Screen LibraryOral language and comprehension in preschool : teaching the essentials /
"Before children are readers and writers, they are speakers and listeners. This book provides creative, hands-on strategies for developing preschoolers' speaking, listening, and oral comprehension skills, within a literacy-rich classroom environment. Each chapter features helpful classroom...
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The Guilford Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Best practices in action
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"Before children are readers and writers, they are speakers and listeners. This book provides creative, hands-on strategies for developing preschoolers' speaking, listening, and oral comprehension skills, within a literacy-rich classroom environment. Each chapter features helpful classroom vignettes; a section called Preschool in Practice, with step-by-step lesson ideas; and Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action. The book addresses the needs of English language learners and describes ways to support students' literacy development at home. The final chapter pulls it all together throug "Subject Areas/Keywords: classrooms, conversational skills, early childhood education, early education, early literacy, ELLs, emergent literacy, English language learners, lessons, listening comprehension, oral language, phonemic awareness, PreK, preschoolers, read. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 166 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index. |
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9781462524006 1462524001 9781462524129 1462524125 |
| Index Number: | LB1140 |
| CLC: | G613.2 |
| Call Number: | G613.2/M883-1 |
| Contents: | 1. The Importance of Speaking and Listening in Early Literacy -- 2. Planning for Talking, Reading, and Writing a Lot -- 3. Literacy Centers and Activities -- 4. Nurturing Young Children's Language and Conversational Skills -- 5. Developing Children's Listening Comprehension -- 6. Reading with Children at Home -- 7. Putting It All Together in the Early Childhood Classroom -- Appendix A. Selected Literature for the Preschool Classroom / prepared by Kellyanne Healey -- Appendix B. E-Book Quality Rating Tool -- Appendix C. Storytelling Ideas for Developing Comprehension -- Appendix D. Guided Par |