Most Popular Books by Gail Saunders-Smith

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate push and pull movement.

Describes the different sizes and shapes of leaves, the function of chlorophyll, and the process of photosynthesis using simple text and illustrations.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate starting and stopping.

Describes the effects of light from the sun on earth and how it causes temperature changes, the seasons, winds, and clouds.

Describes the relationships among members of a family, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, sisters, brothers, and cousins.

Simple text and photographs depict a trip to a supermarket, covering the workers and the areas inside.

Simple text and photographs depict a visit to a fire station, including the people, uniforns, and the equipment.

Simple text and photographs depict a field trip to a doctor''s office, including the people, equipment, and activities.

Text and photographs explain what lightning is and how it forms.

Text and photographs describe places on the farm and what farmers do on farms including planting and harvesting crops, and raising animals and livestock.

Describes different kinds of clouds-- cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus-- and the types of weather they indicate.

Introduces the reader to many types of boats and ships, including canoes, kayaks, paddle wheelers, sailboats, rowboats, motorboats, tugboats, cruise ships, and aircraft carriers.

Text and photographs show people and things which make zigzag movement including sewing machines, sailboats, people playing checkers, and people skiing.

Text and photographs depict the life cycle of the sunflower, from seeds to sprouts to flowers that finally turn again to seeds.

Illustrations and simple text describe the life cycle of butterflies.

Text and photographs present the behavior changes of animals as winter approaches, such as growing thicker fur, migrating, and hibernating.

Describes the life cycle of the chicken through photographs and text.

Text and photographs show objects which move in circles.

Text and photographs present the different types and colors of leaves found in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn.

Text and photographs depict types of flower seeds, how they travel, and what happens when they are planted.

Describes various kinds of workers in a community and explains the service which persons in each occupation provide.

Simple text and photographs describe an apple tree as it goes through the seasons.

Simple text and photographs describe how several different crops, including pumpkins, apples, wheat, corn, and potatoes, are harvested by humans and by machine.

Text and photographs depict the weather, plants, animals, and activities of winter.

Text and photographs present the clothing worn to keep warm as fall changes to winter.

Text and photographs describes the different kinds of roots and stems flowers may have and their importance in helping flowers to grow.

Text and photographs describe the growth of an apple from blossom to ripe fruit, ready to be picked.

In simple text and photographs describes the growing cycle of the carrot, from planting through cooking and eating.

Describes several different kinds of airplanes, including a paper airplane, a propeller plane, a biplane, a crop duster, a seaplane, a water bomber, and jets.

Text and photographs describe the process of getting apples from the tree to trucks that are used to ship them everywhere.

Text and photographs describe the stage in the life cycle of apples when the buds on a tree turn into leaves and apple blossoms.

Simple text and photographs describe different ways to enjoy apples--whole, sliced, cooked, and juiced.

As students gain confidence and skills in guided reading, what is the next step to helping them become strong, independent readers? Small-group reading sessions. By working in small groups, students will be able to explore longer text and build their literacy skills with confidence. Literacy expert Gail Saunders-Smith demonstrates through the methods in this book how educators can advance students from small-group reading to silent reading, all while building reading comprehension. Ideal for teachers of emergent readers, The Ultimate Small-Group Reading How-To Book demonstrates how to develop successful readers through step-by-step, small-group reading instruction that focuses on vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Inside are tools for teachers to help them: Set up small-group mini-lessons and discussion of texts Provide tools for students to help investigate narrative texts Engage students to evaluate expository texts Develop students’ skills in defining literary elements such as characters, setting, and plot And much more Help students become independent readers with these strategies for use before, during, and after guided reading!

Non-fiction text structures organize information into comprehensible patterns. Knowing how to recognize and use these structures to navigate non-fiction text greatly improves students'' understanding of what they read. Gail Saunders-Smith simplifies the process by providing teachers of grades 4-8 with: ways to teach each of the five non-fiction text structures: compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence/procedure, question/answer, and exemplification; engaging whole-class and small-group activities using written, verbal, image, three-dimensional, and technology responses; study skills for locating, recording, and using information; tools for assessing student understanding, and explanations of the text features that organize information within the text structures; and mini-lessons for whole-class, small-group, and independent application of students'' text structure knowledge. Examples, photographs, student samples, and graphic organizers support your teaching, and a bibliography of professional books and resources for locating leveled non-fiction texts make this a complete, ready-to-use guide for improving student comprehension.

Simply describes what rain is and the cycle that repeatedly brings water to the earth.

Thematic units designed to instill a curiosity to learn more about the world and simultaneously sharpen students'' reading skills.