Zaner-Bloser - Voices Literature & Writing - Program Components

Program Components

The new Voices Literature & Writing offers everything you need to enrich your literacy instruction.

	Teacher Read-Alouds are the core of this program. These culturally diverse trade books provide equal access to shared content and are the springboard for discussion and writing. In Grades K-3, five are included in each theme, and three books are included in Grades 4-6.
	A Teacher Guide for each theme provides manageable, clearly organized activities and instruction to promote partner work, develop listening vocabulary, and deepen comprehension through talking and writing about the literature. to deliver writing minilessons and guide the theme's process-based writing project. View Samples
	Teaching Masters includes a CD-ROM with printable resources for minilesson support, student partner activities, and school-to-home connections. A printed answer key is also included. View Samples
	Theme Poster, included within the Teacher Guide, introduces the Central Question and provides a visual focal point for discussion of the Teacher Read-Aloud. View Samples
	Read-Aloud CD contains complete audio recordings of each Teacher Read-Aloud that model fluent reading and allow individualized listening opportunities. Listen to Samples
	Assessment Handbook and CD-ROM, featuring ExamView®, provides comprehensive assessment resources. Includes: Customizable tests (in ExamView® format) for each Teacher Read-Aloud and writing lesson, which can be administered electronically or in print Data management capabilities that allow for collection, analysis, and distribution of assessment data Reteaching masters for differentiation End-of-theme assessments Pretests and posttests for assessing writing growth Observational checklists for monitoring improvement and documenting growth in the learning environment View Samples
	Interactive whiteboard ready Digital Resources for Voices Literature & Writing is easy-to-use and saves teachers time. Delivered online, Digital Resources includes Lesson Resources for vocabulary development discussion activities, and writing models. Writing prompts and rubrics. Graphic organizers. Background Building Videos (also available on DVD). A high-interest Background Building Video for each Teacher Read-Aloud frontloads information about the story to increase listening comprehension as teachers read.