In this book, award-winning children’s author and acclaimed educator Lester L. Laminack provides guidelines, lessons, and resources for making every read-aloud experience intentional and instructional. Central to Laminack’s message is his breakthrough thinking about the value and importance of “Best Friend Books” – a small, carefully curated collection that you turn to repeatedly for specific teaching purposes. You’ll also find: - Step by step lessons for “first visits” and “return visits” with recommended Best Friend Books―clear guidelines for digging deeply into the books and enriching students’ understanding of content and craft. - Links to an online resource bank that contains “Spotlight on Lester” videos and graphic organizers for you and downloadables for your students. - “What the Research Says” boxes that point to studies supporting Laminack’s professional advice. - A list of Laminack’s favorite Best Friend Books to date, annotated and alphabetically organized. - “Home Visit” boxes that contain tips and tools for welcoming families into the work

The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource: Making Every Moment Intentional and Instructional With Best Friend Books

Education & Teaching

Laminack, Lester L.

Laminack, Laminack Lester L.

Schools & Teaching

Scholastic Professional

Meet Your New “Best Friends!” This kit by Lester L. Laminack guides you and your students as you venture deep inside books and engage in the rich discussion and literary analysis of an interactive read-aloud. Each grade-specific collection includes:- 5 “Best Friend Books” selected by Lester L. Laminack (5 copies each).- 5 full-color, multipanel teaching cards, developed with Reba M. Wadsworth, with detailed lesson plans and suggestions for “first visits” and “home visits”―helping students discover the magic of literary language.- An online resource bank that features Lester modeling a read-aloud that highlights exquisite language and intriguing literary elements, and underscores the profound instructional value of literature in the classroom; also included: downloadable graphic organizers and resources for families.- 128-page professional book, The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource, by Lester L. Laminack.

The Ultimate Read Aloud Resource, Best Friend Fiction Collection, Grade K: Books, Lessons and Professional Learning for Making the Most of Read-Aloud Time

Children's Books

Laminack, Lester

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Meet Your New “Best Friends!” This kit by Lester L. Laminack guides you and your students as you venture deep inside books and engage in the rich discussion and literary analysis of an interactive read-aloud. Each grade-specific collection includes:- 5 “Best Friend Books” selected by Lester L. Laminack (6 copies each).- 5 full-color, multipanel teaching cards, developed with Reba M. Wadsworth, with detailed lesson plans and suggestions for “first visits” and “home visits”―helping students discover the magic of literary language.- An online resource bank that features Lester modeling a read-aloud that highlights exquisite language and intriguing literary elements, and underscores the profound instructional value of literature in the classroom; also included: downloadable graphic organizers and resources for families.- 128-page professional book, The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource, by Lester L. Laminack.

The Ultimate Read Aloud Resource, Best Friend Fiction Collection, Grade 1: Books, Lessons and Professional Learning for Making the Most of Read-Aloud Time

Meet Your New “Best Friends!” This kit by Lester L. Laminack guides you and your students as you venture deep inside books and engage in the rich discussion and literary analysis of an interactive read-aloud. Each grade-specific collection includes: - 5 “Best Friend Books” selected by Lester L. Laminack (6 copies each). - 5 full-color, multipanel teaching cards, developed with Reba M. Wadsworth, with detailed lesson plans and suggestions for “first visits” and “home visits”―helping students discover the magic of literary language. - An online resource bank that features Lester modeling a read-aloud that highlights exquisite language and intriguing literary elements, and underscores the profound instructional value of literature in the classroom; also included: downloadable graphic organizers and resources for families. - 128-page professional book, The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource, by Lester L. Laminack.

The Ultimate Read-Aloud Resource, Best Friend Fiction Collection, Grade 2: Books, Lessons and Professional Learning for Making the Most of Read-Aloud Time

The Ultimate Read Aloud Resource, Best Friend Fiction Collection, Grade 3: Books, Lessons and Professional Learning for Making the Most of Read-Aloud Time