Developmental Reading Assessment Vs. Fountas and Pinnell
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The Developmental Reading Assessment® (DRA) is a standardized, individually administered reading exam used to determine a pupil's instructional level in reading.
The DRA is administered by teachers or reading specialists and involves the pupil reading selections of texts. The educatee will and then recall what they have just read to an examiner to determine how well he or she has comprehended the text.
Administering the DRA
The DRA is typically administered to students in grades 1-3 twice throughout the schoolhouse year in September and May. Testing students, both at the start of the schoolhouse yr and at the terminate, helps teachers rail progress and ensure that students have improved over the course of the school year.
Interpreting DRA Level
Afterward taking the DRA, a student's score or level will likely testify up on his or her written report card. The Developmental Reading Continuum can exist used to interpret the guided reading level assigned to the student.
A educatee'south DRA level is monitored past teachers to determine if they are reading at grade level.
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Sources:
Fountas, Irene C. and Pinnell, Gay Su. Guided Reading- Good Commencement Education for All Children. Heinemann, 1996.
Developmental Reading Continuum
| DRA Level | Guided Reading Level | Course Level Expectation |
|---|---|---|
| A-3 | Early Emergent Reader | Kindergarten |
| four-sixteen | Upper Emergent Reader | 1st form |
| 18-28 | Early Fluent | 2nd course |
| thirty-38 | Fluent Reader | tertiary grade |
Testimonials and Letters
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Our K/1 class LOVES their Danny books! 1 friend asks, "When can we go to Danny'south house?" Another friend says, "Danny, your knock-knock jokes are very funny! I hope you have a wonderful birthday!"
Cheers for all the joy you've shared with young readers everywhere!
Your friends at AES in Antrim, NH.
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Antrim Elementary School
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Give thanks you lot very much! I have taught many kids over many years with Mia'southward books. I keep in touch with some of my former Reading Recovery students, who are at present grown; and they always mention "Danny". (Information technology's usually "Ohhh, Danny.") I am excited to have admission to the east-books to introduce more students to Danny.
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Albuquerque Public Schools
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I am such a fan of the books; my students and I get so much joy from the Danny books! I had no thought but through the posters, stickers, books, etc. Danny has inspired me to accept a dog-themed classroom. No wonder I miss beingness at that place and then much!
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Margaret Hedrick Elementary, CA
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I received my prize package today (LitCon Raffle), and thank yous so much! What a wonderful style to end my snow filled week.
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Royerton Elementary Schoolhouse
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Hello! I have attached a picture of myself with all my goodies! Beloved the Danny stuffy, books and tote pocketbook!
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I just received my prize box in the mail service today and opened it with my students gathered around. WE were all shouting for joy when we saw Danny and Bee, new books to read, Valentines-merely in fourth dimension, and a nautical chart showing all of the books written by Mia Colton!! Thanks so much!!!
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Reading Recovery Instructor from Moses Elementary
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I have loved using your books for over a decade!!
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Minot Public Schools, ND
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The engagement and excitement your books bring to my lessons is so powerful. It only captures kids and they are hooked.
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Cranberry Uncomplicated School, Sarasota, FL
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I beloved the Danny books, and I dearest my Danny socks!
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King Simple/Jefferson County Public Schools
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I honey the Danny books. I have a RR friend who has especially enjoyed the Danny books this school year. They are his favorite!
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Pomaria-Garmany Elementary School
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My students beloved Danny!
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Saydel CSD
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My students absolutely LOVE Danny and his friends. They know that when they read a Danny book, they become to take my Danny habitation with them.
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Martin County Schools
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Thank you for your entertaining books about Danny! My students dearest them and and then do I!
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Royerton Unproblematic Schoolhouse, Muncie, IN
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Wonderful resources for my classroom!
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Newark City Schools
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I'1000 doing distance learning and demand to get level sets for my 1000 students to read at domicile. Please send your catalog. Thank you so much - huge fan!
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from San Francisco, CA
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Dear Mia Coulton, When is Bee's birthday? How do you make your books? How old are y'all?
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in Maple Grove, MN
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My extremely bright 2e daughter struggles with reading and has ever required significant prompting and directly supervision in lodge to read for herself even though she devours audiobooks at the fourth and fifth course level. She finds most early readers boring because they are and then far beneath her spoken vocabulary and language level. We got a random Danny book put in our library asking as a substitute. That began a summertime of reading where nosotros checked out every Danny volume the library had and my daughter read them all, multiple times and regularly without prompting or supervision. The reading level was where she needed it to be, only the related content between books created a story earth that held her more advanced interests. This helped her reading fluency drasticly meliorate over a short period of time. Nosotros are planning to move on to the Danny Chapter Books for her reading in the fall. Danny definitely played a huge part in improving her reading fluency. I would beloved to see even more advanced Danny chapter books.
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Reading Specialist, Woodside Elementary Schoolhouse District
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My extremely bright 2e daughter struggles with reading and has e'er required pregnant prompting and direct supervision in order to read for herself even though she devours audiobooks at the 4th and 5th grade level. She finds most early readers ho-hum because they are so far below her spoken vocabulary and language level. Nosotros got a random Danny book put in our library asking as a substitute. That began a summer of reading where nosotros checked out every Danny book the library had and my daughter read them all, multiple times and regularly without prompting or supervision. The reading level was where she needed information technology to exist, but the related content between books created a story world that held her more advanced interests. This helped her reading fluency drasticly improve over a short period of time. We are planning to motion on to the Danny Chapter Books for her reading in the fall. Danny definitely played a huge office in improving her reading fluency. I would honey to see fifty-fifty more advanced Danny chapter books.
