Starting Out Right

by Burns, M. Susan

• ISBN13: 9780309064101
• ISBN10: 0309064104
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading. It includes 55 activities to do with children to help them become successful readers, a list of recommended children's books, and a guide to CD-ROMs and Websites. A must read for specialists in primary education, pediatricians, childcare providers, tutors and parents.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Introduction	1	(4)
Guide to This Book	2	(3)
Promoting Children's Reading Success	5	(10)
Circumstances That Promote Reading	8	(7)
Growing Up to Read Birth Through Age Four	15	(46)
Key Aspects of Language and Literacy, Activities for Very Young Children	19	(23)
Extended Vocabulary and Language Development
Phonological Awareness
Speech Discrimination
Knowledge of Narrative
Book and Print Awareness
Functions of Print
Print Concepts
Letter and Early Word Recognition
Comprehension
Literacy as a Source of Enjoyment
Literacy--from Parent to Child	42	(1)
Talking to a Baby: Day Care Environments	43	(1)
High-Quality Preschool	44	(2)
Language and Literacy Activities in Preschool	46	(12)
Phonological Awareness
Sociodramatic Play
Listening
Oral Language
Shared Reading
Exposure to Books
Letter-Naming
Writing
Computer-Based Literacy
Accomplishments of the Very Young Child	58	(1)
Early Childhood Educators	58	(3)
Becoming Real Readers Kindergarten Through Grade Three	61	(66)
Individual Children	61	(4)
The Kindergarten Challenge	65	(1)
What Must Be Accomplished--Goals of Kindergarten	65	(1)
Activities and Practices for Kindergartners	66	(18)
Book and Print Awareness
Phonological Awareness
Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text
Letter Recognition, Decoding, and Word Recognition
Spelling and Writing
Accomplishments of the Kindergarten Student	84	(2)
First Grade: An Important Year	86	(2)
Features of Success	88	(2)
Activities and Practices for First Grade Classrooms	90	(16)
Continuing Phonemic Awareness, Letter Knowledge, and Book and Print Awareness
Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading
Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text
Spelling and Writing
Accomplishments of the First Grade Student	106	(2)
Directions for Second and Third Grades	108	(5)
Strategies for Comprehension and Fluency
Words and Knowledge
Comprehension Techniques
What Happens in Second Grade	113	(2)
Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading
Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text
Spelling and Writing
What Happens in Third Grade	115	(2)
Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading
Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text
Spelling and Writing
Accomplishments of the Second and Third Grade Student	117	(3)
Computers in Classrooms and at Home	120	(2)
Excellence in Primary Grade Teaching--A Career-Long Process	122	(5)
Preventing Reading Difficulties	127	(20)
Who Are the Children Who Have Reading Difficulties	130	(4)
Children Who Attend a Chronically Low-Achieving School
Children with Low English Proficiency
Children Unfamiliar with Standard English Dialect
Children Living in Communities in Poverty
What Can We Do Before Children Reach School?	134	(3)
Health Care Professionals and Reading
Screening by Early Childhood Professionals
Children Whose Parents Have a History of Reading Difficulty
Developmental Interventions for the Youngest Children	137	(2)
Reaching Out to Children's Homes
Summary	139	(1)
Help in the Early Grades	140	(1)
The Need for Reading Specialists	140	(1)
The Community Is Needed	140	(2)
Volunteer Tutoring	142	(3)
Conclusion	145	(2)
Glossary	147	(6)
For More Information	153	(12)
Internet Resources	165	(4)
Acknowledgments	169	(2)
Credits	171	(2)
Index	173