Early Literacy Assessments and Teaching Strategies

by Johns, Jerry L.; Lenski, Susan Davis; Elish-Piper, Laurie

• ISBN13: 9780787256197
• ISBN10: 0787256196
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	viii
About the Authors	ix
SECTION 1 Overview of Emergent Literacy	1	(14)
Overview	2	(1)
Developing Literacy Knowledge	2	(2)
Reading Readiness vs. Emergent Reading	4	(2)
Stages of Reading	6	(2)
Helping Children Develop Literacy Skills at Home	8	(2)
Helping Children Develop Literacy Skills at School	10	(2)
Final Thoughts	12	(3)
SECTION 2 Early Literacy Pretests and Teacher's Directions	15	(76)
Overview	16	(4)
Interviews About Reading	20	(1)
Retelling a Story	21	(1)
Literacy Knowledge	22	(15)
Child's Copy	23	(14)
Worldless Picture Reading	37	(2)
Child's Copy	38	(1)
Auditory Discrimination	39	(1)
Rhyme Detection	40	(1)
Alphabet Knowledge	41	(2)
Child's Copy	42	(1)
Phoneme Segmentation	43	(1)
Writing	44	(1)
Developmental Spelling	45	(2)
Child's Copy	79
Consonant Phonic Elements	47	(4)
Child's Copy	49	(2)
Decoding	51	(2)
Child's Copy	52	(1)
Caption Reading	53	(2)
Child's Copy	54	(1)
Basic Sight Word Knowledge	55	(2)
Child's Copy	56	(1)
Passage Reading	57	(34)
Child's Copy	59	(32)
Record Booklet (Teacher's Copy)	63	(28)
SECTION 3 Teaching Strategies and Activities	91	(100)
Overview	92	(1)
Desire to Read	93	(6)
Background Knowledge	99	(6)
Reading as Meaning	105	(4)
Sense of Story	109	(5)
Literacy Knowledge	114	(5)
Phonemic Awareness	119	(9)
Alphabet Knowledge	128	(5)
Writing	133	(6)
Spelling	139	(7)
Phonics	146	(10)
Sight Words	156	(6)
Reading Comprehension	162	(9)
Cross Checking	171	(6)
Fluency	177	(6)
Monitoring Reading	183	(8)
SECTION 4 Early Literacy Posttests	191	(56)
Overview	192	(29)
Interviews About Reading	221	(4)
Retelling a Story	225	(1)
Literacy Knowledge	226	(2)
Child's Copy	193	(35)
Worldless Picture Reading	228	(1)
Child's Copy	207	(22)
Auditory Discrimination	229	(1)
Rhyme Detection	230	(1)
Alphabet Knowledge	231	(1)
Child's Copy	208	(24)
Phoneme Segmentation	232	(1)
Writing	233	(1)
Developmental Spelling	234	(2)
Child's Copy	235	(1)
Consonant Phonic Elements	236	(2)
Child's Copy	209	(29)
Decoding	238	(1)
Child's Copy	211	(28)
Caption Reading	239	(2)
Child's Copy	212	(29)
Basic Sight Word Knowledge	241	(1)
Child's Copy	213	(29)
Passage Reading	242	(5)
Child's Copy	214	(33)
Record Booklet (Teacher's Copy)	219	(28)
Appendices	247	(18)
Appendix A Professional Organizations and Agencies	248	(1)
Appendix B Word Families	249	(9)
Appendix C Sight Word Lists	258	(3)
Appendix D Continuum of Children's Development in Early Reading and Writing	261	(4)
References	265	(6)
Index	271