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Tags: LITERACY; EDUCATIONAL evaluation; EMERGENT literacy; EARLY childhood education; READING; CHILDREN -- Books & reading
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- One Book, Every Young Child: Pennsylvania Literacy Initiative Enters Third Year. Pannebaker, Susan // Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library;Summer2008, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p36
The article profiles the One Book, Every Young Child program in Pennsylvania. It notes that the emergent literacy program is in its third year and that it seeks to increase early literacy awareness among parents, to reach at-risk children, and to provide increased opportunities for collaboration...
- Myth Busters. Arnold, Renea; Colburn, Nell // School Library Journal;Mar2010, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p20
The article focuses on misconceptions held by many parents concerning early literacy and reading to children. Reading books from beginning to end, spending 20 minutes a day reading with a child, and the abilities of babies, toddlers, and young children to sit still and follow a story are...
- The Style of Reading and Reading in Style. Zeece, Pauline // Early Childhood Education Journal;Aug2007, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p41
Adult read aloud book activities, including literature selections, have significant impact on children�s language learning opportunities. The style in which books are orally shared with children is also important. Detailed examination of adult-child book reading conversations has demonstrated...
- In the Beginning. Glazer, Susan Mandel // Teaching Pre K-8;Nov/Dec2006, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p70
The article focuses on parents' misconception of how children learn to read. Details are given on some common fallacies including beginning readers need to sound out words in order to learn to read, beginning reading is a word identification behavior and comprehension is demonstrated by...
- UNITED STATES. Close, Robin // Literacy Today;Jun2006, Issue 47, p28
The article focuses on various studies related to literacy in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Education's National Centre for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance will publish its results of an evaluation of the federal government's Early Reading First funding sometime after September...
- Developmentally Appropriate Emergent Literacy Activities for Young Children: Adapting the Early Literacy and Learning Model. Elliott, Elizabeth; Olliff, Charleen // Early Childhood Education Journal;Jun2008, Vol. 35 Issue 6, p551
Whether it be leaping, resisting, or being gently shoved, the field of early childhood education continues moving into the age of accountability. Young children are expected to exhibit many requisite skills prior to kindergarten. Thus, the advancement of pre-reading and writing skills...
- LITERACY STARTS IN THE CRADLE OF SHOALHAVEN LIBRARIES NEW SOUTH WALES. Langan, Colleen // APLIS;Mar2009, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p17
Parents are a child's first teacher and want the best for their child. However the parental role comes without a prescribed course. Increasingly parents are seeking support for this role and turning to their public libraries. Shoalhaven Libraries, a medium sized service based in Nowra in New...
- Bookworms Born at Delta State University Library. Quon, Frieda S. // Mississippi Libraries;Fall2005, Vol. 69 Issue 3, p65
Born to Read, a literacy program for babies and toddlers up to age three was introduced at Delta State University during the fall and spring semesters of the 2004-2005 school year. The program promotes literacy and the love of language by introducing books to children from the time they are...
- Young Children's Approaches to Books: The Emergence of Comprehension. Dooley, Caitlin McMunn // Reading Teacher;Oct2010, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p120
The article discusses the beginning stages of literacy in young children, focusing on the development of reading comprehension. An overview of theories and heuristics describing this process is presented, including the RAND Reading Study Group's account of transactions within a sociocultural...