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from Ohio
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The Danny books are my favorite and also the about requested books by my students! Give thanks you lot!
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from Avon, CT
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My kinders absolutely beloved Danny. It has been wonderful to be able to share the comic strip stories with them each week. Now, I've but gear up an account on the digital reading platform. It will be great to share your amazing books with my kiddos!
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from Russell Uncomplicated School, Rumney, NH
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Thanks so much for the digital Danny books !
Today one of my students chose to reread V Danny Dogs. As he was opening the book in anticipation of reading, he said, "I just beloved this book!" What joy you have given to him in the time of struggle!
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from Rice Elementary School
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I first met yous and your beloved Danny books at the Reading Recovery briefing in Ohio last wintertime. The weather condition was horrific, and my colleague and I got stranded for iii days on our drive habitation to Wisconsin. Danny and friends brought many smiles to our faces during those days equally we planned how to use them with our shared students. I introduced the books to my first course class last year and those kids withal come back and ask almost Danny or if I have any new Danny books.
And at present... Danny is a source of PEACE and COMFORT to my honey students every bit we are separated with this pandemic.
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Give thanks you so much for these resources! I honey Danny. Happy birthday month, handsome guy!
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The downloads yous've created are super helpful and I will share them far and wide.
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at New Franklin Simple School, Portsmouth, NH
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Thank you SO much for all of this simply ESPECIALLY for the Ornithologist Danny story strip! I am a Reading Specialist and Reading Recovery teacher at present doing information technology all online and this is but fantastic resource that I tin use for individuals and groups so easily!
Thank you for your wonderful resources for all these years!
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Reading Specialist Woodside Elementary Schoolhouse District
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Dear Mia Coulton,
I accept an idea for one of your Danny books. Danny, Norman and Bee keep a cruise ship but something goes very wrong!
Honey Diesel
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from Lynnwood Elementary School, Schenectady, NY
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These were among the MOST LOVED books in my drove when I was a reading recovery teacher -- just wanted to pop and say hello and give thanks y'all for providing books that engage so many young readers!!
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Dear Mia,
First I want to cheers and your family unit for sharing your dogs with the globe. The books are clever and cute and they attain then many children, fifty-fifty the virtually reluctant readers. I was introduced to the Danny books seven years ago when I started in my district. I fell in love with the books merely didn't have many opportunities to use them with students at the time. This is my second year teaching Reading Recovery and during the last two years I accept lived in your books. Danny, Bee and Norman are favorites among my students.
Enclosed you will find four letters from my electric current Reading Recovery students (Grant, Dempsey, Vivienne and Marco). It took them a couple of days to complete the messages, just they are so proud of their piece of work.
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from Quarton Simple School
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Dearest Danny, Mia, and Bee,
We honey you. Our favorite volume is "Spy Danny" because it'southward and so funny. We like when Danny thinks 1 of the animals ate the flowers and the part where he and Bee get disguises. :-) Nosotros besides like "Danny'southward Rocket." Nosotros actually bought the science book Danny is reading only because it's in your book. :-) We oft quote the story in our house.
Cheers for making our family grinning so much! We enjoy all of your books as bedtime stories.
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from Fort Atkinson, WI
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Dear Mia Coulton,
Give thanks you for making it fun to learn to read.
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from Shelbyville, KY
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Dear Danny,
Thank you for inspiring my girl, Kate, to read. We love dogs and then your books are perfect for her. We besides enjoy how at that place is often something funny on the last folio of most of your books. Hope you become lots of treats and snuggles.
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in Sugar Country, TX
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I love the Danny and Bee purse that the books I purchased at the Reading Recovery conference in Columbus were put in. My first thought when I saw it was, would she please size it down just a tad and sell them as bags for the kids to utilise taking their books, cut-up story, etc. back and forth in. The children dearest Danny, and they would exist so excited to get a Danny handbag for their books. The bags typically sold for such a purchase are just slightly small. I'd love a bag whose dimensions were at minimum, 10×12. 11×xiii-15 would probably be meliorate. Please consider. I'd love to be your first customer.
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Reading Recovery Teacher in Monroe, IN
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We have loved every single one of Mia Coulton'south books we have read! From Danny and Norman to The Chickens and the Fob series, they are all bully! We started reading them when my kids were babies and now my first grader can read them to her younger brothers and united states! So happy to have establish these wonderful books!
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Your books have been such a source of JOY for my entire class this yr - Danny was the focus of many letters written to me during our stance writing/graphic symbol traits slice "which volume character would exist a best friend for you?"
And now... Danny is a source of PEACE and Comfort to my dearest students as we are separated with this pandemic.
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We received your package yesterday! For Halloween my son (1st Grade) traded in big candy stash for some money. With his coin he bought Bee & Danny. I wish you lot could accept seen his optics when he spotted the packet yesterday! He was so excited to open up the box and to beginning playing with Danny & Bee!
Can't expect to meet what adventures they go on together!
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from Dayton, MN
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I'm not certain any of my other Reading Recovery students will get to read my fabulous Danny books this round! Give thanks y'all for helping my students to learn to love reading!
