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David Wray offers a range of practical suggestions for enhancing literacy work in primary and secondary schools (KS 1-3). The book is based on the idea that the purpose of literacy teaching is to enable pupils to understand and create meaningful, whole texts. It deliberately takes a cross-curricular view of literacy and will appeal to teachers who specialize in a range of subjects. It also explores in-depth the processes involved in both understanding and composing a range of text types, avoiding the temptation to segment literacy skills, thereby losing sight of the overall purpose.

The book is aimed at primary teachers and student teachers with an interest in extending their pupils' experiences of texts across the curriculum; and at secondary teachers (especially English teachers) who wish to include in their subject teaching more explicit attention to their pupils' literacy skills. ... Read more

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Good teachers are always looking for ways to help beginning readers and writers to understand what literacy is, how it works, who uses it, and what it is used for. Children who understand the nature and purpose of literacy are going to find learning to read and write a more satisfying, engaging and purposeful activity. One very rich source of ideas about literacy is those books, postcards and posters which feature illustrations of people engaging in the activity of reading and writing. In this book, the authors have gathered together information abourt such images, examined the nature of the demonstrations within them and considered a large range of ideas for developing activities based on the messages in the images. This fully illustrated book is a very practical aid to teachers of three- to eight-year-old children who want to extend their pupils' knowledge about the nature of reading and writing. ... Read more

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The Parents Guide introduces all the Letterland characters and has been developed to forge a link between parents, teachers and children. ... Read more

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Now, for the first time, the best of Goodman's provocative writings are available in one convenient volume. ... Read more

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Success in Kindergarten Reading and Writing by Anne Adams
I used this book years ago in my kindergarten class and thought it was very useful in assisting young people with learning the oral/written connection.I now mentor elementary teachers and wanted to purchase the book to share with new teachers who don't have access to this wonderful material.The stages of writing are sometimes difficult for teachers to understand, but the illustrations, picture modules and labeling activities will be helpful instructional tools for beginning writers. ... Read more

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Time-Saving Reproducible Forms for Meaningful Literacy Assessment
35 classroom-tested rubrics make documenting students' work in reading, writing, and integrated projects quick, clear, and easy. Great for sharing with students so they know the qualities of a good performance, and with parents to give them a detailed picture of their children's progress. ... Read more

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Great starter for assessing in the beginning of the year
Iused 2 of the rubrics, one for writing, and one for spelling, they are great to use with primary grades, and the students did feel empowered assessing their own writing.

I dont know if I could use it all year, its good for seasonal assessment, i.e. beginning of the year, mid-year, and year-end.

Its the first rubrics book Ive used and purchased so its a great beginner, very easy to use. I wouldve liked to see more in the way of using them regularly.

Fine...room or improvement.Elementary reading only.
The content is fine.The reproducible material, however, it not readily accessible.The pages could or should be perforated giving the option for removal.Also, the reproducible pages are mixed in with text such that itserves the organization of the book but not ease of access.These areminor but key if a classroom practitioner is conducting multiple informalassessments.Lastly, the content really serves elementary aged readers. Middle and upper grades may/will find the reproducibles' font size andgraphics childishly condescending.This is unfortunate as there are pupilswho would benefit from the content. ... Read more

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Early literacy has been thrust into the education spotlight with a flurry of recent research and U.S. federal initiatives focused on early reading and writing. Now, more than ever, preschool teachers feel mounting pressure to increase children's literacy development. This first book in the Preschool Literacy Collection will help preschool educators and administrators respond to these new challenges by providing the latest information on topics important to them and their young learners. Authors Carol Vukelich and James Christie present the foundations - the core content and best-practice strategies - needed to provide preschoolers with balanced, effective early literacy instruction. To help you develop this kind of instruction, the chapters offer ideas on how to read with young children, create a carefully planned print-rich environment, join children's play, plan a daily schedule that meets children's needs, and help parents help their children learn. A chapter linking standards with assessment and instruction will help you tie together everything you've learned.Plus, a glossary of key terms and appendixes containing suggested materials for thematic play settings and examples of state preschool standards will further enhance your reading. Preschool educators can use this book to ensure that their teaching reflects the developmentally appropriate content and strategies young children need to learn to be successful readers and writers. Preschool administrators can use this book to offer professional development opportunities that will help all teachers become more effective. ... Read more

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A Inexpensive, Comprehensive Guide To EC Literacy
What I love about this book (as with all the books in this series) is the simplicity in comprehensiveness.

