The resources are flexible and can be used for whole group, small group, and independent instruction.

The resources included in this bundle have been designed with Balanced Literacy in mind. Polacco's gouache-and-pencil compositions deftly capture the emotional stages-frustration, pain, elation-of Trisha's journey. Use Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco to strengthen your student’s comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work. Young readers struggling with learning difficulties will identify with Trisha's situation and find reassurance in her success. Polacco's tale is all the more heartfelt because of its personal nature. Pink and Say is an important story about two soldiers in the Civil War: Sheldon Curtis (Say), a Union soldier, and Pinkus. She begins to blossom and develop all of her talents, including reading. Falker, trigger a monumental turning point in Trisha's life. But finally the encouragement and efforts of a new fifth grade teacher, Mr. Trisha endures the cruel taunts of classmates who call her ''dumb,'' and falls behind in her studies. But when she looks at words and numbers, everything is a jumble. Young Trisha is eager to taste the ''sweetness of knowledge'' that her grandfather has always revered (here symbolized by drizzling honey onto a book and tasting it, which harkens back to Polacco's earlier The Bee Tree). Here Polacco shares her childhood triumph over dyslexia and discovery of reading in an inspiring if slightly formulaic story. Fans of Polacco's (Thundercake Pink and Say) work know well her talent for weaving her colorful family history throughout her picture books.

Pink and say by patricia polacco