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from Franklin Monroe Uncomplicated School
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Hello!! I'm a Reading Recovery teacher who has shared my dearest of Danny & Abby with my 2 daughters! We recently ordered Danny and Abby for our house and I wanted to share this pic! My girls clothes them upward, read to them and take them on walks!! Cheers so much for helping me spread the love of reading with so many students over the years!! ❤️
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Dear Mia Coulton,
How many Danny books have y'all written? Why don't nosotros meet dad'due south face up?
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Round Uncomplicated School, Hartland, MI
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Love Danny,
Tin can yous write a book about Avengers Infinity Wars? All his friends could dress up. If Spike learned his lesson, he can be Iron Man. Abby can be Black Widow, and you can be Thanos. Thanos is the winner. Bee can be War Motorcar because he is brave and can wing. Give thanks you for listening!
Your friend, Matthew
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Decatur, IL
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I have been a reading instructor for 27 years, and I have never found a character or a series of books that alights the imaginations of my students like the Danny books. I was lucky enough to detect them last year, and the kids were then excited almost each new Danny chance that I shared with the grade. Fifty-fifty ameliorate, there were so many Danny books that emergent readers could read with success. My students got a great deal of enjoyment out of reading well-nigh Danny, writing stories about him, and drawing pictures of Danny and all of his friends. Their enthusiasm for the stories has inspired me to dedicate a portion of my classroom as "Danny's Reading Corner," which will feature every Danny book I can get my easily on and stuffed versions of Danny and his friends for students to read to. Thank you MaryRuth books for providing these fabulous, sweet, engaging stories. There are such a wonderful way to help foster a lifelong love of reading!
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El Centro, CA
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I beloved you Danny. Hi Danny. I love your book Danny and then much. I can't believe I am sending a letter to yous. I am and so excited. I love you. I want y'all to be my pet. To Danny from Annalena.
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Van Buren, AR
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Dear Ms. Coulton,
My Reading Recovery student, Melissa, loved reading the books in The Chickens and the Fox series. After reading them all, while waiting (hopefully) for additional titles, Melissa decided to write her own volume featuring these characters. As you can come across, she was influenced by your craft and sees herself, non only as a reader, but as well an writer! Thank you for inspiring many of our young readers and writers. I hope y'all enjoy The Sneaky Play tricks.
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at Bowers Simple Schoolhouse, Santa Clara, CA
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Honey Danny,
I always read your books. I hope y'all write back.
From,
Adelyn
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New Berlin Elementary Schoolhouse, New Berlin, IL
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I was a RR teacher before retiring eight years ago. I bought many Danny books and moved them all with me when I retired. Since then, I have read the books with a neighbour boy and used them when I volunteered at a nearby school. Bee was e'er a favorite in my classroom and in retirement.
At present I have 2 grandsons who also love Bee. Alistair is not even so ii, simply could place which books had Dad as a character. He also pointed and said NO while reading BEE: THE Offset. And he also exclaimed OH NO before I could plow the folio showing Bee covered in mud. When we FaceTime with Al, he always requests to run across Bee (the stuffed guy) before saying hullo to us.
Our younger grandson Charlie lives nearby and but turned one. Bee goes on every stroller ride and auto ride. Charlie'due south favorite Danny book is DANNY LIKES Blood-red. The apple tree page cracks him up every fourth dimension.
When I taught I loved Danny books, my students liked the books and then did their parents. Now I can share the joy with my little guys. Thank you for such lovely books.
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My educatee Lilly has fallen in love with Danny books this year! She has learned to read with expression and laughs at all the funny parts of your books. Thank you for making kids "want" to read. Attached is a motion-picture show of Lilly and our school therapy canis familiaris, Wrangler.
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Round Elementary School, Hartland, MI
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Dearest Danny and Mia,
Thank you lot for sharing Danny and his friends with us. We enjoy hearing nigh his adventures. Nosotros use the themes throughout our year to help us learn and gloat our yr in first course. We hope that y'all are all doing well.
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Fernbrook Elementary Schoolhouse, Maple Grove, MN
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Dear Danny,
Which is your favorite Geologist, Botanist, Entomologist Ornithologist? My favorite is Ornithologist Danny! I like your goggles. Volition yous still non look at a spider? I dearest that you took Grandma Ruths spectacles!!!
Dear Branson
Happy Altogether Danny.
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from Powell, TN
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I believe the MaryRuth books are appealing to young readers largely because of their size, color, font, pictures/photographs, etc. The font and spacing are perfect. The vivid photographs on every ii-folio spread break upwardly the text. Danny, Abby, and Norman are loveable characters for immature children and the fact that they are existent is oftentimes surprising and exciting to students.
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Reading Intervention Instructor
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Thank you so much for everything! The Danny books have truly transformed our library and have our students loving to read! I am inserting a link to a altogether book the students made using Book Creator. Nosotros historic Danny's birthday here in the library so the book shows you pictures of the political party likewise every bit all our birthday wishes for Danny. This is our 2nd year with the Danny books and we love them. The students love the Danny bookmarks too!
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Monmouth, IL
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Dearest Mia and Danny,
Havic was one of my Reading Recovery kids terminal yr. This year he is in a Booster Grouping. I so wish y'all could see the joy on his face when he gets one of your books. He is doing well and I am very proud of him! If yous could please write him back. Information technology would brand his mean solar day! Thanks for all you practice!
