| Description |
x, 462 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Section 1: Living And Learning In The Prekindergarten Classroom: -- Introduction -- Day in the life of two prekindergarten children: -- Growing up literate: prekindergartens for the future -- Building a community of learners -- Promoting constructive learning: engaging children in inquiry -- Organized, engaging environment for learning -- Using a framework for language and literacy teaching -- Section 2: Language: The Foundation For Learning: -- Introduction -- Critical role of language in learning: using language to learn -- Developing strong oral vocabularies in prekindergarten -- Phonemic awareness and phonics: the sounds of language -- Supporting English language learners in the prekindergarten classroom -- Section 3: Supporting Emergent Readers: -- Introduction -- Learning to read: three critical areas of early learning -- Using interactive read-aloud to support emergent readers -- Using shared reading to support emergent readers -- Developing early reading behaviors in shared and independent reading -- Learning to read: understanding the reading process -- Section 4: Supporting Emergent Writers: -- Introduction -- Learning to write: understanding early writing behaviors -- Using shared and interactive writing to develop emergent writers -- Developing early writing behaviors through teaching interactions -- Reading-writing connection -- Section 5: Learning About Letters, Sounds, And Words: -- Introduction -- Learning about letters and words -- Names: a powerful resource for literacy learning -- Using group games to increase language and print awareness -- Section 6: Assessment Of Literacy Learning: -- Introduction -- Observing reading behaviors -- Observing writing behaviors -- Observing for evidence of sound, letter, and word knowledge -- Systematic assessment: an end-of-prekindergarten checkup -- Section 7: Continuum Of Literacy Learning, PreK: -- Introduction -- Using the prekindergarten continuum to plan for and assess teaching -- Continuum of literacy learning, preK -- Appendices: -- Appendix A: Nursery rhymes, poetry, and songs -- Appendix B: Text sets -- Appendix C: Inquiry Projects: -- Introduction -- Colors -- Shapes -- All about me -- My body -- Moods and feelings -- Friends and friendship -- Pets -- Community -- Journeys -- Food -- Water -- Animal babies -- Appendix D: Literacy And language Lessons: -- Introduction -- Reading -- Lesson 1: Shared reading -- Lesson 2: Interactive read-aloud -- Lesson 3: Recipes -- Lesson 4: Story sequencing -- Writing: -- Lesson 5: Interactive writing -- Lesson 6: Interactive drawing -- Lesson 7: Verbal path -- Books: -- Lesson 8: Alphabet book making -- Lesson 9: My book -- Lesson 10: Class big book: songs and poems -- Lesson 11: Bookmaking -- Lesson 12: Original class big book -- Lesson 13: Book boxes -- Letters, Sounds, And Words: -- Lesson 14: Oral games and phonemes -- Lesson 15: Picture sort -- Lesson 16: Me boxes -- Language: -- Lesson 17: Text innovations -- Lesson -- 18: Storytelling -- Lesson 19: Puppet making -- Lesson 20: Play corner -- Lessons 21: Recognizing signs and symbols -- Lesson 22: Descriptive words -- Lessons 23: Alphabet hunt -- Lesson 23: Alphabet hunt -- Lesson 24: Alphabet nature walk -- Lesson 25: Alphabet hide-and-seek -- Lesson 16: Alphabet linking chart -- Lesson 27: Letter exploration -- Lesson 28: Letter sort -- Lesson 29: Making letters using play dough -- Names: -- Lesson 30: Tissue paper names -- Lesson 31: Name chart -- Lesson 32: Name poems -- Lesson 33: Name puzzles -- Lesson 34: Making names using tactile materials -- Inquiry: -- Lesson 35: Inquiry -- Appendix E: Recommended books for preschool children -- Appendix F: Preschool developmental information chart -- Appendix G: Alphabet linking chart -- Appendix H: Verbal path -- Appendix I: Ways to sort and match letters -- Appendix J: My book template -- Appendix K: Icons for choice time -- Appendix L: Letter recognition sheets -- Appendix M: Initial sounds picture cards -- Appendix N: Rhyming cards -- Appendix O: Master list of materials -- Appendix P: Glossary of terms -- Appendix Q: Children's book references -- Appendix R: Professional references -- Index. |
| Summary |
Overview: For prekindergarten children, language and play are the major tools for learning about the world, and they are also the most important tools for early literacy learning. The three- or four-year-old who takes a memo pad and marker around to family members "to take orders" for dinner, like all young children, makes no distinction between play and reading and writing. It all involves curiosity, learning, discovery, and excitement. In their latest professional book, Gay Su Pinnelland Irene Fountas show you how to tap into young children's excitement to introduce them to the world of literacy in joyful, engaging ways. As with their Continuum of Literacy Learning for grades K-8, they provide detailed descriptions of language and literacy behaviors and understandings for teachers to notice, teach, and support, while offering practical strategies for the prekindergarten classroom. Full of resources like songs, rhymes, and finger plays, Literacy Beginnings also includes 35 ready-to-use lessons to introduce young children to reading and writing. |
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Language arts (Preschool)
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Reading (Preschool)
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
(OCoLC)fst00911041
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Language arts (Preschool) (OCoLC)fst00992329
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Reading (Preschool) (OCoLC)fst01090739
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| Added Author |
Fountas, Irene C.
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| Added Title |
Prekindergarten handbook |
| ISBN |
9780325028767 (pbk.) |
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0325028761 (pbk.) |
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