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Ladders to Literacy
A Preschool Activity Book, Second Edition
By Angela Notari-Syverson, Ph.D., Rollanda E. O'Connor, Ph.D., & Patricia F. Vadasy, Ph.D.
"This book is a 'must-have' for the bookshelf of any professional who works with young children ... It is filled with a wealth of information, materials, and excellent activities to use to promote literacy skills in developmentally appropriate ways."
—Linda Robinson, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Cameron University |
With this updated and enhanced second edition, the popular Preschool Activity Book is better than ever. Early childhood educators will get practical new content such as
- well-defined links between the activities and Head Start Recommended Outcomes, so teachers can be sure they're giving children the best start in literacy
- a scope-and-sequence chart that helps educators choose which activities to do each month
- 11 creative new activities
- fresh Tips for Teachers that reflect up-to-date practices
Everything teachers loved about the first edition is still here—field-tested games, crafts, role plays, and other activities that improve children's basic preliteracy skills such as writing words, recognizing letter sounds, and breaking words into syllables and phonemes.
And with the developmentally appropriate, ecologically valid assessment procedures in the book— including informal observation guidelines, structured performance samples, and an extensive literacy checklist—it's easy to evaluate children's skills and ensure that they're making progress.
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-913-1
Spiral-bound
520 pages
8-1/2 x 11
2007/ $49.95
Stock# 69131
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Table of Contents
About the Authors
Foreword
Patsy L. Pierce
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section I: Theoretical Framework for Early Literacy and Language Assessment and Curriculum
Chapter 1: The Development of Early Literacy
Chapter 2: The Role of Scaffolding
Chapter 3: Implementing Ladders to Literacy: Preschool
Section II: Print/Book Awareness
Shared Storybook Reading
Morning/Afternoon Message and News
My First Journal
Snack/Lunch Menu
Making Signs
Many Ways to Write
Writing Our Names
I Found . . .
Name Cups
Classroom Post Office
Fill in the Blanks
Using Number Symbols
Making Books
Photography
Science Projects
Sorting Objects
Blocks
Following Recipes
Recording Constructions
Treasure Hunt
Obstacle Course
Landscapes and Maps
Long Jump
Museum Exhibit
Section III: Metalinguistic Awareness
Sound Representations
Listening to Songs
Nursery Rhymes
Musical Instruments
Rhythmic Activities
Clap the Syllables
Syllable Puzzles
The Rhyming Book
Rhyming Games
Sounds in My Name
Playing with the Sounds of Words
Letter Sound of the Week
First Sound Song
Sound Isolation
Favorite Songs
Sound Treasures
Guess the Word (Blending)
I'm Thinking of a . . . (Blending by Category)
Word to Word Matching Game: First Sound
What's in This Word?
Moving Riddles
Play with Miniature Toys
All About Words
Pretend Play—Magic Password
Section IV: Oral Language
Show and Tell
Food Talk
My Turn, Your Turn
Portraits
Talking About Books
Enacting Storybooks
Book Buddy
I See, You See
Talking About Feelings
Treasure Boxes
What Did You Hear?
Learning Number Words and Relationships
My Dream
Feeling Objects
Special Words
Let's Say it Another Way!
Water Play: Floating Objects
What Does This Mean?
Interviews
Movie Reviews
Brainstorming
From This to That
Let's Find Out!
Showtime
References
Appendix A: Ladders to Literacy Preschool Checklist
Appendix B: Early Literacy Activities for Children and Parents
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: Additional Resources
Index
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