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An invaluable and highly recommended resource
Now in a newly expanded and updated second edition, "Playing With Print: Fun Activities And Ideas For Fostering Emergent Literacy" by early childhood education specialist Carol Ann Bloom offers Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classroom teachers tools that can greatly improve the development of their students' emergent literacy through utilizing a wide range of play experiences and literacy-related props. "Playing With Print" offers a wealth of different ways to incorporate print into the instruction curriculum for reading and writing that will attract, engage and inspire children to attach meaning to the printed word with a naturalness and expertness that will stand them in very good stead for further academic achievement. The thoroughly 'user friendly' text is enhanced throughout with illustrations and with 'Tips' making "Playing With Print" an invaluable and highly recommended resource for both classroom teachers and home-schooling parents. ... Read more

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Ladders to Literacy is an innovative supplemental classroom curriculum that allows educators to address the needs of children who are at risk for reading failure - without giving up their current language programming. ... Read more

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An especially recommended, 'user friendly', and core curriculum supplement
Now in a fully updated and significantly expanded second edition, "Ladders To Literacy" is the collaborative work of Angela Notari-Syverson (Senior Researcher, Washington Research Institute, Washington), Rollanda E. O'Conner Professor of Education, School of Education, University of California, Riverside), and Patricia F. Vadasy Senior Research, Washington Research Institute, Seattle). "Ladders To Literacy" is spiral bound, single volume, early childhood oriented language and arts literacy program that provides classroom teachers with more than sixty culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate student activities which have been successfully tested for a decade under research and practical conditions alike. Organized into three major sections (Print/Book Awareness Skills; Metalinguistic Awareness Skills; Oral Language Skills), "Ladders To Literacy" provides the foundation for children to master key elements of the reading process successfully. Enhanced with field-tested games, crafts, role plays, etc., this newly revised edition also incorporates links between the activities and Head Start Recommended Outcomes; a scope-and-sequence chart for teachers to utilize in selecting which activities to employ each month; eleven new and creative activities; 'Tips for Teachers' reflecting advances in classroom education practices; activities strengthening the home-school link (including photocopiable handouts for parents enabling them to assist their children at home); and modifications for children with various disabilities. Of special note are the informal observation guidelines, structured performance samples, and literacy checklist. "Ladders To Literacy" is an especially recommended, 'user friendly', and core curriculum supplement for preschool, Headstart, elementary school, and homes-schooling language and arts literacy instructional programs.

A great resource!
This is a wonderful resource for teachers.A variety of activities are given for each goal.Ladders to Literacy provides activities that parents can do with their children at home, including parents who are on the go. ... Read more

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An activity book for children at Reception level, designed to develop literacy. It is part of a series of seven volumes which cover the Word level, Sentence level and Text level objectives of the National Literacy Strategy Framework for Teaching from Reception to Year 6. Each title develops the children's skills in reading comprehension and writing composition for a variety of non-fiction texts. There are simple teaching notes in the introduction of the book, which should be useful for non-specialists and parents. ... Read more

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Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities, guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons. Games, Ideas and Activities for Early Years Phonics will provide early years practitioners with a wealth of resources to help them successfully develop children's awareness of phonics in line with the Letters and Sounds programme. All the activities are set within the framework of the EYFS curriculum and based on the principle of play. This guide will ensure you are equipped with a bank of ideas and tips that you can rely on.*Over 250 activities aimed at developing awareness of phonics through play and stories *Linked to Letters and Sounds programme*Easily adapted to suit different topics and scenarios *Need few additional resources or organisation easy to fit into a busy timetable *Outlines any materials/props needed*Based within familiar early years themes and activities Instant ideas to brighten up your classroom! Gill Coulson and Lynn Cousins are experienced early years teachers. Gill gained an MPhil degree researching the teaching of reading. She is currently teaching focused writing in local schools. Lynn has an MA(Ed) in early years education. She was a head and has written and edited educational publications. ... Read more

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A teacher's guide to , a play-based curriculum designed to promote growth across all areas of development. Provides guidance on how to encourage early learning, with suggestions on arranging the room, organizing the day, and modifications for children of varying abilities. Includes background information on play and early learning, plus reproducible master planning sheets and illustrations to use with model activities. Complete curriculum includes the main text of story-related activities, two of storybook modules, and this teacher's guide. Linder teaches education at the University of Denver. ... Read more

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To encourage students to be better readers, this new series providespractice with a wide range of reading comprehension activities. Readingselections from across the disciplines encourage students to understand,evaluate, and interpret what they have read. There are 6 books total inthis series.