March 5th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: at, Childhood, Development, Early, emergent, Language, Learning, Literacy, Promoting
- ISBN13: 9781606233009
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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This concise, accessible book explores the connection between language acquisition and emergent literacy skills, and how this sets the stage for later literacy development. Chapters address formative early experiences such as speaking and listening, being read to, and talking about print concepts and the alphabet. Written for early childhood professionals, reading specialists, and speech–language pathologists, the book describes effective assessment and instructional approaches for fostering language learning and emergent literacy in typically developing children and those at risk for language delays. Vivid case examples illustrate specific ways to collaborate with…
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January 30th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: 50 early childhood literacy strategies, at, Childhood, Early, early childhood literacy, early childhood literacy strategies, Literacy, Strategies, the brain
- ISBN13: 9780132079198
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Answering the question of how to teach literacy to young children, this thoroughly child-oriented handbook compiles fifty practical strategies that will engage young children in reading and writing and encourage their emerging literacy skills. The choice of strategies is firmly grounded in current research into the brain mechanisms that underlie the skill of reading. In addition, the focus on words–hearing, speaking, writing, and reading them–creates an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand approach that builds on young children’s’ eagerness to communicate with others concerning their thoughts and ideas about the world they live in.…
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January 17th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: Achievement, an observation survey of early literacy achievement, at, Early, early literacy, Edition, Literacy, Observation, observation survey, observation survey of early literacy achievement, Revised, Second, Survey, web
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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
Tags: at, Caregivers, Early, early literacy, Library, Literacy, Partnering, Reading, Storytimes, Success, Vocabulary
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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
Tags: Arts, at, Childhood, Early, early childhood experiences in language arts, early childhood experiences in language arts 9th edition, early childhood language arts, early childhood literacy articles, early experience on literacy, early literacy, early literacy articles, early literacy lesson plans, english language learners, Experiences, Language, language arts news, Literacy, Reading
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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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December 12th, 2009
Category: Books
Tags: at, Christian, Early, Edition, GreekEnglish, Lexicon, Literature, Testament, translator, translators
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Described as an “invaluable reference work” (Classical Philology) and “a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature” (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated American edition of Walter Bauer’s Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments builds on its predecessor’s staggering deposit of extraordinary erudition relating to Greek literature from all periods. Including entries for many more words, the new edition also lists more than 25,000 additional references to classical, intertestamental, Early Christian, and modern literature.
In this edition, Frederick W. Danker’s broad knowledge of Greco-Roman literature, as well as papyri and epigraphs, provides a…
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November 28th, 2009
Category: Illiteracy HELP
Tags: at, Christian, During, Early, Examples, Give, Illiteracy, illiteracy in early christian art, illiteracy in the early christian period, Literacy, period, production, Role, what role did illiteracy have in the production of art during the early christian period
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I am doing a project and have to come up with 5 items that enhance a child’s literacy in each of the following areas:
The question comes from chapter 4 Books to begin On out of The Children’s Literature Book.