Reading, writing, playing, learning : finding the sweet spots in kindergarten literacy /

"This practical handbook shows teachers how to nurture a kindergarten learning environment in which children feel safe, comfortable, and able to take risks. It offers innovative ways to encourage children to explore, experiment, discover, solve problems, and freely interact with one another. Ba...

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Main Authors: Jamison, Lori, 1955- (Author), Galloway, Donna-Lynn (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Markham, Ontario : Pembroke Publishers Limited, 2017
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Read, Write, Play, and Learn: Making the Case for Balance; Play-Based Learning; Developmentally Appropriate Practice; Reading and Writing All Day Long
  • Chapter 1: Play-Based Learning in a Culture of Inquiry; Literacy and Play; The Teacher's Role; A Culture of Inquiry; Stages of Inquiry: Engagement; Stages of Inquiry: Investigation; Stages of Inquiry: Communication and Celebration; Habits of Mind
  • Chapter 2: The Classroom Environment: The Third Teacher; The Indoor Classroom; The Outdoor Classroom; Planning an Outdoor Classroom. Literacy and the Outdoor SchoolOther Considerations for the Outdoor Classroom; The Role of the Adults
  • Chapter 3: Floating on a Sea of Talk: Oral Language Development; Communication; Teacher Talk to Support Oral Language Development; Language Games; Phonological Awareness: Hearing the Sounds in Words; Vocabulary Development; Teaching Words; Research-Based Models of Vocabulary Instruction; Teach Three Words; Storm and Sort, List and Label; Word Warm-ups
  • Chapter 4: Reading to and by Children; Selecting Books for a Read-Aloud Program; Nonfiction Texts; How to Read Aloud. Planning an Interactive Read-Aloud SequenceThree Day Read-Aloud Sequence; After Reading; Reading by Children; The Classroom Reading Collection; What Kinds of Books Do Kindergarten Children Read?; Home-Reading Programs
  • Chapter 5: Shared and Guided Reading: The "We Do" of Reading Instruction; Shared Reading; Choosing Texts for Shared Reading; Shared Reading with Big Books; Shared Reading Using Interactive Charts; Shared Reading with a Poem of the Week; Small Group Guided Reading; Organization and Management: What Are the Other Kids Doing?; Assessment and Grouping; Matching Texts and Readers. The Guided Reading LessonA Guided Reading Routine for Emergent Readers; The "Must-Do"; Guided Reading for Early Readers
  • Chapter 6: Learning to Write and Writing to Learn; Showing Students What Writers Do; Modeled Writing: "Writing Out Loud"; Shared Writing: Seeing Our Talk Written Down; Interactive Writing: Sharing the Pen; Guided Writing: Your Turn; Independent Writing: The Writing Workshop; Teaching Emergent Writers; Invented Spelling (a.k.a. Bubble Gum Writing)
  • Chapter 7: Putting the "Play" Back in Word Play; Learning the Alphabet; The Name Wall; Letter Patterns; High-Frequency Words. Word Play All Day
  • Chapter 8: Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom; Our Most Vulnerable Learners; Different Ways of Knowing; Honoring Families; What Children Need.