Mr. Noisy's Helpers Learn to Read, Social Studies

by Rozanne Lanczak Williams

Teach Social Studies Standards through Engaging Text. Repetitive, predictable story lines and illustrations that match the text provide maximum support to the emergent reader. Engaging stories promote reading comprehension, and easy and fun activities on the inside back covers extend learning. Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL!

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Rozanne Lanczak Williams is a former teacher who writes extensively for the education and children’s markets. She has authored over 250 books for beginner readers, teachers, and parents. Rozanne grew up in Burgettstown, PA, a small town near Pittsburgh. After graduating from Duquesne University, Rozanne taught in elementary schools in Pittsburgh, in Germany at a DOD American School, and in the towns of San Fernando, Pacoima, La Mirada, and Norwalk, after she drove her ’73 VW beetle across the country to Southern California, where she lives today. Rozanne and her husband Cris have three adult children. Rozanne is a frequent speaker at teacher and parent conferences throughout the USA as well as many international venues.

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[Tiffany Pitts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Noisy sets out on his daily adventure of different activities and routines. As we follow Mr. Noisy we meet some interesting people who help Mr. Noisy in a variety of ways. Mr. Noisy shows us how different people can help one another for a variety of reasons.

The author uses the craft of creating characters to introduce different people in the story and to show the importance of each character to Mr. Noisy. Specifically, the author uses the flash-draft concept as a tool by placing each character in its own sense of place, and giving attention to the particular way in which they help Mr. Noisy. Using a story line to introduce the community helpers, the author implements this craft well.

This book can be used to teach students how to develop their story characters by using the writing concept in this text to create their own book of school helpers. Students can model after the language pattern in the text to create their book.