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I remember i was told to teach inference as a 4th grade teacher, it was one of the many skills students were supposed to develop in literacy, and i was astickler for following the rules. This list was hard to compile, not because i couldnt think of one hundred books, but because there were so many great ones. Remote learning on great books plus grants immediate access to all of our k5 digital materials for students and teachers at emergency assistance pricing. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching and reading anchor charts. Junior great books series 4, book one langston hughes on.
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