Party Fun (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1)

A child describes her birthday party, including her preparations and the various fun things that she and her friends do.

Children's Books

Gambrell, Linda B.

Literature & Fiction

DK Pub.

A child greets some of the animals living in a garden, including a butterfly, bee, grasshopper, frog, worm, and spider.

Garden Friends (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1)

Animals

Reading aloud to young children is a critical aspect of their social, emotional, and intellectual development. When a teacher shares high-quality children's literature, preschoolers are exposed to much more than simply an oral rendition of a storybook. By listening to the rich language of books, preschoolers learn that books have meaning and begin to discover how that meaning relates to their lives. 
In this second edition Using Children's Literature in Preschool to Develop Comprehension, authors Lesley Morrow, Elizabeth Freitag, and Linda Gambrell demonstrate the value of using children's literature in preschool and offer practical methods for helping young children enjoy literature and draw information from books. Fully revised and updated chapters show you how to: 
design a classroom literacy center Effectively read and tell stories to children Engage preschoolers as storytellers Help preschoolers comprehend stories and understand concepts of books Integrate children's literature and comprehension into thematic and content area instruction Strengthen the home-school connection with activities that you can share with parents. 
New to this edition are ideas for storytelling and fostering comprehension, as well as updated book lists and ideas for professional development. Plus, new appendixes offer additional practical tools to help you create a rich literature environment in your preschool.
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.
 Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. 
 Some of the many areas we publish in include: 
 -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy

Using Children s Literature in Preschool to Develop Comprehension: Understanding and Enjoying Books (Preschool Literacy Collection)

Education & Teaching

Morrow, Lesley Mandel

Freitag, Elizabeth

Schools & Teaching

Intl Literacy Assn

Some of the literacy fields leading scholars come together here to shed light on the 10 College and Career Readiness anchor standards for reading, to define the literacy skills that students must develop to achieve the Standards, and to give practical suggestions for meeting the challenges the Standards present in real-world classrooms. Chapters cover key areas of the CCSS, such as information texts, text complexity, vocabulary development, and making the most of 21st century tools and technology. 
The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.
 Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. 
 Some of the many areas we publish in include: 
 -Comprehension -Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers -Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy -Assessment -Literacy Coaching -Research And Policy

Quality Reading Instruction in the Age of Common Core Standards

Reference

NEUMAN, SUSAN B.

Words, Language & Grammar

When a teacher reads aloud a good piece of children’s literature, children are exposed to much more than an oral rendition of a storybook. Reading aloud to young children is a critical aspect of their social, emotional, and intellectual development. This book, part of the Preschool Literacy Collection, will help you create a rich literature environment for fostering your preschoolers’ reading comprehension. Authors Lesley Mandel Morrow and Linda B. Gambrell explore the why and the how of using children’s literature in preschool. In addition to explaining why it is important to use children’s literature in preschool, the chapters show you how to design a classroom literacy center and read and tell stories to children, help preschoolers comprehend stories and understand concepts of books, integrate children’s literature and literacy activities in thematic instruction and in the content areas, and strengthen the home–school connection with activities that you can share with parents for increasing their use of children’s literature at home. The book also provides a glossary of specialized literacy terms to expand your professional knowledge and offers recommended children’s literature resources to support your instruction. Preschool teachers and administrators can use this book to develop the habit of sharing good literature with their preschoolers and make the most of the powerful benefits of reading aloud literature.

Using Children's Literature In Preschool: Comprehending And Enjoying Books

This indispensable book presents a wealth of concrete ways to promote children's intrinsic motivation to read. It provides 30 practical strategies and activities--such as "Citizen of the Month," "High Five," and "Your Life in Books"--that are ready to implement in the K-6 classroom. Teachers get step-by-step instructions for creating a motivating classroom environment, nurturing children's self-concepts as literacy learners, and fostering appreciation of the value of reading and writing. More than a dozen reproducibles include two helpful assessment tools; the large-size format facilitates photocopying.

Maximizing Motivation for Literacy Learning: Grades K-6 (Teaching Practices That Work)

Marinak, Barbara A.

Mazzoni, Susan Anders

The Guilford Press

Oral Language and Comprehension in Preschool: Teaching the Essentials (Best Practices in Action Series)

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.

Roskos, Kathleen A.

Best Practices in Literacy Instruction

Recent school reform efforts have emphasized the need for higher literacy standards in schools across the country. Offering practical guidance for literacy educators, curriculum development specialists, and other education professionals and policy makers, this volume considers how we can most effectively improve the quality and content of reading and writing instruction. Leading researchers and practitioners address the eight principles of best practice, providing the most current information on how to enhance students' ability to construct meaning from text independently, draw upon texts to build conceptual understanding, effectively communicate ideas orally and in writing, and develop an intrinsic desire to read and write. This timely book blends state-of-the-art theory and research with workable suggestions based on extensive hands-on experience in the field.

Business & Money

Pressley, Michael

Education & Reference

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Party Fun (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1)

Garden Friends (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1)

Party Fun (DK Readers, Pre -- Level 1)

Using Children s Literature in Preschool to Develop Comprehension: Understanding and Enjoying Books (Preschool Literacy Collection)

Quality Reading Instruction in the Age of Common Core Standards

Using Children's Literature In Preschool: Comprehending And Enjoying Books

Maximizing Motivation for Literacy Learning: Grades K-6 (Teaching Practices That Work)

Oral Language and Comprehension in Preschool: Teaching the Essentials (Best Practices in Action Series)

Oral Language and Comprehension in Preschool: Teaching the Essentials (Best Practices in Action Series)

Best Practices in Literacy Instruction