Early Literacy Materials Selector (ELMS): A Tool for Review of Early Literacy Program Materials

Early Literacy Materials Selector (ELMS): A Tool for Review of Early Literacy Program Materials
ISBN-10
1452241643
ISBN-13
9781452241647
Category
Education
Pages
121
Language
English
Published
2012-09-27
Publisher
Corwin Press
Authors
Lisa Lenhart, Kathleen Roskos, Brandi Noll

Description

Your all-in-one guide to selecting the very best early literacy materials Learning to read and write is too important to be left to chance, so its absolutely critical that the early literacy curriculum and literature you use in PreK and kindergarten environments reflect the very best research and instructional practices. But, with the proliferation of new products, whats the best way to start? What criteria should the curriculum meet? Which research-based best practices should be represented? Early Literacy Materials Selector (ELMS)-the first dedicated evaluation tool for early childhood literacy materials-provides all the answers. Step by step, this one-of-a-kind toolkit will help you: Recognize the characteristics of high-quality literacy materials Work in teams or individually to evaluate your resources Understand the importance of the research base Establish a baseline against which new literacy materials can be compared All in all, theres no better resource to ensure we put our youngest students on the right path to school readiness and success.

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