Family Photo

- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing ageappropriate vocabulary. - This series meets the Reading First initiative. - The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words. - Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies. Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards Culture: I - Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture. Individual Development and Identity: IV - Work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals. - Explore factors that contribute to one's personal identity such as interests, capabilities, and perceptions. - Describe the unique features of one's nuclear and extended families. - Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence the individual's daily life and personal choices.Meachen Rau, Dana is the author of 'Family Photo', published 2006 under ISBN 9780531124697 and ISBN 053112469X.