This book tells in a less than 200 page how to set up and enrich your classroom and instruction so as to foster literacy in young children.They not only elaborate on the concept of the read aloud and shared reading (for example) but also they talk about these techniques on a theoretical level (i.e. read alouds are a key application of teh language experience approach to teaching reading).

Get this excellent book as well as the other books in the series: WRITING IN PRESCHOOL, LEARNING ABOUT PRINT IN PRESCHOOL, ORAL LANGUAGE AND EARLY LITERACY IN PRESCHOOL,USING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN PRESCHOOL. ... Read more

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Strategies for engaging all students, building higher-level thinking skills and strengthening reading and writing across the curriculum. ... Read more

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A Great Resource for Intermediate Teachers and Higher
Combined with Jeni Pollack Day's Moving Forward With Literature Circles, Classroom Discussions is a terrific resource for getting students to think critically about the skills and topics they are learning. In a day and age when students are getting enough discussion at home, this is the perfect way to allow students to talk at school while focusing on the skills and curriculum. Dixie Lee Speigel's text makes it easy to take students beyond mere conversation and into a world of higher level thinking and metacognition (thinking about thinking). Discussion, combined with reading and writing, has become the heart of my classroom environment. ... Read more

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Lessons and STrategies That Help YOung Learners Develop Literacy Skills Through Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Interactive Writing, Read-Alouds, and More
Complete Kindergarten Literacy Program
This practical guide to teaching literacy in kindergarten is based on the premise that "students can manage higher and more specific goals than those of the traditional kindergarten program." A spirit of play is essential for kindergartners, and this program combines that philosophy with the nitty-gritty of successful instruction. Shared, guided, and independent reading, integrated with interactive, shared, and independent writing‹and a constant infusion of word-study skills‹provide a playful, confidence-building curriculum. ... Read more

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Reading and Writing in Kindergarten
This product is an excellent resource for both the experienced and non-experienced teachers.I would even go as far as to say that it's scope does not end with kindergarten.The scripted conversations/lessons are verbatim for a model lesson.We used this as a book study for our kindergarten teachers.

Great Resource & Ideas
I applaud all Kinder teachers, as a first year kinder teacher, this book was definetly one to read from cover to cover.
A veteran teacher recommended it to me.Wonderful insights and tips into helping students become emergent readers and writers.

How Refreshing
Not only have I read Rosalie Franzese's book, I return to it constantly. Her ideas are remarkable. Put simply, they work. I'm taking her class right now, and 'observing' in NYC PS 19 (elementary), where she is coordinating numerous aspects of the school's transition from a phonics based literacy program to a balanced literacy approach. (Rosalie puts us to work! It gives us a chance to see this stuff in action, and to try it out.)
Her book though - extremely clear, well researched, proven techniques for helping kindergarteners learn to read. And frankly, the techniques she outlines for kindergarten instruction can be used (perhaps slightly modified) in the entire elementary school, at least. Her book combines the most positive and beneficial aspects of phonics and whole language instruction, and offers a balanced approach that works.
If you like this book, also look at Marie Clay's Observation Survey of Early Literacy Acheivement. (It's more or less what eclas is based on, for all you NYC-ers.) ... Read more

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Assessment is an essential component of all high-quality preschool programs. Today, with No Child Left Behind and Early Reading First grants focusing on preschool literacy programs, there is a much greater emphasis on young children's literacy achievement than ever before. In this all-new addition to the Preschool Literacy Collection, preschool teachers and administrators will find explicit guidance in creating and using assessment tools to account for student learning and adapt instruction to children's individual needs.

To help you ensure that assessment reflects your highest educational goals for young children, authors Billie J. Enz and Lesley Mandel Morrow present information about multiple formal and informal tools for testing and assessing preschool children. They also demonstrate how to administer these tools and interpret the results appropriately with preschool children. With this resource, you will be able to assess

The preschool literacy environment
Children's oral language development
Children's phonological awareness and early use of phonics
Children's concepts about print, books, and writing
Children's comprehension

In addition, this book shows you how to effectively plan, manage, and share data with administrators, parents, and the community. Plus, professional development guidelines accompany each chapter, and supplemental resources on working with diverse families are also provided.