- He wrote this letter of the alphabet at home last nighttime. :-)
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Van Buren, AR
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Dear Mia Coulton and Danny,
My students absolutely love the Danny Books. This twelvemonth I received an electronic mail about Danny'due south Birthday. When I shared this news with my students, they were so excited to write to Danny. My current Reading Recovery students wrote letters to Danny. They likewise included a photo and a cartoon. Nosotros hope you like our letters every bit much as nosotros savour your books. One question the kids have is how old is Danny? Delight tell Danny nosotros hope he had a wonderful Happy Birthday. Say hi to Bee and Norman too.
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Sousa Elementary School, Port Washington, NY
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Dear Mia,
This is what I think Dad looks similar.
Beloved Sylvie
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from Oakland, CA
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The attached from Melissa is from our writing in a Reading Recovery lesson today.
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from SantaClara, CA
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On April 18th the Reading Recovery Teachers of Jackson ISD in Michigan, nether the leadership of Maeghan McCormick, met for our monthly meeting. Nosotros celebrated Danny'due south Birthday. Nosotros idea yous might enjoy our group photo with Danny and Bee. Thank you for all your wonderful stories. The children love them and we exercise also.
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from Jackson Independent Schoolhouse District, MI
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Dear Danny,
I hope y'all have a expert birthday. I beloved your books. My favorite is Danny'southward Shadow.
Beloved, James
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in Port Washington, NY
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If I retrieve correctly, Mia was trained in Reading Recovery. I was a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader for many years and maybe that is why her books resonate so much. There are so few companies that truly understand how to consider font, print layout, sight words, movie back up, sentence construction and engage readers the style your books exercise. Nosotros did a complete overhaul of our classroom libraries about 10 years ago and we have almost all your books across our K-two as function of our libraries and all your characters are similar family members to our students. Any nosotros can do to keep the students' literacy on track while connecting with their favorite characters during remote learning will be a win/win.
Thank you for all you practice!
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from Portsmouth, NH
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Hullo! I would dearest to sign up for your newsletter etc. I am a preschool teacher and a mom to a four and 5 year quondam who LOVE Danny and Norman! We just recently bought 6 books and have read them ten times each at the least. Thanks so much for helping instill a beloved of reading in children.
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from Vermilion, OH
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Honey Danny,
We hope you had the happiest of birthdays. We wanted you to know that we were thinking of yous in Nova Scotia. We used your " find a word " canvas to celebrate your special solar day. We took a picture of Bee and Super Danny domicile to colour!
Many more!
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in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Letters to Danny written by 2nd grade Title I students at St. Patrick Schoolhouse in Terre Haute, IN.
Danny books voted #i!!
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in Terre Haute, IN
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Dearest Danny,
I love your books. My favorite is Become Downwardly Danny. I honey Danny.
From Sammy
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in Port Washington, NY
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I have a special needs student who just loves the Danny books. He loves to read the books to Bee. Some days that is the just way I can get him to read either to me or by himself.
Cheers for providing such wonderful books for our lower readers and also those who only love to read near Danny, Norman, Abby, and Bee and all of their adventures. The chapter books have been a great addition to my classroom library.
Happy Birthday, Danny!
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at North Creek Elementary School, MI
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Lily is almost 8 and LOVES reading to her blood brother, Henry, who is non even so 2. Favorite books are all the Danny books. Henry even sleeps with Danny every night!
Thanks once again for the books!
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Lily and Henry'south mom
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HI - I simply wanted yous to know that a series of "Danny" books has been donated to Oak Marr RECenter in Oakton, Va (outside of Washington D.C.). Nosotros are going to use them in our child care center. They are just adorable!
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To Danny from Kellan
Dear Danny
I love your books a lot. And so far my favorite volume is Danny's Rocket. I cannot wait to read one of your other books.
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from St. Patrick School, Terre Haute, IN
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Love Danny,
My name is Jacob. I read your books, and I love them so much. Yous and Bee are my favorite characters. When I read Danny's Bee Goes to the Hospital Bee'due south heart fell out and he got ripped in the center. What did Norman do to make Bee go to the toy hospital? I think he played with him too hard.
Sincerely,
Jacob
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Nelson Canton Schools, KY
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Dear Danny and MaryRuth Books,
Thanks for making my Reading Recovery students fall in love with reading! If it were up to them, they'd only choose Danny books. They besides love getting on Facebook to run into new pictures and videos. Danny, Norman, Bee and Abby have played a big function in inspiring my young readers to become lifelong readers. For this, I am forever grateful.
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at Cox'due south Creek Uncomplicated Schoolhouse, KY
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Dear Danny,
I love all of your books. You are the best dog always!
Your friend,
Eric
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Meadowcreek Uncomplicated Schoolhouse, Norcross, GA
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The kids at Westwood and Lindsey schools are enjoying the books immensely. They love the stories, yep, but also love arranging and rearranging the books by color, stacking them up, etc.
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in Chesterland, OH
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Dear Danny
My name is Isaac. I am in course two. I become to St. Patrick Schoolhouse. I accept two brothers. I like to read. I like to ride my bike. My favorite volume is Danny Gets Fit considering you can do it to get fit also. What blazon of dog are y'all?
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at St. Patrick School, Terre Haute, IN
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When I learned nosotros would not render to schoolhouse, I ordered some Danny chapter books and the sticker gear up. I received them so quickly and I have been reading a chapter of "All My Friends" every few days and posting it on our class level Facebook page. My students are smiling, parents are commenting how much their children honey Danny and can't wait for the side by side chapter...these books are keeping united states of america close in centre during this scary time.
