When You Can Swim
by Jack Wong
Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award
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30 Total Resources 10 Awards 3 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Picture Book
Year Published 2023
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Short I
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- WOW Social and Emotional Growth
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jack Wong about When You Can Swim
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jack Wong
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Short I
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Reinforces:
- Short I
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jack Wong
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Shannon Tyo
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Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Scholastic
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 10
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Author Finalist, 2024
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2024
Ezra Jack Keats Award, 1986-2024
Author Finalist, 2024
Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2025
Selection, 2024
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2024
Selection, 2023
Governor General's Awards for Young People’s Literature, 2000-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2023
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2023
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2023
Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Picture Book Selection, 2023
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