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EJ638740 CG557911
Title: Is Reading Important in Reading-Readiness Programs? A Randomized Field Trial with Teachers as Program Implementers.
Author(s) Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Thompson, Anneke; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Yen, Loulee; Yang, Nancy J.; Braun, Mary; O'Connor, Rollanda E.
Source: Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n2 p251-67 Jun 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0022-0663
Document Type: Journal articles (080)

Examined effectiveness and feasibility of phonological awareness training, with and without a beginning decoding component. Teachers were assigned randomly to three groups: control, phonological awareness training, and phonological awareness training with beginning decoding instruction and practice. Group differences were identified at the end of kindergarten and remained, although diminished, in the fall of the next year. (BF)

Descriptors: *Beginning Reading; *Decoding (Reading); Individual Differences; *Instructional Effectiveness; Kindergarten; *Reading Instruction; *Reading Readiness; Reading Skills; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Phonological Awareness

Teachers need to assist students in understanding what they read in science textbooks. Presents effective reading as a basis for good problem solving skills. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures; *Content Area Reading; Elementary Secondary Education; *Problem Solving; Reading Readiness; Textbook Content

EJ633348 PS531964
Title: "Los Ninos y los Libros": Noteworthy Books in Spanish for the Very Young.
Author(s) Schon, Isabel
Source: Young Children, v56 n2 p94-95 Mar 2001
Publication Date: 2001
ISSN: 0044-0728
Document Type: Book/product reviews (072); Journal articles (080)

Reviews 15 children's books in Spanish. Titles reviewed include: "Perro y gato {Dog and Cat}" (Ricardo Alcantara); "Baldomero va a la escuela {Baldomero goes to School}" (Alain Broutin); "Duerme bien, pequeno oso {Sleep well, Little Bear}" (Quint Buchholz); "El mas bonito de todos los regales del mundo {The Most Beautiful Gift in the World} (Pascal Teulade). (TJQ)

Descriptors: Book Reviews; *Childrens Literature; Early Childhood Education; *Foreign Language Books; *Picture Books; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Materials; Reading Readiness; *Spanish

EJ620132 IR542719
Title: Entering the World of Informational Books with Young Readers.
Author(s) McElmeel, Sharron L.
Source: Library Talk, v13 n4 p6-8 Sep-Oct 2000
Publication Date: 2000
ISSN: 1043-237X
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)

Discusses the benefits of reading informational books with young readers. Topics include how to choose books that will interest young readers; books for reading aloud or reading alone; and collaborative reading, which connects an informational book to a recent experience, or connects a fiction book with a book of information. (LRW)

Descriptors: *Childrens Literature; Elementary Education; Fiction; Learning Resources Centers; Library Material Selection; *Nonfiction; Picture Books; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Readiness; School Libraries

EJ612995 EC625706
Title: Teaching Picture Reading as an Enabling Skill.
Author(s) Alberto, Paul A.; Fredrick, Laura D.
Source: TEACHING Exceptional Children, v33 n1 p60-64 Sep-Oct 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Notes: Theme Issue: First-Year Teachers and Retention.
ISSN: 0040-0599
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Target Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

This article presents a five-step sequence for teaching children with disabilities to read pictures. Steps are sequenced for content and complexity of picture, student response requirement, and language demands. They include: (1) identify person, (2) identify object, (3) identify person and object, (4) identify action, and (5) identify sequence. Examples show the sequence's usefulness in data collection and educational programming. (Contains nine references.) (DB)

Descriptors: Basic Skills; Beginning Reading; *Disabilities; *Expressive Language; Language Acquisition; Language Skills; *Pictorial Stimuli; Preschool Education; Primary Education; Reading Readiness

Deploring standardized testing deficiencies, the author obtained state funding to adapt England's Primary Language Record assessment to U.S. classrooms and piloted the literacy portion throughout California. Now 20 schools and districts across 8 states employ the Learning Record Assessment, accompanied by parental involvement and professional-development components. (MLH)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education; *Evaluation Methods; *Pilot Projects; Program Descriptions; Reading Readiness; *Standardized Tests; *Student Evaluation; *Testing Problems

EJ599261 EC623864
Title: Home Literacy Experiences of a Child with Visual Impairment.
Author(s) Craig, Chris
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v93 n12 p794-97 Dec 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0145-482X
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)

This brief article uses observational data of a 4-year-old child with a visual impairment to examine the development of early literacy skills through home literacy experiences. (DB)

Descriptors: Case Studies; Early Experience; *Emergent Literacy; *Parents as Teachers; *Prereading Experience; Reading Readiness; *Visual Impairments

EJ597682 PS529740
Title: Promoting Reading and Writing through Humor and Hope.
Author(s) Fuhler, Carol J.; Farris, Pamela J.; Walther, Maria P.
Source: Childhood Education, v76 n1 p13-18 Fall 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0009-4056
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)

