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Books to Encourage a Love of Words

Beginning: K-2
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Word! Words! Wonderful words! If you are looking for read aloud titles that will encourage and inspire students to become word collectors, this list is for you. (From Shift 3 in Shifting the Balance; 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom.)

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