Washoe County Library System

Winning strategies from Marko the Pencil for boosting test scores and reducing anxiety. Along with fun songs, wacky humor, and lots of cool practice.

The young staff of radio station WORD examines the story elements of fiction and the organizational elements of non-fiction.

The brand-new, 2016, high-definition program meets Common Core standards, as it teaches kindergarten students all about question words. Who, what, where, when, why, and how are presented with great, sample sentences to illustrate proper usage. On-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.

A set of high-quality, nationally-accepted academic standards in reading. These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do before entering second grade. This second in a series of programs covers weeks ten through eighteen of first grade, where kids learn 22 sight words, such as "after," "may," "would," et cetera.

Common Core 1st Grade Reading is a set of high-quality, nationally accepted academic standards in reading. This fourth in a series of programs covers weeks 28 through 36 of 1st grade, where kids learn 22 sight words, such as 'those,' 'these,' 'because,' et cetera Join young host Julianna, who explains what sight words are and enthusiastically presents each word, sounds it out slowly, and uses it in a simple sentence with on-screen graphics and illustrations...