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.
You can find out more about Mary Stevenson by visiting her official site. Next on the scene to claim ownership was Margaret Fishback Powers who wrote the poem during a Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in 1964. The poem was actually called âI Had a Dream,â but is now so widely known as âFootprints in the Sand.â. Footprints: The True Story Behind the Poem That Inspired Millions was initially released and published by Harper Collins in 1993. In 1995, Margaret compiled Footprints Book of Inspirations, which has sold more than 80,000 copies.