Delight have my very heartfelt THANK YOU for sharing your loveable dog, your experiences and your talents to brand the world a better place for children (and teachers).
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Beloved Danny,
My name is Reagan. I become to St. Patrick Schoolhouse. I love to read Danny Books. I similar summer. I am in 2nd grade. I like to ride my bike. My favorite volume is Moving. How erstwhile are you? What is your favorite Danny Book? What is your favorite colour?
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from St. Patrick School, Terre Haute, IN
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Dear Mia Coulton, I wrote a Danny volume. I similar your books. What does he consume?
Love Kiyah
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Clear Creek Elementary School, KY
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The kids love them and the books have turned them into READERS!
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in Trumbull, CT
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Dearest Mia Coulton,
Briecyn has fallen in honey with Danny within the get-go five Roaming Around the Known lessons in Reading Recovery. He is eager to read (and read once more) whatsoever Danny book.
He wanted to send a letter of the alphabet to Danny, which is enclosed.
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at Mansfield City Schools, Mansfield, OH
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Love Danny,
I like your book Danny Likes Apples. I like apples too.
From Mateo
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Jackson Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA
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Dear Mia Coulton,
Thank yous for writing Danny books. Is Danny sleeping in Dad'southward bed?
Beloved Jeramian
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1st grade student at Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Dearest Danny,
My proper name is Miguel and I honey Danny. Here is your friend the bee. What do you play with Bee? We similar to read.
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1st grade pupil from Arcado Uncomplicated School
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Dear Danny,
Yous were and then cute every bit a puppy even if we don't know which one you are. Yous are kind to other dogs and people. Danny, thank you for being a kind dog!
Lilia
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Freeman's Manufacturing plant Simple Schoolhouse, Lawrenceville, GA
1st grade educatee at Gwinnett Canton Public Schools
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Dear Danny, I will give y'all a surprise if y'all are good! Love Bridget
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Student in Mrs. Warren's class, Dacula, GA
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Danny, I like your books. Can you send more books to Ms. Moore? Thank you from -Chase.
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Student in Ms. Moore'south class, Dacula, GA
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Norman and Danny Thank you
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It was so dainty to visit your booth once again at the International Literacy Association conference in Austin. I was mad at myself because I had forgotten to pack my Danny socks! I accept used your books for several years. They remain a favorite selection of my students, as well! Cheers for your work.
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in Glenwood, IA
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Mia Coulton connects with kids like no other author.
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Ottawa USD 290, KS
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I can't expect to read some other Danny volume!!
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Cox's Creek Uncomplicated School, KY
from Bainbridge County, OH
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Cheers so much for helping my students fall in beloved with reading. All of my Reading Recovery students beloved Danny, Bee, Norman and Abby. We visit your Facebook folio often!!
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at Nelson County School District, KY
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My first course Title I groups admire Danny books like I practice. They were excited to permit you lot know.
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at Main Elementary Schoolhouse, Beavercreek, OH
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I love your books. My favorite ane is Danny and Abby Play Hospital. They don't fight over stuff. How practice yous get and so many books done in so little time? I like your books so much I want to be a volume author just like you.
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from McHarg Unproblematic Schoolhouse, Redford, VA
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You should make a movie of Danny. I dearest your Knock Knock Joke Book. You lot should make the moving picture almost Danny finding Abby and got distracted and chased a squirrel.
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from Main Uncomplicated Schoolhouse, Beavercreek, OH
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Dearest Danny, My favorite book is when you tried to find Abby. And you found her!
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at Fawn Area Simple School
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Dear Danny, I like all your books. Information technology was funny that y'all ate all your Dad's food at the picnic.
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Lewis Elementary School, Solon, OH
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"Thank you Danny! Today, afterward 6 mo of support and hard work. I read my first full judgement in Snow Danny! I honey your books. I love Danny." From Chandler, age 7
(From Chandler'southward mom: Sensory Disability has kept his optics from seeing text. He has worked so hard... y'all have helped! Thank you.)
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from Evergreen Unproblematic School, WA
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Dear Danny,
What do you practice all day? I read the book SPY DANNY. How exercise you smell the flowers? What's your favorite treat to consume? My favorite matter to eat is fruit snacks.
Love, Jaylen
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in Norcross, GA
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The variety of Danny stuffed animals are wonderful! Students will enjoy seeing Danny on my shelf and snuggling with the toy! The posters are also very cute. Perhaps some posters that highlight MaryRuth'southward nonfiction text would be a expert idea.
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at Middleton Simple School
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Dear Danny,
Your volume was funny and red.
Love Jaylen
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1st form student from Gwinnett County Public Schools
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I apply easy Danny books for beginner readers because they have some simple high frequency words with supportive pictures and they follow a anticipated sentence construction which is good for all beginner students and peculiarly practiced for EL students: Await at Danny, I Am Danny, All About Danny, Get Downwardly Danny, Danny'south Window, Grandma Ruth's Glasses.
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at South Washington County Schools
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I love Danny's books. I wish that you could make more. Delight make more than. Pretty please? I am going to become a cat.
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at Master Simple Schoolhouse, Beavercreek, OH
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Dearest Danny, I love the stories about you! My favorite book then far is Bats in Danny'south House. I thought it was funny when Bat-Bee was chasing the bat out the door. The bat was like, "Run into ya! I'k not coming back to your house once again with Bat-Bee around." How was Bee actually flying?
