Early 3 Rs: How To Lead Beginners Into Reading, Writing, and Arithme-talk

by Mountain; Lee

• ISBN13: 9780805834000
• ISBN10: 0805834001
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This reader-friendly textbook for early childhood and literacy education courses provides how-to-do-it instructions for promoting emergent literacy in reading, writing, and arithmetic from preschool into the primary grades.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
UNIT I: HOW TO FOSTER GROWTH TOWARD READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC
Preview of Unit I: Fostering Growth Toward the 3 Rs	3	(4)
Immerse Children in the Oral Language of the 3 Rs	7	(5)
Speak ``Arithme-Talk'' to Develop Concepts	12	(7)
Read Aloud to Them, With Participation Extras	19	(7)
Get Them Ready for Phonics---Orally	26	(6)
Surround Them With Written Language, and Talk About Print	32	(8)
Demonstrate Writing, and Talk About Whatever They Write	40	(4)
Seize the Teachable Moment	44	(4)
Summary of Unit I	48	(5)
UNIT II: HOW TO HELP EARLY LEARNERS TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS INTO THE 3 Rs
Preview of Unit II: Help With the First Steps	53	(5)
Teach Each Beginning Reader Four Words	58	(7)
Help Each Child Write a Personalized Storybook	65	(5)
Connect Familiar Initial Letters With Their Sounds	70	(6)
Make a Personalized ``1, 2, 3'' Book With Each Early Learner	76	(4)
Introduce More Numbers, Words, and Personalized Books	80	(6)
Use Child-Selected Words for Teaching More Phonics	86	(4)
Summary of Unit II	90	(5)
UNIT III: HOW TO EXPAND AND VARY STRATEGIES FOR EARLY TEACHING OF THE 3 Rs
Preview of Unit III: Expand Strategies for Early Teaching	95	(4)
Use Software and Equipment to Enrich Your Teaching	99	(6)
Move Toward Math Through Children's Books	105	(4)
Start a Word Wall of Pupils' Names in Alphabetical Order	109	(4)
Go Beyond Concrete Nouns and Action Verbs	113	(4)
Teach the Whole Alphabet for Reading, Writing, and Phonics	117	(7)
Stimulate New Areas of Language Development	124	(5)
Summary of Unit III	129	(4)
UNIT IV: HOW TO SMOOTH THE TRANSITION INTO 3 Rs IN THE PRIMARY GRADES
Preview of Unit IV: Move Smoothly Into the Primary Grades	133	(3)
Strengthen When and Where Concepts as Background for Print	136	(5)
Play Games That Require Early Arithmetic	141	(3)
Model on Pattern Books, Using Phonics for Writing and Reading	144	(5)
Present High-Frequency Words in Age-Appropriate Ways	149	(4)
Use the Library to Extend Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic	153	(3)
Summary of Unit IV	156	(2)
Epilogue	158	(1)
For Further Reading	159	(2)
Index	161