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1) Read, rhyme, and romp: early literacy skills and activities for librarians, teachers, and parents
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[2012]
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"Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Homeschool mom Jennifer Pepito was letting fear and insecurity push her around, but then she recaptured her confidence as a mom within the pages of classic literature like The Hiding Place and Pride and Prejudice. This inspiring read takes you on a fascinating and whimsical journey that will bring freedom and fun to your parenting-one book at a time"--
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
There's no baby Einsteins in cribs anymore, our babies can't read, and no one is still hooked on phonics - so what's left? This may be difficult to read, but we haven't been selling reading skills very well... Our society has put a premium on one single aspect of the reading process - letters & sounds (or phonics). This has given the impression that 5, 4 or even 3-year-olds can become proficient readers but there is a myriad of psychological and neurological...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"Teaching Your Child to Read is a guide book for parents looking to get their children, ages 3 to 6, interested in reading. It explains how to help children cultivate reading ability step by step, as well as answers the questions of Why should I? and How do I? when it comes to specific exercises."--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
c2012
Description
In "Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader" award-winning educator and parent Melissa Taylor gives busy parents of kids ages three to ten engaging, playful, out-of-the box ideas for growing a reader, assisting kids who are learning to read, and gently encouraging reluctant readers. Just a few of the many helpful insights and strategies she shares include: the most common reasons why kids find it hard to learn to read...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Longtime elementary school teacher Kim Jocelyn Dickson believes every child begins kindergarten with a lunchbox in one hand and an "invisible toolbox" in the other. In The Invisible Toolbox, Kim shares with parents the single most important thing they can do to foster their child's future learning potential and nurture the parent-child bond that is the foundation for a child's motivation to learn. She is convinced that the simple act of reading aloud...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"This guide for adults who care for young children offers rhymes, activities, and books to foster a love of reading from the time a baby is born to age 5"--$cProvided by publisher.
Children learn many of the skills they need for reading long before they begin school. You help build these early literacy skills when you read, talk, sing andplay with your child. In this fun and friendly book, you'll find timps, tricks and resources tohelp you get your...
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
"Filled with practical suggestions and techniques, this resource contains more than 50 read-aloud plans for outstanding picture books that can be used with pre-K and kindergarten-age children. Each read-aloud plan provides bibliographic information, time estimates for reading the book aloud, a brief summary, and a detailed session plan consisting of a Pre-Reading Focus (ways in which to introduce the book), a White Reading portion (with questions...