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from Cox's Creek Uncomplicated School, KY
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My students beloved All Almost Danny, Super Danny, Look at Danny, Danny Likes Red...They seem to similar the photographs as opposed to drawings. In Danny Likes Red, I like that the pattern changes a chip and they have to monitor with known words. I use these books because of the predictable blueprint, picture support, building on known words and clean lay-out on the folio. My students enjoy getting to know a character and reading books at increasing levels nigh that character.
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Reading and EL Instructor
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Dear Danny,
I similar reading Danny books considering I like dogs.
Love Phoebe
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1st class reader, Dacula, GA
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I actually like the use of photographs in the Mary Ruth books. I think the photographs capture nature and the character realistically and kids demand more than books that exercise.
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at Imperial Oaks Simple School
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The "Danny" serial are a favorite among my students. I think information technology'south the real-life graphic symbol of Danny and reading about the featherbrained things Danny can practice that is so motivating to them. Many of my students take a pet, and then they can make connections to this graphic symbol.
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Reading Recovery Teacher
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My students love animal characters. They especially love Danny considering he reminds them of their dog, their friend'south dog, a domestic dog that they might have in their lives. I also love the serial books, the books with characters the students find entertaining. We love to read about Danny & Bee.
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at Pullman Elementary School
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Dear Danny, It's fun to read your books and I like your toy, Bee. When is your birthday?
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Waynesburg Primal Elementary Schoolhouse, Waynesburg, PA
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Beloved Danny, I love your books. My favorite book of yours is Super Danny and Bat-Bee. My favorite chapter in Super Danny and Bat-Bee is the Groundhog because Bee got punched out of a hole. I wonder how you tell the writer what you desire to write back to me. Perchance y'all use hand signals.
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from Kinard Elementary School, Clover, SC
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I am always in need of more than books that are accurately leveled and interesting to kids! I love the Danny series! He goes through things that kids can relate to! I also love that he has a chapter volume, so kids could follow him for quite a while!
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Valley Crossing Unproblematic School, Woodbury, MN
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One of my students was shocked today to discover he is now reading 2nd course books. He thinks reading Danny books is part of the reason he can! He wanted me to ship this to you. Thanks and enjoy!
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Highland Principal Schoolhouse, Highland, IL
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I like that Mary Ruth is consequent in its use of font, fashion, and size. Students tin easily transition from one volume to another considering they are and then like in fashion.
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at Southward Washington County Schools
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I liked the volume when you were sorting your treats. At the end I liked when you said your treats were all gone.
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from Fawn Grove, PA
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My name is Tyler and I like to ride my bike. How practice you write? You can't hold a pen. Please tell me how do y'all write.
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from Webster, NY
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I love your Danny books.
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at Wright Elementary School, Shelbyville, KY
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I like all of your books. Some of them are kind of funny and I really like dogs.
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from Fawn Area Simple School, Fawn Grove, PA
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I take a Reading Recovery student who has a poor home life, but his attitude for learning and reading is amazing!! He loves reading Danny. When I asked him why he likes Danny he said because he's so funny, and cute and he's a dog!! Cheers so much for writing books to encourage young readers to honey to read! Blessings!
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Reading Recovery Teacher, TN
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I want you to live closer then that I can visit. We could write books together. I love you.
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at Tega Cay Elementary School, Tega Cay, SC
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Thank you and then much for all you exercise for the kids. I am enclosing a alphabetic character from a student I teach at Springfield Elementary School. (The educatee) is learning then much and has fallen in dearest with Danny and wanted to send him a letter.
Thank you and so much.
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at Effingham County Schools
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Tin can yous evidence me the within of Danny's castle? Your biggest fan.
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Grade ane, Suzanne M Smith Elementary Schoolhouse, ME
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My favorite book is Danny the Dinosaur. I like information technology because it made me smile. Is Danny existent? I love reading to my dog.
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Grand Oaks Unproblematic School, Clinton, TN
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I love your books. I wrote my own book about Danny. I hope you similar information technology. Danny is my favorite in the world. My name is Jackson. Good bye!!!!
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Waynesburg Central Elementary Schoolhouse, PA
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I desire a office 2 of Danny's Rocket. Hither is why: it will exist proficient for our brains. And the reason is alot of people like Danny books. Almost chiefly we will know if Danny goes to the moon. This is why I want some other series of Danny'due south Rocket books.
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First grader, Rowe Schoolhouse, Yarmouth, ME
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How quondam are yous? Which Danny books exercise yous like the most of all? I love to read your Danny books and I like the Danny books.
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Hayward Elementary Schoolhouse, Sioux Falls, SD
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I like Danny books. My favorite book (Groundhog Day)
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Wright Elementary School, Shelbyville, KY
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When is Danny's birthday? Where did you get Bee? Do you take your pictures first or do you write commencement? In Super Danny and Bat-Bee whose cat is that?
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Hayward Unproblematic School, Sioux Falls, SD
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Your books are great to read. Are you a real dog? My favorite volume is Danny and Bee Play Together.
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Silas Willard, SC
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Danny is my favorite character.Does he similar to have his picture taken? How old is Danny?How sometime is Bee? What is your favorite volume? "Norman Lost a Tooth" is my favorite book. It was funny that his molar fell out when he chewed his toy. How many books accept you lot written? I accept read at least 20! I promise yous keep writing books about Norman and Danny.
