LeAnna wrote:Is there going to be book packs for the next levels of Drawn Into the Heart of Reading? (levels 4/5; 6/7/8)
LeAnna
I know I saw that Carrie was reviewing books for this purpose earlier. So, I agree with inHistiming's "yes". I think she said after the 1st of the year sometime. (So for sure before your little ones are ready for them.
) When I ordered DITHOR last spring, I got the teacher manual, the 2/3 student book, and Carrie's book list. There is a package for this on the DITHOR part of the website. Carrie's book list gives reccommendations for all the levels and genres.
We're doing Bigger and DITHOR this year. We're doing DITHOR daily, but you could do it less often. It does cover the same genres as the storytime in Bigger - and the character quality that you focus on each genre is the same. (for example...When you read the Biography, you talk about showing responsibility.) There are ideas that are in the storytime box that aren't in DITHOR and vice versa. The biggest difference is that your child reads in DITHOR and you read in Storytime.
You'll love both of these programs when you get to them!
Kathleen
PS Did you stay in CA for Christmas...or make the big trip to IA?
I was wondering about when I get to Bigger.... Would I use the Storytime time books along with the 2/3 Drawn Into The Heart of Reading books, or one or the other? What are all of you doing? And how are you scheduling that into your day?