Red Apple Reading Magazine August-September 2016 | Page 2
CONTENTS
04 GETTING YOUR TODDLER
READY TO READ
Ideas to start little ones on the path to reading.
06 DINNER AND A BOOK
Make a quick weeknight meal and enjoy First
Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg.
08 READING SPECIFICS:
A Balanced Approach to Teaching Reading
10 BOOK REVIEWS
6 popular book series your children will
love!
12 TIPS!
7 ways to help your child find a good book.
13 STORY TIME!
Read about Ellie’s first day in Ellie Goes Back
to School.
14 LEVEL A - ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Best for reading out loud to pre-readers or for
fluent reader practice – plus two pages of fun
literacy activities.
27 LEVEL B - ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Simplified story text for emerging readers – two
fun pages of literacy activities after.
40 LEVEL C - ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Early reader version of the story – followed by
two fun pages of literacy activities.
53 COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Check in with these story questions after reading
Ellie Goes Back to School.
54 LITERACY TIME
Engaging activities that promote literacy.
56 LITERACY LINEUP
Birthdays and special days for the months
of August and September.
58 SPOTLIGHT ON...
…TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO
Review from a young and nostalgic book critic.
59 BEST OF THE WEB
Editor picks of incredible online resources for families.
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