Notes that humor and hope can produce an interest in reading and writing in children. Presents ideas for developing interest in language arts as well as suggested poems, picture books, and beginning chapter books. Also includes classroom suggestions for developing the four needs of beginning writers: ideas, words, structures, and spelling. (LBT)

Descriptors: Elementary Education; *Humor; *Language Arts; *Literacy; *Reading Attitudes; Reading Interests; Reading Readiness; *Writing Attitudes; Writing Readiness; Writing Skills
Identifiers: *Hope; Lifelong Readers; Lifelong Writers

EJ595670 PS529729
Title: Bringing Together Families and Books.
Author(s) McMath, Joan
Source: Texas Child Care, v2 n1 p2-6 Sum 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 1049-9466
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)

Presents suggestions for early-childhood professionals to encourage reading aloud to children at home, including allowing parents opportunities to watch caregivers read with their children. Includes a list of benefits of reading aloud, a bibliography of read-aloud books, and sample book-reading project questionnaire. (LBT)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading; Early Childhood Education; Parent Child Relationship; *Preschool Teachers; Questionnaires; *Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Materials; Reading Readiness; Young Children

EJ593170 EC623296
Title: Preliteracy Domains and Stages: Laying the Foundations for Beginning Reading.
Author(s) van Kleeck, Anne
Source: Journal of Children's Communication Development, v20 n1 p33-51 Fall 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)

Provides a model of the domains of preliteracy development that contains four components: an orthographic, phonological, meaning, and context processor. The relationship of subskills to prereading activities and later reading is discussed. Developmental progressions for various preliteracy skills are identified, and methods of assessing preliteracy development are discussed. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: *Child Development; *Developmental Stages; *Evaluation Methods; Literacy; Models; *Prereading Experience; *Reading Ability; *Reading Difficulties; Reading Readiness; Skill Development; Young Children

EJ583581 EA535560
Title: Jumpstart: A Model for Early Reading Intervention.
Author(s) Ellis, Rose
Source: Principal, v78 n4 p40,42,44,46 Mar 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0271-6062
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)

Jumpstart, a homegrown before-school tutoring program piloted at a Massachusetts school, has proven successful with at-risk first graders. Implemented as a low-cost alternative to Reading Recovery and Success for All programs, the 18-week action-research project employed 11 inclusion and Title I aides as volunteers. (MLH)

Descriptors: Action Research; *Beginning Reading; *Early Intervention; Grade 1; *High Risk Students; Pilot Projects; Primary Education; Program Descriptions; *Reading Programs; Reading Readiness; *Reading Strategies; Skill Development; Teacher Aides; *Tutors; Volunteers
Identifiers: *Before School Programs; Massachusetts

EJ581709 EC620871
Title: Emergent Braille Literacy with Move, Touch, Read.
Author(s) Drezek, Wendy
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v93 n2 p104-05 Feb 1999
Publication Date: 1999
ISSN: 0145-482X
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)

This brief article describes "Move, Touch, Read", a set of adaptations of commercial books to develop early Braille literacy prerequisites in young children and to systematize the transition from adapted to unadapted books. (DB)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading; *Blindness; *Braille; *Early Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; Instructional Materials; *Prereading Experience; Reading Readiness

EJ579523 EC620607
Title: Storybooks to Literacy: A Collaborative Shared Reading Project.
Author(s) Armstrong, Mary Beth
Source: Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, v8 n4 p365-75 Dec 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 1053-5586
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)

Describes a collaborative shared-reading project associated with an early-intervention program which provided pediatric day health care for young children identified as medically and/or environmentally at-risk. Consumer-oriented outcome data suggested that the project was effective in both empowering the caregivers as facilitators of emergent literacy and in developing emergent literacy in the children. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: *At Risk Persons; Cooperative Programs; Day Care; *Early Intervention; *Emergent Literacy; Program Effectiveness; Reading Readiness; *Special Health Problems; Young Children

EJ578391 SE560943
Title: Bugs Not Drugs--More Than Environmental Education.
Author(s) Sears, Gail Payton
Source: Legacy, v9 n4 p8-11 Jul-Aug 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 1052-3774
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)

A park ranger describes a program designed to teach preschoolers in a Head Start classroom about bugs, park rangers, and drug awareness. The program was an outgrowth of a vandalism incident at a national park bordering a low-income housing complex. Lesson plans revolve around storybooks with bugs as characters. The program finale brings the children to the park. (PVD)

Descriptors: *Childrens Literature; Drug Education; *Environmental Education; Field Trips; *High Risk Students; Modeling (Psychology); Parks; Preschool Education; *Reading Programs; Reading Readiness; Science Education; Story Reading; *Urban Environment
Identifiers: *Insects; National Park Service; Park Rangers; *Project Head Start

