Motivate young readers to build fluency with short, humorous partner poems designed for shared reading. Each poem is followed by a skill‑building word ladder that reinforces phonics and vocabulary, along with an engaging mini‑lesson in reading, writing, or word study.
Spark creativity with this fun activity inspired by The Singing Tortoise! Children will imagine their own singing tortoise, create a stage name and silly song lyrics, and illustrate their tortoise performing.
Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Cognizance, But You Can Call Me Toggy: A Story About the Power of Awareness, with your child.
Listen to this excerpt of Raise the Bar: A Graphic Novel by Fernanda Frick H., read aloud by RIF's very own Jon Pejo, with permissions granted by Penguin Random House.
