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The Learning Center

The Learning Center Joey Harris Jerry Aldridge Pick Some "P's" to Perk Up Your Reading Program Are you looking for some ways to inject a lively, perky ap- proach to your reading program? Try these. They can be used wit h any type of reading program, can be adapted to any age group, and will add fun and variety to daily assignments. Poems Pick a poem to start your day, to follow a hard work period, or to help with discipline when things get out of hand. Poems have a wonderfully calming quality. Select poems that have a rhythm or beat. They can be especially appealing if the rhyme is one that can be chanted as a choral reading. Silly and short poems usually get immediate attention and a smile from your students. Some of our favorite include: 'The Purple Cow" by Gelett Burgess; "Puppy" by Aileen Fisher; "Three Potatoes in a Pot," author unknown; "Sh" by James S. Tippett; and "Keep a Poem in your Pocket" by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. After your students have committed the poems to memory, let them read them from a chart for an enjoyable group experience. Next, the poems can be transferred to large index http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Academic Therapy SAGE

The Learning Center

Academic Therapy , Volume 19 (4): 5 – Mar 1, 1984

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0001-396X
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10.1177/105345128401900410
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Joey Harris Jerry Aldridge Pick Some "P's" to Perk Up Your Reading Program Are you looking for some ways to inject a lively, perky ap- proach to your reading program? Try these. They can be used wit h any type of reading program, can be adapted to any age group, and will add fun and variety to daily assignments. Poems Pick a poem to start your day, to follow a hard work period, or to help with discipline when things get out of hand. Poems have a wonderfully calming quality. Select poems that have a rhythm or beat. They can be especially appealing if the rhyme is one that can be chanted as a choral reading. Silly and short poems usually get immediate attention and a smile from your students. Some of our favorite include: 'The Purple Cow" by Gelett Burgess; "Puppy" by Aileen Fisher; "Three Potatoes in a Pot," author unknown; "Sh" by James S. Tippett; and "Keep a Poem in your Pocket" by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. After your students have committed the poems to memory, let them read them from a chart for an enjoyable group experience. Next, the poems can be transferred to large index

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Academic Therapy SAGE

Published: Mar 1, 1984

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