EJ576202 RC512899
Title: In the Beginning.
Author(s) Paglin, Catherine
Source: Northwest Education, v4 n1 p12-19 Fall 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Notes: Theme issue topic: "Succeeding at Reading: Literacy in the Early Years." Internet availability: http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/fall98/index.html
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120); Reports--Descriptive (141)

Early literacy involves daily reading aloud as well as writing or dictating activities. Preschoolers learn that reading is enjoyable, pictures provide story clues, and print goes from left to right and represents words and meaning. Listening, watching, and asking questions increase vocabulary and comprehension. Sidebars include tips, a book list, and policy recommendations. (SAS)

Descriptors: *Beginning Reading; Child Development; Early Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; Home Instruction; Learning Strategies; *Prereading Experience; *Preschool Children; Preschool Curriculum; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Instruction; *Reading Readiness; Reading Strategies

EJ575987 PS528144
Title: Caring for the Little Ones: Using Books with Infants and Toddlers.
Author(s) Miller, Karen
Source: Child Care Information Exchange, n122 p74-76 Jul-Aug 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0164-8527
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)

Reviews the benefits of early exposure to books for infants and toddlers. Benefits include language and vocabulary development and creation of an emotional connection to books and reading. Offers suggestions on reading to infants and toddlers, advice on selecting appropriate books, and tips for making simple homemade books. (TJQ)

Descriptors: *Books; Concept Formation; Early Childhood Education; *Infants; Language Acquisition; Language Skills; *Reading Aloud to Others; *Reading Attitudes; *Reading Readiness; *Toddlers; Vocabulary Development
Identifiers: *Shared Book Experience; Shared Reading

EJ574116 PS528378
Title: Young Children, Questions and Nonfiction Books.
Author(s) McMath, Joan Scanlon; King, Margaret A.; Smith, William Earl
Source: Early Childhood Education Journal, v26 n1 p19-27 Fall 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 1082-3301
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reference materials--Bibliographies (131); Reports--Descriptive (141)

Discusses use of nonfiction as a means of teaching preschool children reading skills required in intermediate grades. Identifies recent trends in nonfiction books, values of bringing together young children, and informational books and criteria for selecting high quality informational books. Includes bibliography of nonfiction children's books. (JPB)

Descriptors: *Childrens Literature; *Nonfiction; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education; *Reading Instruction; Reading Material Selection; Reading Readiness; *Reading Skills

EJ573315 CS756191
Title: Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children.
Source: Reading Teacher, v52 n2 p193-216 Oct 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 0034-0561
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)

Presents the 1998 position statement regarding early literacy development formulated by the International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Outlines issues and reviews research. Offers a set of principles and recommendations for teaching practices and public policy. Includes a continuum of children's development in early reading and writing. (SR)

Descriptors: *Beginning Reading; Child Development; Developmental Stages; *Early Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; Parents as Teachers; Prereading Experience; Primary Education; Public Policy; *Reading Instruction; Reading Readiness; *Student Development; *Young Children
Identifiers: *Developmentally Appropriate Programs

EJ572297 PS528149
Title: It's Never Too Soon: Building a Firm Foundation for Reading and Writing.
Author(s) Barclay, Kathy; Benelli, Cecilia; Gudt, Pamela Terry
Source: Children and Families, v17 n3 p38-40,42,44-46 Sum 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 1091-7578
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)

Discusses emergent literacy development, which includes meaningful literacy-related activities involving oral language, reading, and writing. Offers suggestions for fostering children's development in each area, such as the use of picture books and puppets for vocabulary development; reading aloud and discussing children's literature; and providing ample paper, crayons, and markers to stimulate children's natural interest in writing. (TJQ)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading; Early Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; Handwriting; *Language Acquisition; Learning Activities; Oral Language; Prereading Experience; Reading Aloud to Others; *Reading Readiness; *Vocabulary Development; *Writing Readiness

EJ567799 PS527882
Title: Reaching Parents through Literacy.
Author(s) Berger, Eugenia Hepworth
Source: Early Childhood Education Journal, v25 n3 p211-15 Spr 1998
Publication Date: 1998
ISSN: 1082-3301
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)

Promotion of literacy is one of the easiest and most beneficial ways to form collaboration among parents, teachers, and community. This article offers ideas from teachers, professional organizations, and the U.S. Department of Education on how to develop parent participation in the promotion of literacy at children's various levels of development. (TJQ)

Descriptors: *Beginning Reading; Early Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; Language Acquisition; Learning Activities; *Literacy; *Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parent School Relationship; *Parent Teacher Cooperation; Parents as Teachers; Reading Aloud to Others; Reading Readiness
Identifiers: Shared Book Experience

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