TAKS Connections: Literature that Integrates TAKS Reading Objectives
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Bertie Kingore GRADES: 1-8 40 pages Integrate the TAKS into your reading instruction rather than rely upon isolated skills lessons. Engage students' thoughts, interests, and discussions while they develop an in-depth understanding of the TAKS objectives. Included activities are: Reading Skills Analysis Grid--Chart the frequency of literary and grammatical elements in books or reading passages, and TAKS Objective Cubes--Students create paper dice for this game and then answer the prompt they role. TAKS Connections includes: Over 290 correlations of children's literature to the TAAS objectives, Analysis Grid to assess the skills applied in any book, and TAAS Objective Cubes to prompt active responses from students.   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Bertie Kingore is an international consultant who has worked with students, their teachers, and their parents for over 30 years. Recognized for her humorous and practical presentations, her energetic sessions leave teachers revitalized and eager to implement her shared ideas and learning experiences in their own classrooms. She has received many honors including the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of North Texas where she earned her Ph.D. She is a past President of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented and was also recognized as the Texas Gifted Educator of the Year.