Preparing Children for Reading Success: Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers will not only familiarize anyone who reads to young children with the essentials of promoting early and emerging literacy, but also contains more than 25 ready-to-go activities that can be immediately used to foster this critical skill development. Following a basic overview of preliteracy skills that prepare children for reading success, the book contains field-tested, proven activities that promote success in each of the following skill sets:
Alphabet knowledgePrint conceptsBook handling skillsPhonological sensitivityExpressive vocabulary
Each of the activities is described in detail and linked to a popular children's book. This is a must-have how-to for anyone interested in promoting emerging literacy.
Autorentext
Julia Irwin is a Senior Research Scientist at Haskins Laboratories in New Haven, CT, a not-for-profit research institution with a focus on communication, language and reading. Dr. Irwin is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Connecticut State University.
Inhalt
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Importance of Reading
Chapter 2: The Social-Emotional Benefits of Reading
Chapter 3: Alphabet Knowledge
Chapter 4: Book Handling Skills and Concepts about Print
Chapter 5: Phonological Awareness
Chapter 6: Vocabulary
Chapter 7: Decontextualized Language
Chapter 8: Writing
Resources
About the Author