reading (early childhood)

"The writers introduce a handful of instructional shifts offered from an invitational stance to help readers consider research beyond a one size fits all mentality and confront their own biases and misunderstandings as they explore ways Balanced Literacy practitioners can reimagine early literacy instruction by incorporating some powerful tenants from the Science of Reading"--Provided by publisher.

Ben and Becky are on another adventure, and this time it's an African safari! With their new friend, Kami, they go out to see wild animals in their natural habitats. They also tour a wildlife sanctuary where injured and orphaned animals are being cared for. Along the way, the three children help to solve a mystery and save the life of a baby elephant!.

A literacy program for children in prekindergarten and kindergarten, featuring sixty reproducible poems that are linked with activities to help develop such skills as letter recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and phonemic awareness.

Provides research-based activities, lessons, strategies, and reproducible pages designed to promote oral language skills in prekindergarten and kindergarten students.

Introduces the concept of ability through simple text and photographs that describe the different things children can do, such as read stories, write, use a computer, and play the drums. Includes notes for adults and related activities.

A guide to understanding how children develop language from birth through five years that reviews the latest research revealing how much infants, toddlers, and preschoolers know and can express from the early months on.

bibliographical references and index.