| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Best practices in action |
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Best practices in action.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. The Importance of Speaking and Listening in Early Literacy -- The English Language Arts in Preschool -- The Oral Language -- Early Literacy Relationship -- Oral Language Comprehension -- Oral Language Comprehension Leads to Reading Comprehension -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice -- Children's Literature Cited in This Chapter -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action -- 2. Planning for Talking, Reading, and Writing a Lot -- Long-Term Planning -- Short-Term Planning -- Using Language and Literacy Assessment in Planning -- Second-Language Development -- Planning with the End in Mind -- Implementing Planning in the Classroom -- Making the Most of Resources -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action -- 3. Literacy Centers and Activities -- Physical Space in the Literacy Center -- The Library Corner -- Storybook Reading Practices in the Literacy Center -- Creative Storytelling in the Literacy Center -- Modeling Storytelling Techniques -- Independent Reading Time -- Reactions to Literacy Centers -- Evaluating Literacy Center Time -- Assessing Children's Attitudes toward Books -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice -- Children's Literature Cited in This Chapter -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action -- 4. Nurturing Young Children's Language and Conversational Skills -- Engaging Conversational Strategies -- Planning for Play -- What about English Language Learners? -- Techniques That Nurture Children's Language and Conversational Skills -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice -- Children's Literature Cited in This Chapter -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action -- 5. Developing Children's Listening Comprehension -- Songs and Rhymes -- Directed Listening -- Thinking Activity -- The Dialogic Reading Technique -- Shared Book Reading -- Repeated Readings -- Small-Group and One-to-One Storybook Reading -- Storytelling -- Story Retelling -- Graphic Organizers -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice -- Children's Literature Cited in This Chapter -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action -- 6. Reading with Children at Home -- Why Is Family Literacy Important? -- Promoting Oral Language and Comprehension in the Home -- Materials to Read in the Home -- Reading as a Home Activity -- Reading to Children at Home from Birth to Age 8 -- Strategies for Reading at Home -- Family Involvement in Your Literacy Program: What Teachers Can Do -- What Makes a Literacy Program with Family Involvement Successful? -- Professional Development for Pre- and Inservice Teachers -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice: Highlighting Family Involvement at School -- Children's Literature Cited in This Chapter -- Family Literacy Resources for Parents and Educators -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action -- 7. Putting It All Together in the Early Childhood Classroom -- Before the Everyday Routine Begins -- The Start of the Day -- And Now It's Time for the Morning Meeting -- Break for a Snack -- One More Read-Aloud before the Close of the Day -- Ending the Day -- Today and Thereafter -- Literature, Literacy, Science, and Social Studies in Preschool Themes -- Literature, Literacy, and Art in Preschool Themes -- Literature, Literacy, and Music in Preschool Themes -- Literature, Literacy, and Math in Preschool Themes -- Conducting a Thematic Unit -- Teachers Continue to Learn, Too -- Venues for Professional Learning -- Conclusion -- Preschool in Practice: Planning and Designing Curriculum with the End in Mind -- Children's Literature Cited in This Chapter -- Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action |
| Summary |
"Before children are readers and writers, they are speakers and listeners. This book provides creative, hands-on strategies for developing preschoolers' speaking, listening, and oral comprehension skills, within a literacy-rich classroom environment. Each chapter features helpful classroom vignettes; a section called Preschool in Practice, with step-by-step lesson ideas; and Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action. The book addresses the needs of English language learners and describes ways to support students' literacy development at home. The final chapter pulls it all together through a portrait of an exemplary day of preschool teaching and learning. Reproducible forms and checklists can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher |
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"Subject Areas/Keywords: classrooms, conversational skills, early childhood education, early education, early literacy, ELLs, emergent literacy, English language learners, lessons, listening comprehension, oral language, phonemic awareness, PreK, preschoolers, read |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language arts (Preschool)
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English language -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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English language -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
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Language arts (Preschool)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roskos, Kathy, author.
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Gambrell, Linda B., author.
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| ISBN |
1462524044 |
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9781462524044 |
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