January 21st, 2010
Category: Books
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The unique focus of this book integrates constructivist learning, diversity, and instruction-based assessment, and helps translate principles into practice for teachers of early literacy. The book begins with a brief overview of the recent key national policies and initiatives that have had a significant impact on the teaching of reading and writing at the preschool level. Renowned and respected authors Vukelich, Christie, and Enz describe a continuum of approaches to reading instruction, ranging from emergent literacy to Scientifically-Based Reading Research. They also present their vision of a “blended” approach to teaching literacy that includes the best elements of these…
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January 17th, 2010
Category: Books
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An Observation Survey has been used in educational systems worldwide. It has introduced thousands of teachers to ways of observing children’s progress in the early years of learning about literacy. It has also helped them determine which children need supplementary teaching. Now the revised Second Edition updates this important sourcework with new data, ideas, and implementations from U.S. and U.K. classrooms.
A comprehensive review of Reading Recovery in the United States by five distinguished authors is available separately at the RRCNA Web site. Authors Maribeth Schmitt, Billie Askew, Irene Fountas, Carol Lyons, and Gay Su Pinnell share their knowledge and…
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January 3rd, 2010
Category: Books
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Research confirms that reading success starts with young children enjoying library storytimes! Preschoolers’ earliest experiences with books and reading are important; parent/caregiver knowledge can build on those experiences, according to research from the National Institute of Child Health and Development, conducted with PLA and ALSC, the co-initiators of the “Every Child Ready to Read@Your Library” program. Author-experts Ghoting and Martin-Diaz combine this cutting edge early literacy research, which is the heart of the “Every Child Ready to Read” program, with practical implementation tips for busy children’s librarians. Scripts and plans help librarians explain what adults can do to enhance…
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December 21st, 2009
Category: Books
Tags: at, Early, early literacy, Grades, Instruction, Literacy, Primary, Reading, struggling readers, teaching, Today's, Writing
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This introductory K-3 literacy text models explicit instruction as a vehicle for developing reading and writing skills in primary classrooms. The authors rely on both recent research and personal experience, sharing classroom-proven lesson plans, samples of student work, and examples from the classroom to ground and apply each chapter’s content. A new focus on struggling readers – in feature boxes within each chapter, as adaptation ideas within lesson plans, and in a complete chapter (Chapter 11 – Interventions for Struggling Readers) – gives you the information you need to detect, assess, and address the needs of these students. English…
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December 20th, 2009
Category: Books
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS: EARLY LITERACY, Ninth Edition is a tried and true reference aiming to help produce teachers who matter, teachers who are prepared, and teachers who are knowledgeable companions in exploring and sharing literature and language experiences with young children. To achieve this, the book encourages reflective thinking, allows practice of skills, and inspires the collection of ideas for future use. Many new features in the ninth edition will equip readers with valuable information they can take directly into practice. The book includes the most current national legislative efforts, as well as attention to…
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November 16th, 2009
Category: Books
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Successful early literacy intervention must be designed for individuals and delivered by trained teachers in the first two years of school.
Literacy Lessons: Designed for Individuals Part Two is a training manual for practising teachers. Children unable to READ and WRITE can achieve effective performance among their peers in their first or second year in school. Subsequently, in professional development sessions, those teachers will continue to explore many questions raised in the theoretical and research-based explanations provided in this book for each teaching procedure.
The book Reading Recovery: A Guidebook for Teachers in Training (1993) is still valued by early intervention teachers. More…
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November 12th, 2009
Category: Books
Tags: at, Cards, Early, early literacy, Handbook, Literacy, Writing
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This innovative and practical kit, put together by two well-known specialists in the field of early literacy, contains everything storytime presenters for children from birth to age five and their parents or caregivers need to spread the word about school readiness skills to adult caregivers. The kit includes: an accessible handbook with a resource section; 105 reusable tip cards with coordinated activities; and, a concise summary of important early literacy research. Ideal for program planners, this convenient resource will help you teach caregivers the developing standards by which school readiness can be achieved.
The Early Literacy Kit: A Handbook and…
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