Parsons author of First Grade Writers and Second Grade Writers, offers educators a year's worth of reading instruction and development with a holistic approach to teaching reading skills. She divides her text into broad topics to be explored as the school year progresses such as, fostering a reading community, strategies for teaching words and letters, and garnering information from what was just read. Each unit is further divided into more specific teaching strategies and goals. This accessible and helpful text also includes several student handouts and a list of informative websites. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)