I Can Do That: Two Stories to Encourage Early Vocabulary and Literacy Development

by Lederer, Suzy; Loehr, Jenny

• ISBN13: 9780978934705
• ISBN10: 0978934709
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-01
• Publisher: Childrens Pub

Summary

I Can Do That by Dr. Susan Lederer is the second in her I Can Series. The two stories in one book and the accompanying interactive bilingual (Spanish and English) were written to help parents and teachers read using the research-proven strategies that help all young children "grow" from talking to early reading. The vocabulary and early reading are taught using a "read-with-me" vs a "read-to-me" approach. Signs are also provided as research has shown that signing with young children increases the rate of learning to communicate for young children. The story is illustrated in colorful pictures to keep the child's attention while the text is simple and set in bubbles to teach early print awareness. In the accompanying CD-ROM the story is read by a professional while the words are highlighted. The CD-ROM also provides many suggestions for parents and teachers as well as blackline drawings for activities.

Author Biography

Susan Hendler Lederer, Ph.D. is an associate professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, NY. She is a state licensed and nationally certified speech-language pathologist with over 25 years of professional experience in the areas of speech, language, and emergent literacy development and disorders. Dr. Lederer is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as the NYS and Long Island associations. Since 1998, Dr. Lederer and her Adelphi colleagues and students have been conducting and researching programs for late-talking toddlers and preschoolers at risk of reading failure. Efficacy and descriptions of these programs have been published in peer reviewed journals and presented nationally. In Addition, Dr. Lederer is the lead author of the 2005 curriculum, PreRead: An Integrated Emergent Literacy Program. She is currently at work on I Can Play That, a storybook designed to foster gestural imitation and pretend play, as well as Storybook Yoga: An Integrated Literacy, Movement, and Music Program on CD.