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
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Based on a parent book that is the best-selling literacy read on the market, this new volume addresses strategies for teaching reading and writing to children from Preschool to Grade 4.The author provides a solid foundation in the content of literacy instruction—phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—liberally spiced with her trademark “minilessons” and replete with children's writing samples. Included are a wealth of age-appropriate assessment tools, authentic classroom activities, and illustrative examples of how effective teachers engage children in preschool through primary grades in the captivating act of reading and writing.For practicing elementary school teachers seeking to improve their techniques for providing individual attention, assessment, and evaluation of student reading skills. ... Read more

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Awful
I ordered this item on Dec. 23, 2001. Right now, it is January 25, 2010 and I didn't receive this book yet.
I wrote several email to the seller. However, the seller didn't respond to my email.
That's really awful experience at Amazon.com

Great Center ideas!
Great for ideas for literacy centers and how to extend a book past a read-aloud and discussion with children preschool to 4th grade. A must have in my opinion. I reference it frequently.

Quick delivery & excellent condition!
I received this book very quickly and it was in better condition then I anticipated.

Textbook
The text book arrived in a very timely manner. There is more writing and highlighting in the book than I had hoped for.

Reading made easy
This book was easy to read and understand.Important information was placed inside boxes for quick review.Detailed analysis was provided. ... Read more

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In this long-awaited volume, outstanding scholars in the area of early literacy provide concrete strategies for achieving excellence in literacy instruction. In a teacher-friendly format, Beginning Reading and Writing presents current, research-based information on the advances and refinements in the areas of emerging literacy and the early stages of formal instruction in reading and writing. Filled with suggestions for classroom practice, this book is a valuable resource for pre-service and inservice teachers of pre-kindergarten through grade two. It is also an excellent guide for policy makers, administrators, and supervisors as they plan and implement State and local early literacy initiatives. ... Read more

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beginning reading & writing
Book was as descrided. Was shipped in orderly time. would recommend this book and company.

Great!
I received this book quickly from when I placed my order and it was perfect!

Kindergarten Teacher/Graduate Student Review
As a graduate student I was looking for a good resource for ideas on teaching reading and writing that I could use in a report I was writing.I found excellent theory and practical ideas.This book was very helpful. As a kindergarten teacher I liked the graphic organizers and the gray boxes throughout the book that give ideas from actual teachers.I find that this format makes it easy for me to quickly glance through the book and find a new idea. I would recommend this book to future teachers as well as current teachers. ... Read more

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Tray Tasking teaches parents and educators how to engage children in activities that promote whole body preparation for reading and writing skills while having fun. Children use common household items in new ways that lead to strengthened eye and hand coordination for future reading and writing success. A child manipulates the items organized on a tray using movements that require them to engage their eyes, arms and hands in left-to-right and top-to-bottom directions—the same directions used for reading and writing. The tray arrangements promote respect for materials and orderliness in a child’s world, and they reinforces that there is a place for everything and everything should be in its place. Teachers will value the opportunities tray tasks provide for authentically assessing children, and they’ll find the Tray Task Chart useful in tracking children’s progress. This book guides parents and teachers in involving children in activities that promote whole body preparation for reading and writing skills while having fun. ... Read more

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Great tool for early chilhood teachers
This is a text book for my Science, Math, and Literacy class.It is really great and a must have.I took this to work with me and everyone wants one.I have to share it and I'm the one with homework! lol.We are implementing 3 activities next week.All these activites lead to language development.I like how a lot of the tasks get the children to cross the midline.What I like most is that it tells and shows you how to set up the activities so that a child that hasn't decided on which hand they like to use can choose for himself.If you set tools on the right side, the child will naturally pick it up with their right hand.If you set them on top then the child will have to think about which hand to use.

This book is long overdue!
At last not only a "workbook" for the early childhood professional but one that parents can share with their children. Great learning tools with everyday items found around the house. I saw Dr. Folds on the Health Network several years ago and it is about time she shared her endless well of ideas with early childhood pros and parents. ... Read more

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JumpStart Workbooks are designed to engage and motivate children while teaching the important skills needed to succeed in school and in life! Each one includes vibrant, full-color artwork, and an all-new curriculum based on the collaboration of JumpStart, the number one-selling software for children, and Scholastic, a leader in educational publishing for nearly 80 years. ... Read more

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Frustrating for parent and child.
This book was a total disappointment.I do not feel like it is particularly appropriate for Kindergarten, since implicit in the exercises is that the child already knows how to read.The bright colors distract and detract from the actual study of Reading & Writing.I got this book as part of a set that my daughter now uses as "coloring books."There is very little educational value here. ... Read more