Scaffolding Emergent Literacy: A Child-Centered Approach for Preschool Through Grade 5

This book offers a sensitive approach to helping children become more strategic in their building of literacy skills and concepts. Underscored by rich child development theory, developmentally appropriate practices and sound research, the book offers a comprehensive array of literacy activities to support children's emergent-to-fluent literacy from the preprimary years through the fifth grade. Each strategy is paired with a classroom demonstration, and samples of children's work are included. This book offers numerous classroom-based, child-centered measurement tools as well as a useful description of the most common standardized tests used for diagnostic purposes. Portfolio implementation and student-led celebrations are also highlighted. Reproducible materials included. For pre-service and in-service teachers.