The only book available that specifically addresses the kindergarten year, it enables readers to become highly skilled and effective teachers with four and five year old children, their families, and the community. The goal of this comprehensive guide is to provide readers with the knowledge of how four and five year olds behave and to offer information about materials and activities that can be used in their professional careers, thus providing a solid foundation on which to develop teaching skills. Today's Kindergarten: The Past Is Present; Understanding Readiness; Four- and Five-Year-Olds Grow and Develop; Are Schools Ready for Four- and Five-Year-Olds?; Classrooms are Ready; Teachers are Ready to Guide Children's Social Behaviors; Planning an Integrated Curriculum; Assessing Kindergarten Children; Art in the Kindergarten; Music and Movement; Literacy Learning for Four- and Five-Year-Olds; Language Arts for Four- and Five-Year-Olds; Four- and Five-Year-Olds Learn Math; Children Study Their World: The Physical, Biological, and Social Sciences. For current and future Preschool and Kindergarten teachers.

Kindergarten: Fours and Fives Go to School

Education & Teaching

Seefeldt, Carol

Wasik, Barbara A.

Schools & Teaching

PRENTICE/HALL

For introductory courses in teaching Kindergarten and Preschool. The only text available that specifically addresses the kindergarten year and kindergarten readiness, it enables students to become highly skilled and effective teachers with three, four, and five year old children, their families, and the community. The goal of this comprehensive guide is to provide readers with the knowledge of how three, four, and five year olds behave and learn and to offer information about materials and activities that can be used in their professional careers, thus providing a solid foundation on which to develop teaching skills. Changes to the second edition include an expansion of coverage to include three-year olds, expansion of coverage of parent involvement and of diversity, and a new chapter on social studies.

Early Education: Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Go to School (2nd Edition)

Pearson

Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know

This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children’s later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain. It explores the relationship of language processes to core literacy skills and probes the impact of motivational and sociocultural factors on children’s learning. Implications of developmental knowledge for classroom instruction are highlighted, and effective practices reviewed. Revealing vignettes, clear explanations of research, and lists of “main ideas” enhance the text’s accessibility for preservice teachers. New to This Edition *Chapter on emergent literacy and the predictors of reading success. *Incorporates the latest research, including findings from key longitudinal studies. *Increased attention to English learners, low-income children, and children with disabilities. *Updated and expanded topics, including usage-based theories of language acquisition, morphological knowledge in vocabulary and comprehension, phonological processing skills, and writing development.

Science & Math

Byrnes, James P.

Behavioral Sciences

The Guilford Press

This book has been replaced by Language and Literacy Development, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4004-4.

Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Children's speaking, reading, and writing skills are closely connected, and this engaging text guides preservice and practicing teachers in choosing instructional strategies that promote the integrated development of these skills. The authors explore the foundations of language in the developing brain and show how language acquisition in early childhood influences later literacy and language use. Chapters cover phonological skills, vocabulary, grammatical knowledge, comprehension, and writing, as well as instructional techniques and programs. The book examines why some students struggle with particular language and literacy tasks and how motivation and sociocultural factors affect proficiency. Rich classroom vignettes and examples of effective teaching strategies are accompanied by accessible explanations of relevant research.

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Kindergarten: Fours and Fives Go to School

Early Education: Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Go to School (2nd Edition)

Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know

Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know

Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)

Language and Literacy Development: What Educators Need to Know (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)