Follow Me, Moon

by Marie M. Clay

New full-color alternative to Sand and Stones , this "Concepts About Print" test can be used with the new entrant or nonreader, enabling the child to point to certain features as the examiner reads the book. An Observation Survey presents the theoretical background, administration details, and scoring interpretation of the tests.

Genres: Science, Writing

20 pages, Paperback

First published February 24, 2000

Reviews

[Guadalupe Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was different because on one page the words were upside down. Then in the following pages the writing was misspelled because the letters in the words were out of order. For example, "The stars were twinkling but eth moon had gone. I tsood in the dark and I lookde at the sky." I am not sure why the author did that, but I like it because it's different. It shows kids that they have the write to write differently. I would also use this book in science to introduce a lesson on space and the moon.

[Shakita · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was different. It has misspelled words and it had some words that were upside down. I read that this book was used for children with learning disabilities. The words were upside down for the teacher could read them while the student continued to look at the book. Words were mispelled because children often misspell words. I would use this story to show how kids are different and we all write and think differently. We can draw a picture of write a story about the moon and we would all get different pictures and no story would look the same.

[Miracle Wiley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book bc of the incorrect spelling and it was very simple. This book is good for introducing science to students. The book shows a boy observing the moon.
It is very good for students that are starting to write.This book can also be good for teaching students that it is ok to make mistakes in writing just as long as you try your best. The book makes a lot of spelling mistakes. It can also can be used for doing spelling test. The students can go through and correct the spelling.

[Sandra]

This book was created as a standardized diagnostic for teachers. It is to be used with the book "An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement". The manual has a script for teachers to say (on page 44). The most obvious prompt is "what's wrong with this page". Hope this helps! It is a really good diagnostic, but please don't just give it to kids to read for fun.

[Morgan Wright]

Good book to introduce the moon. Open up for a discussion on why the moon and stars and sun all seem to follow us wherever we go. Randomly has words upside down. Good if you want to see what a kid would do when they encounter that.

[Allison Burke]

This is a fascinating book used for struggling readers. The author takes the letters from words and rearranged them just how children would. The book could used as a test for students with reading problems to see if they recognize what's wrong with the text. Grades 1-2

[Azriana Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute story. There are also misspelled words and a page with the words upside down. I found this cool because it teaches students that it is okay to make mistakes in your writing.