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Lake Forest. IL
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I like Danny books. But where is Daddy'due south head? Thank you.
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San Francisco, CA
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I like the book Danny Gets Fit. My favorite office is when Danny said, "Do I have to do that again?" Danny is so tired out. I think Danny should exercise push-ups to get fit. Norman, Danny, and Abby are all best friends. I like the rest of the books too.
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Logan-Springfield Elementary School, York, PA
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I read your books almost every day because I love them.
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Shelbyville, IN
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You are hilarious! I similar Danny'south Castle book the best. Why isn't Dad'due south face in the pictures? I wish there were cats in your books.
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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We had not seen these books since I was five and there they were. It brought back such good memories seeing these books. So I only wanted to thank y'all for being such a proficient dog!
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Painesville, OH
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Rocco is obsessed with the Danny books. They have been the shift he needed to reach success. Thank you!
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Southward Prairie Elementary School, Grimes, IA
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Thank y'all for your funny books. You both are the best dogs in the globe.
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St. Peters, MO
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Are you still making Danny books? How old is Danny? I honey your books. Do you lot have any other pets?
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Hayward Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD
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Did you get to play with the bunny? I similar your books. Get Down Danny is my favorite.
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Riverside Elementary School, Sioux City, IA
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Nosotros have Danny and Bee doll. I like when Danny is up on Dad'due south knees. Is Bee existent or not?
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Beginning Grader, Canada
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Nosotros dedicated our door to yous and your books in the Month of March this year. When we polled our Reading Recovery and Title I students, you were the unanimous favorite for best author!
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Genesee School District. MI
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How are you Danny? My name is Conner. My favorite book is Super Danny. What is your favorite toy to play with? Delight come to my house, Danny. I dear you, Danny.
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My molar hurts. Norman had a loose tooth because he was chewing his big blue ball. I dear Danny and Abby and Norman. Where practice y'all write your books at? My dog Bursa likes to get on my Dad's lap similar Danny.
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I desire to allow you know that your books are beloved past every kid who reads them. Even our teachers with young children at abode have grown addicted to Danny stories. They borrow them from our collections and some have even purchased them to take at home.
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Haas Elementary Schoolhouse
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I use easy Danny books for beginner readers because they accept some simple loftier frequency words with supportive pictures and they follow a predictable sentence construction which is adept for all beginner students and particularly skillful for EL students: Look at Danny, I Am Danny, All Near Danny, Get Downward Danny, Danny's Window, Grandma Ruth's Glasses.
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Reading Recovery Teacher
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How do you stick Bee on the rocket in Danny's Rocket? I think it is funny.
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W.G. Mallett School, Farmington, ME
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I actually similar the use of photographs in the Mary Ruth books. I think the photographs capture nature and the character realistically and kids need more books that exercise.
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Reading Specialist/Interventionist
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The "Danny" series are a favorite among my students. I call up it'due south the real-life character of Danny and reading about the light-headed things Danny can do that is so motivating to them. Many of my students have a pet, so they can make connections to this graphic symbol.
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Reading Recovery Teacher
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The await of the Mary Ruth books is very engaging to students. The books accept real pictures with lots of vivid fun colors. The book size is prissy for our pocket-size 1st grade hands. The ongoing characters lead the reader to enjoy the side by side book and make connections from the prior reads.
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Reading Recovery Teacher
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I Beloved that the layout of your books is not besides busy, and the pictures are colorful and not too distracting.
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Reading Recovery Teacher, MN
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Dear the real life pictures of Danny. Kids relate to dogs and events that actually happen. Font is big plenty for early readers. Pictures go along well with the story.
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I have been using the "Danny" serial of books for about 7 years in my classroom for guided reading, and contained reading with the students. They love the characters and how Danny finds himself in new situations.I similar the looks of the infant elephant series. I really like how MaryRuth Books have various reading level texts. The pattern is unproblematic, but lasting. I feel it is nice for the kids because the books are NOT too decorated. They focus on the story and not the flash.
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1st Grade Teacher, Pine Hill Elementary School
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Today I suggested to my Reading Recovery student Gabe that he write to you to ask the question that I cannot answer.
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Genesee School District, MI
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I have used and really like the Danny books. The students LOVE Danny! Nosotros accept then much success in using these because the students have fun discussing them.
I integrate science and math into my literacy as much as possible, so any book with topics related to these subjects is helpful.
The look of the Danny books is slap-up! The font is the perfect size; the photos are fun; and the titles are articulate.
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I want to thank you lot for the wonderful Danny Books. I ordered an early on emergent set of books for the volunteer program I volunteer with in Bridgeport, CT. All of the volunteers were thrilled with the books. And, the children are and then happy to READ and enjoy and laugh at the books. Thanks so much.
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I use the chapter books with my 2nd grade readers for fluency practice at their contained level. They are besides great for exploring story structure, comparing and contrasting. The kids dearest the characters (Danny & Bee) and are motivated by the books which keeps them engaged and excited!
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2nd form teacher
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I use all the MaryRuth Volume titles in education reading. I use the early levels for high frequency words, harder ones for diverseness in words, dialogue, dialogue tags in different places. I besides utilize them when I am moving kids toward more than independence and nearing the end of their program.
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Reading Specialist
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My kids love the Chickens and the Fob serial!!!
