Early Literacy Policy Initiatives | |
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Focus Questions | |
Language and Literacy: Definitions and Interrelationships | |
National Literacy Policies and Initiatives | |
The Standards Movement Good Start, Grow Smart Early Reading First Using Scientifically-based Reading Research to Make Curricular and Instructional Decisions A Continuum of Instructional Approaches | |
Emergent Literacy Approach Scientifically-Based Reading Research (SBRR) Approach Blended Instruction A Value Added Approach A Blended Literacy Instructional Program SummaryLinking Knowledge to Practice | |
Oral Language Development | |
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Focus Questions | |
Perspectives on Childrens Language Acquisition | |
Behaviorist Perspective | |
Linguistic Nativist Perspective | |
Social-Interactionist Perspective | |
A Neuro-Biological Perspective | |
Linguistic Vocabulary Lesson | |
Phonology | |
Morphology | |
Syntax | |
Semantics | |
Pragmatics | |
Observing the Development of Childrens Language | |
A Biological View of Development | |
A Social-Interactionist View of Language DevelopmentWhat Is Normal Language Development? | |
Factors Contributing to Variation in Rate of Language Acquisition | |
Gender Differences | |
Socioeconomic Level | |
Cultural Influences | |
Medical Concerns | |
Congenital Language Disorders | |
Disfluency | |
Pronunciation | |
Summary | |
Linking Knowledge to Practice | |
Facilitating Oral Language Learning | |
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Focus Questions | |
Home Talk: A Natural Context for Learning and Using Language | |
Encouraging Personal Narratives | |
Reading Storybooks | |
Television as a Language Tool | |
Time 4 Choosing Programming for Young Children | |
Active ViewingSchool Talk: A Structured Context for Learning and Using Language | |
Language Opportunities in School | |
Teacher Discourse | |
Reciprocal Discussions and Conversations | |
Contexts for Encouraging Language | |
Group Activities | |
Learning Centers | |
Dramatic Play | |
Language-Centered Activities | |
Sharing | |
Storytelling | |
Language Play | |
Songs and Finger Plays | |
Assessment: Finding Out What Children Know and Can Do | |
Summary | |
Linking Knowledge to Practice | |
Sharing Good Books with Young Children | |
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Focus Questions | |
Making Books Accessible to Young Children | |
Classroom Library Centers | |
Books | |
Physical Characteristics | |
Classroom Lending Library | |
Sharing Literature with Children | |
Effective Story-Reading Techniques | |
Adult Behaviors While Reading | |
Child Behaviors During Reading | |
Cultural Variations in Story Reading | |
Classroom Read-Alouds | |
Shared Book Experience | |
Extending Literature | |
Creative Dramatics | |
Puppets | |
Cooking | |
Felt or Flannel Boards and Characters | |
Art Projects | |
Writing | |
Author Study | |
Assessment: Discovering What Children Know and Can Do | |
Summary | |
Linking Knowledge to Practice | |
Earlier Views: Readiness and Emergent Literacy | |
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Focus Questions | |
Traditional Readiness View Emergent Literacy | |
Concepts about Print | |
Purpose and Functions of Print | |
Graphic Awareness | |
Conventions of Print | |
Early Forms of Reading and Writin | |
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