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Tables of Contents for Best Books for Beginning Readers
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Chapter 1 Children's Books for Beginning Readers
1
16
Development of Reading
1
1
Development of Overall Literacy
2
1
Purpose of This Book
3
1
How the Books Were Chosen
3
1
Difficulty Level of Beginning Reading Books
4
1
Description of Levels
4
11
Determining Difficulty Level of Beginning Reading Books
15
2
Chapter 2 Ways of Using Children's Books in the Reading/Writing Program
17
11
Tips for Motivating Reading
17
3
Instructional Uses for Children's Books
20
1
Presenting Books
21
5
Evaluating Progress
26
2
Chapter 3 Matching Children with Books
28
3
Developing Book Selection Criteria
29
1
Determining Students' Levels
30
1
Chapter 4 Annotated Listing of Best Books
31
111
Picture Level
32
1
Picture-Level Plus
32
2
Caption/Frame Level
34
3
Caption-Level Plus
37
1
Sight-Word Level
38
10
Sight-Word Plus
48
1
Beginning A
49
10
Beginning A Plus
59
7
Beginning B
66
18
Beginning B Plus
84
3
Beginning C
87
19
Beginning D
106
22
Grade 2A
128
14
Appendix A Primary Readability Index
142
13
Determining Difficulty Level of Beginning Reading Books
147
5
Construction of the Primary Readability Index
152
1
Statistical Validity
153
1
Goodness of Fit
153
1
Practicality and Reliability
154
1
Appendix B Graduated Word Lists and Primary Reading Passages Inventory
155
30
Graduated Word Lists
155
7
Primary Reading Passages Inventory
162
23
Appendix C Sets of Books for Beginning Readers Produced by Educational Publishers
185
3
Appendix D Publishers' Addresses
188
6
References
194
3
Author Index
197
6
Title Index
203
12
Subject Index
215
24
Skills Index
239