Most third-grade teachers don't find it necessary to implement additional spelling supplements after discovering this book. Its multilevel approach ensures that students retain what they learn and their new lessons are strongly reflected in their writing. With plenty of new activities students are sure to stay interested while their reading skills develop.

Author Biography

Pat Cunningham is a professor of education at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Pat has taught first grade, fourth grade, and remedial reading and has over 30 years of teaching experience. She is involved in staff development with teachers and administrators across the United States. Pat was inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading Hall of Fame in 2002. Dottie Hall is a former curriculum coordinator who has taught first, second, third, and fourth grades, and at the college level. Dottie is the director of the Four-Blocks(R) Center at Wake Forest University. She has over 30 years of teaching experience and is involved in staff development with teachers and administrators across the United States.