Word Of The Day Bit By Bit

Grades 1-3. Stem the tide of the fourth grade reading slump by preparing children's oral vocabularies for intermediate reading. Words like pedestrian contain a word bit (ped) that gives clues to the word's meaning. Students listen to a Word Story, talk about the meaning of the word, and discuss other words that share the same word bit. Over 50 word bits are introduced. 64 pages. Spiral bound.