Combining theory with proven teaching strategies, this resource helps preschool educators produce strong language and literacy outcomes for English learners ages 3 to 5.
Addressing a key skill in reading, writing, and speaking, this comprehensive book is grounded in cutting-edge research on vocabulary development.
... preschool English language learner's oral proficiency in English, instructional experience and literacy development. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 29, 283—311. Scarborough, H. S. (2001). Connecting early language and literacy to ...
... Dr. Jesse Jai McNeil, Jr.; Dr. Mary Lynn Crow; Bob and Sallie Feavel; and my lifelong beloved childhood friends, Melda Cole Ward and Kerry Van Doren Pedigo. Few are blessed with the quality and quantity of my family and friends.
Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning : a Resource Guide
Angèle Sancho Passe, an early childhood education consultant and writer, is trilingual and has worked with many programs serving dual-language learners. She is the author of Is Everybody Ready for Kindergarten?
Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning : a Resource Guide
Author Helen Thorpe, a journalist and former first lady of Colorado, embedded herself in a high school newcomer class for a year. Her observations, coming from a noneducator, are illuminating for teachers.
Bringing together prominent scholars, this book shows how 21st-century research and theory can inform everyday instructional practices in early childhood classrooms (PreK-3).
The center activities involve the children in practicing skills they have learned. ... 10:45–11:15: Circle time: discussion about the theme being studied. Addition and work with the word wall. Songs and poems related to the theme.
This book provides creative, hands-on strategies for developing preschoolers' speaking, listening, and oral comprehension skills, within a literacy-rich classroom environment.