Polacco - descriptive paragraphs |
| Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens, et. al. |
Transitioning to Formal Grammar
| A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What is a Noun? by Brian P. Cleary |
| Hairy, Scairy, Ordinary: What is an Adjective? by Brian P. Cleary |
| To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What is a Verb? by Brian P. Cleary |
| Under, Over, by the Clover: What is a Preposition? by Brian P. Cleary |
| A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns by Ruth Heller |
| Behind the Mask, A Book About Prepositions by Ruth Heller |
| Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal! A Book about Interjections and Conjunctions by Ruth Heller |
| Kites Sail High, A Book About Verbs by Ruth Heller |
| Many Luscious Lollipops, A Book About Adjectives by Ruth Heller |
| Merry-Go-Round, A Book About Nouns by Ruth Heller |
| Mine All Mine, A Book About Pronouns by Ruth Heller |
| Up, Up and Away, A Book About Adverbs by Ruth Heller |
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