Bring the world into your classroom and boost beginning readers' phonemic awareness and phonics skills using engaging environmental print. In addition to supporting the five components of reading, this resource provides a strong foundation for English language learners. Environmental Print for Early Childhood Literacy includes key background information for the teacher, easy-to-use lesson plans, and developmentally appropriate student activities.

This hands-on guidebook highlights the research that supports environmental print (EP) instruction in Grades PreK–3 and provides a wealth of activities for jump-starting the literacy process.

Use logos, labels, packages, and signs to create meaningful literacy experiences for students in grades PK–1 with Environmental Print Activities. This book is organized along a learning continuum that progresses with students’ literacy skills from matching and identifying environmental print to classifying initial sounds and syllables. It includes ideas for centers, the word wall, parents as partners, and checklists. This 96-page book contains ideas and activities that help students feel like successful readers and writers.

Preschool teachers and early childhood professionals know that storybook reading is important, but they may not know how to maximize its benefits for later reading achievement. This indispensable guide presents research-based techniques for using reading aloud to intentionally and systematically build children's knowledge of print. Simple yet powerful strategies are provided for teaching preschoolers about book and print organization, print meaning, letters, and words, all while sharing engaging, commercially available books. Appendices include a detailed book list and 60 reproducibles that feature activities and prompts keyed to each text.

This resource presents assessment and instructional activities that are evidence based, practical, and easy to implement. This comprehensive text demonstrates how to link assessment and instruction practices for every component of literacy learning and helps teachers become informed decision makers about purposeful literacy instruction. Addressing the Early Reading First areas of phonological awareness, print knowledge, and language development, the book also covers parent involvement, integrated curriculum, and suggestions for working with children with special needs and English language learners. Using vignettes of four children representing diverse backgrounds, the authors weave together theory and practice and describe how instructional strategies are implemented in classroom settings. Each chapter contains figures and graphic organizers and includes sections on instructional strategies, assessment, and diversity

Discover how to boost phonemic awareness and phonics in pre-readers using environmental print. In addition to supporting the five components of reading, this resource provides a strong foundation for English language learners. Includes key background information for the teacher, an easy-to-follow lesson plan, and reproducible student activities. 176pp.

Discover new, practical methods for teaching literacy skills in your early childhood classroom. Has teaching early literacy skills become a stumbling block to getting your preschool students kindergarten ready? Break out of the tired “letter of the week” routine and learn how to transform your lessons with fun and effective techniques. Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers will equip teachers to infuse every aspect of their teaching with exciting hands-on literacy teaching methods that engage students and help them build authentic connections with books, so that 100% of their students will have a strong literacy foundation and will be fully prepared for success in kindergarten and beyond. Respected author Vanessa Levin, veteran early childhood educator and author of the “Pre-K Pages” blog, breaks down the research and translates it into realistic, actionable steps you can take to improve your teaching. Features specific examples of teaching techniques and activities that engage students in hands-on, experiential learning during circle time, centers, and small groups. Offers a simple, four-step system for teaching literacy skills, based on the foundational principles of early literacy teaching Demonstrates how to build your confidence in your ability to get 100% of your students ready for kindergarten, long before the end of the school year Understand the problems with traditional literacy teaching and identify gaps in your current teaching practice with this valuable resource.

The ABC's of Emergent Literacy video and guide provide information about and strategies for promoting emergent literacy in child care settings -- guide.

SAVE when you order the ELLCO Pre-K User's Guide and ELLCO Pre-K Tool together! The Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation Tool (ELLCO) comes in a package of 5 and is part of ELLCO, the bestselling classroom observation tool that helps schools assess the quality of literacy practices and supports and give children the best possible start in language and literacy development. Trusted by schools across the country, ELLCO helps educators reliably gather the data needed for professional development and program improvement, leading to better literacy outcomes for young children. Learn more about ELLCO Pre-K and ELLCO Kâe"3. See which domain of school readiness in the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework this tool addresses.

Integrating environmental education throughout the curriculum.