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I have been using the writing component of The Complete Year in Reading and Writing with my kindergarten students since the beginning of the year. The book is very easy to use with units on process, genre, strategy, and conventions laid out in a strategic way. I have seen my students blossom as writers as we go back to similar writing prompts throughout the year. As a teacher I see their progress as they write "longer and stronger." More importantly my students are seeing their own progress. The program encourages students to use each other as resources to grow as writers. In this way, they also grow as storytellers, sharing their ideas with each other.

The Complete Year series is a wonderful, rich, and empowering resource for teachers. The series provides just the support and structure you need with the flexibility you have always wanted. I watched my friends and colleagues use the lessons with such success and I have seen the joy for reading and writing that the lessons bring to so many students. I highly recommend these books for all K-5 teachers and administrators.

There are so many great elements to books in this series - I love how closely and clearly linked the reading and writing units are; that the authors include a list of anchor texts for each unit to address that always present question from teachers about which books to order, use, etc.; that there are sample charts and sample pieces of student work throughout to spotlight the real-life classroom work that occurs. I will certainly recommend this series to the teachers and administrators with whom I work.

This product is good to assist in planning year round. For a new teacher this is a great tool and for an experienced teacher this is a great resource to update your instruction.