Are You My Mother?: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Are You My Mother?: An Instructional Guide for Literature will add rigor to students' explorations of complex literature and further familiarize young readers with this well-known story of a baby bird's search for his mother. Engaging cross-curricular activities will encourage early learners to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. | Babies need someone to love them, even baby birds. Early readers will analyze and become familiar with a baby bird's struggle to find his mother through fun activities and lessons in this instructional guide for literature. |

Jody Smith, M.A., has worked for over 30 years in education, as both as classroom teacher and more recently as an instructional coach for kindergarten through second grade teachers. She supports teachers in understanding why and how to implement the science of reading in their literacy instruction. In addition, Jody develops curriculum and has authored a wide range of resources that translate educational research into practical classroom strategies, including What the Science of Reading Says: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood.