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This is a true story about a young girl that struggled with reading. She went through the grades and over the years and just didn't fit in with the students because they were all at different levels than her. Many of her teachers didn't believe in her either, until she met Mr. Falker who helped her learn to read and changed her life. The story is about the author, Patricia Polacco. It is a great read and I highly would suggest reading this.

This is a real-life story of a young girl who struggles with having dyslexia and her caring teacher who will not let her fail despite her learning difference.

Published: 1998
This is a story about a girl who struggles with dyslexia and her teacher, Mr. Falker, who helped her and refused to give up on her. It highlights the impact of kindness, hard work, and determination. This is one of my favorite books and one I would read in my classroom.
Awards: NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Award, ABC Children's Booksellers Choices Award

This real-life story is about a young girl that struggles with dyslexia. Her teacher, Mr. Falker is determined to help her thrive.

This is a great book about determination and empathy between students and teachers.

This is a story of a young girl named Trisha who is struggling with dyslexia. She does not know that this is why she is struggling with reading. Her teacher helps her work through this struggle. Trisha loves to paint and draw, but words are just not her thing. Teachers before did not pick up on her disability. She meets Mr. Falker and the way she feels about reading.

I liked to use this book with middle-schoolers, lead a guided discussion, then distribute thank you cards/envelopes, so they could choose a person for whom they are thankful, and give or mail. Gratitude is a humbling and miraculous experience.
#gratitude

This RF picture book by Patricia Polacco tells about a girl named Trisha who struggles with dyslexia. Throughout her years in school, everyone was able to read except for her which made her frustrated and thought she was dumb. Kids would make fun of her and not one teacher paid attention to her struggle, until Mr. Falker came along and believed in that she could read. He helped her as much as he could and finally so happily, she was able to read!

Thank You Mr.Falker is a RF, picture book written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. This story is about a young girl who struggles with dsylexia, only to be noticed by one special teacher. I would use this book as an independent read (IR). After independently reading an activity can be found here: https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/material/thank-you-mr-falker-word-search
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Thank You, Mr. Falker is a RF book by Patricia Polacco that some students can really relate to. I would use it for an IR or PR. The book portrays a young girl that has dyslexia and can‘t figure out how to read. She deals with bullies and many other challenges in school, until she meets Mr. Falker. The resource I found gives fun printables and activities for students to use after reading the story. #UCFLAE3414SU19

This RF always brings me to tears! An inspirational story about Trisha, a little girl who gets bullied because of her struggle to read, but eventually learns through the help of her 5th grade teacher. Trisha turns out to actually be Patricia Polacco, the author of this book and many other successful children books! This book would be a great RA as students can discuss the effects of bullying as well as the significance of believing in oneself.

This RF picture book is an great story about a young dyslexic girl who had trouble reading and would be a victim of bullying. When her and her family moved from her farm to California, she met a teacher named Mr. Falker who refused to let her fail. He tutored her and she became a great reader and later became an author, who wrote this very book! This book would be best during a RA, TA, and could be effective using B, D, & A reading strategies.

This incredible NF book “Thank you Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco is an autobiographical story and would be great for S / RA. This book is about a girl named Trisha who is happy to read until she realizes her numbers and letters get jumbled up when doing so. Her classmates soon start to make fun of her, but her teacher Mr. Falker recognizes Trisha‘s ability and takes the time to help and lead her into reading.

#patriciapolacco has always been a master at getting to the heart of the matter. #thosepeskycliques #backtoreading @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

Based on the true events of author Patricia Polacco's life, Mr. Falker made a big difference in her life. #whattaman #90sinjuly @Cinfhen @Robothugs

"The honey is sweet, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee who made the honey, it has to be chased through the pages of a book!"

#childrensbooks #knowledge #illustration

So this one isn't directly related to reading, but to encourage a love of reading first we must encourage a place to feel safe to explore. Happy Friday Littens!
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The difference teachers can make in the lives of their students--especially those who have to work harder (in this case, dyslexia)

"The honey is sweet, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee who made the honey, it has to be chased through the pages of a book!"