Well-sequenced phonics instruction early in first grade has been shown to reduce the incidence of reading difficulty even as it accelerates the growth of the class as a whole. Given this, it is probably best to start all children, most especially in high-poverty areas, with explicit phonics instruction.
One such song is âHow Great Thou Art.â If ever you have been down this has always been a song to sing. The story behind it is interesting. âHow Great Thou Artâ is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg (1859â1940) in Sweden in 1885. The inspiration for the poem came when Boberg was walking home from church near KronobÃ¤ck, Sweden, and listening to church bells.
In A Nutshell.  Song of Myself  might be the most egotistical poem ever written: it's all about me, myself, and I. In the first line, American poet Walt Whitman kindly informs us that he is going to celebrate himself, and throughout 52 glorious sections, he does just that. never read his book, but was told it was disgraceful.. When Whitman became more famous later in his career, he edited out some of the juiciest bits of Song of Myself, which is why many readers, including Shmoop, prefer the first edition.