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Teacher
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At early levels 1-three, my students dearest Danny. My students love All Well-nigh Danny, Super Danny, Wait at Danny, & Danny Likes Reddish. They like the photographs, as opposed to drawings. In Danny Likes Red, I like that the blueprint changes a bit and they accept to monitor with known words. I use these books because of the predictable design, motion-picture show support, building on known words and clean lay-out on the page. My students savor getting to know a character and reading books at increasing levels about that character.
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Reading Recovery Teacher
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I always have students request me if I have another Danny volume they tin can read. The photographs and stories about Danny are very motivating for my students, specially the boys.
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First Grade Teacher
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Just wanted to permit y'all know that I received the books y'all helped me society. The kids beloved them as do I! They like the existent pictures and of course, who doesn't like a dog! It's nice to take kids want to read a book! Cheers!!!
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ESL Teacher, Empire Elementary
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One of the things I like the Almost almost Mary Ruth'southward books is the look...the font is so clear and consequent (perfect size), there is not clutter on the pages, the pictures are engaging and helpful. I really have enjoyed watching my students enjoy Mary Ruth books!
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Chicago Area Elementary School Reading Instructor
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I love the layout of MaryRuth Books. The layout of the text (spacing between words and lines of text) is very piece of cake for the students to follow. The font style, size, and color is well-baked and clean; perfect for beginning readers. The photos/artwork are heart-catching and provoke discussion. They likewise provide dainty cues for significant to the stories.
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Reading Recovery Reading Teacher, Prairie Grove Elementary Schoolhouse
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At that place are and then many ManyRuth items that I beloved in the itemize: Open conversation cards, sequencing cards & posters! I peculiarly love the vocabulary that is included in the Level D science Danny books.
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Reading Specialist, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools, Gahanna, OH
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Dear the photos.
Similar the spacing of the words and the sentences.
Enjoy the familiar characters of Danny and the Bee that are in near all of the books.
Kids will connect with the domestic dog.
Good size for little hands.
Nice repetition and sentence patterns.
Proficient font choice and size.
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Kindergarten Teacher, Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46, Crystal Lake, IL
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I dearest using MaryRuth books. I love Danny and the Car Wash because Bee actually is on the exterior of the auto, and that surprises students. I also honey Danny'southward Hair is Everywhere because of that nasty lollipop. The pictures are so clear and often funny in Danny books. The kids can't go enough of the stories.
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Reading Teacher, Lincoln Unproblematic School, OH
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My students are begging for more Danny Books. They even love to sit and only look through the new itemize! Hilarious!
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Michigan Reading Instructor
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LOVE your books! I simply received my commencement 2 sets in an order and plan to order more than for our school Literacy Closet.
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Literacy Teacher, Kaneland McDole School
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The Danny Books by MaryRuth Books are honey and hoarded by our beginning first course readers. There is something very comforting in these books for our reluctant readers.
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First Class Instructor, Illinois
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My autistic granddaughter is finally having success with reading. Many thanks to the Danny books. Of course, our 11 year old xanthous lab, Barney, is enjoying listening to her read, likewise.
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Grandmother, Maine
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My tertiary grade students but completed MOVING. I thought this book would be perfect equally a "last" Danny book, a style to say goodbye to Danny. Nonetheless, they don' t want to leave Danny backside and have plenty of ideas for future higher leveled books near Danny!
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Title I Reading Teacher
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Your Danny series of books is just perfect for the students with whom I work. And I am speaking every bit a retired teacher who taught for 39 years.
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Retired Instructor, Maine
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The true success of these books is in the intendance you have given to writing them and making them just right for struggling readers.
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Instructor, Virginia
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I only brutal in LOVE with the Danny stories! The books provided my at-gamble readers with success as well every bit interesting subject matter to hold their attention.
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Unproblematic School Literacy Specialist
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I am a Special Pedagogy Instructor and I wanted to let you know how your "Danny" books have helped one of my students. My student is a second grader who is learning disabled. Along with this, he has struggled over the years to carry correctly and complete his work. This is the first year he has always read a book. Information technology is considering of Danny. He loves the real pictures and how nosotros're following Danny through the events in his life. The consistency of the writing allows him to feel comfortable when starting a new Danny book. He wants to know more nearly Danny, such as why he can't see dad's face in the pictures and why you lot're not in the pictures if yous're the author. I told him I would write to you for more than information. While we sympathise that yous are a busy writer, nothing would make this petty male child happier than to know that he contacted an writer. This kind of an accomplishment would assistance him to strive to be a improve student and proceed to work hard to overcome his disability. I would personally like to thank you for writing these books with a student's needs in mind.
Annotation from MRB: Author Mia Coulton receives many letters from young readers wanting to know more about Danny, Norman, and Bee. Some letters include pictures or drawings. Mia enjoys hearing from Danny's fans and personally answers every letter.
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Special Instruction Teacher
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I dearest Danny and Norman. I peculiarly like the counting book when there are all the puppies on the last page! Love.
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Start Grader, California
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The saddest volume I read was the book called THE FORT. Tin can you write another volume called DANNY TO THE RESCUE?
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Young Reader
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I really like your bookmarks. I tin't look to read a chapter book about Danny and Bee and Norman. Thanks!
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Starting time Grader, California
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My vi year old son, Sam, loves the Danny serial books! We get them at our local library. He enjoys reading about Danny'southward adventures and has a stuffed dog that looks similar Danny. Thanks for creating such a wonderful series that is helping my kindergartner love to read!
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Columbus, Ohio
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Danny and Norman books are my favorite.
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