The Building Blocks of Preschool Success

by Beauchat, Katherine A.; Blamey, Katrin L.; Walpole, Sharon

• ISBN13: 9781606236949
• ISBN10: 1606236946
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-11
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Written expressly for preschool teachers, this engaging book explains the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of implementing best practices for instruction in the preschool classroom.

Author Biography

Katherine A. Beauchat, EdD, is Assistant Professor at York College of Pennsylvania, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in literacy education. Her research interests include professional development for preschool educators in the area of literacy and language instruction and effective techniques and strategies to bolster oral language and vocabulary development for at-risk preschool children. 

Katrin L. Blamey, PhD, is an early childhood literacy coach at the Delaware Center for Teacher Education in Newark, Delaware, and also coaches preschool teachers at a Head Start center. Her research interests include finding effective, practical ways to implement professional development in the preschool setting and developing instructional techniques for building the language and literacy skills of preschool-age English language learners.

 

Sharon Walpole, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of Delaware School of Education in Newark, Delaware, where she teaches in both the literacy and educational leadership programs. She provides professional development for schools engaged in extensive change efforts and studies the work of literacy coaches in preschools, elementary schools, and middle and high schools. She is a recipient of the National Reading Conference Early Career Achievement Award.

 

 

Table of Contents

1. The Realities of Preschool 2. A Focus on Oral Language and Vocabulary Development 3. Comprehension 4. Phonological Awareness 5. Print and Alphabet Awareness 6. Emergent Writing 7. Tracking Children's Progress: The Role of Assessment in Preschool Classrooms 8. Making It Work for Adults and Children