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Direct linkHelman, Lori; Bear, Donald R.; Invernizzi, Marcia; Templeton, Shane; Johnston, Francine R. – Pearson, 2023
"Word Study: Letter Name-Alphabetic Sorts for Spanish-Speaking Multilingual Learners" is the ideal stage-specific companion to "Word Study with Multilingual Learners." Beginning with picture concept sorts, it provides strategies to help teachers make sorting meaningful. The text develops a routine for introducing English…
Descriptors: Word Study Skills, Spanish Speaking, Bilingual Students, English Language Learners
Download full textNebraska Department of Education, 2021
For students to be able to read and comprehend, they must first develop phonological awareness, the ability to recognize and manipulate the segments of sound in words. To develop this ability, students must be able to identify the following: individual sounds (phonemes) in words; print letters of the alphabet; and corresponding sounds for each…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Kindergarten, Phonological Awareness
Peer reviewedBurchinal, Margaret R.; Krowka, Sarah; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Gersten, Russell; Wavell, Samantha; Lyskawa, Julia; Haymond, Kelly; Bierman, Karen; Gonzalez, Jorge E.; McClelland, Megan M.; Nelson, Kimberly; Pentimonti, Jill; Purpura, David J.; Sachs, Jason; Sarama, Julie; Schlesinger-Devlin, Elizabeth; Washington, Julie; Rosen, Emily – What Works Clearinghouse, 2022
By learning social-emotional, executive function, mathematics, and literacy skills in preschool, children are likely to be better prepared for the higher expectations and more formal curriculum in elementary school. Ensuring that all children are well prepared for elementary school is a priority for parents, caregivers, guardians, and policy…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, School Readiness, Evidence Based Practice
Marsh, Kathryn L.; Schladant, Michelle; Sudduth, Christina; Shearer, Rebecca; Dowling, Monica; Natale, Ruby – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Although there are documented benefits and legislative mandates for children from birth through age 22, assistive technology (AT) is highly underused, especially among young children (Dunst & Trivette, 2011). One of the main reasons for this underuse is that while teachers are legally required to provide AT for children with disabilities, many…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, Educational Technology, Literacy Education
Arreguin-Anderson, Maria Guadalupe; Alanis, Iliana; Gonzalez, Irasema Salinas – Science and Children, 2016
The increasing presence of linguistically diverse young children in U.S. public schools has prompted science educators to recognize the need for approaches that are inclusive and sensitive to students' academic needs. The challenge is to design lessons that provide language support while actively engaging children in authentic scientific inquiry.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Early Childhood Education, Bilingual Education, Outdoor Education
Blamey, Katrin; Beauchat, Katherine – Redleaf Press, 2016
Four evidence-based instructional approaches create an essential resource for any early literacy teacher or coach. Improve your teaching practices in all areas of early literacy. Use four proven instructional approaches--standards based, evidenced based, assessment based, and student based--to improve their teaching practice in all areas of early…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Literacy Education, Academic Standards
Goldstein, Howard – Brookes Publishing Company, 2016
When young children struggle with phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge, how can you intervene early and prevent later reading difficulties? Get kids on the "PAth to Literacy" with this highly effective Tier 2 intervention. Developed for children ages 4 to 6 who need help with key early literacy skills, this supplemental…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Intervention, Video Technology, Faculty Development
Phillips, Beth M.; Phelan, Jennifer Levine – Florida Center for Reading Research, 2014
The VPK Learning Center Activities included with this guide are aligned with the Language, Communication and Emergent Literacy Domain within the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds (2011). Although the goal was not to create an activity to represent each and every standard and benchmark, most standards are…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Preschool Education, Learning Centers (Classroom), Students with Disabilities
Ewald, Wendy; Hyde, Katherine; Lord, Lisa – Teachers College Press, 2011
This practical guide will help teachers to use the acclaimed "Literacy Through Photography" method developed by Wendy Ewald to promote critical thinking, self-expression, and respect in the classroom. The authors share their perspectives as an artist, a sociologist, and a teacher to show educators how to integrate four new "Literacy Through…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Photography, Alphabets, Self Concept
Beauchat, Katherine A.; Blamey, Katrin L.; Walpole, Sharon – Guilford Publications, 2010
Written expressly for preschool teachers, this engaging book explains the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of implementing best practices for instruction in the preschool classroom. The authors show how to target key areas of language and literacy development across the entire school day, including whole-group and small-group activities, center…
Descriptors: Play, Group Activities, Oral Language, Disadvantaged Youth
Vinton, Ken – 1996
Presenting activities, facts, and illustrations, this book takes learning the alphabet to a new level. After an introduction and a brief cartoon look at the history of the alphabet, the book presents 26 four-page mini-chapters (1 for each letter) that include a brief visual history of the letter; trivia tidbits; project ideas; a list of people,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Class Activities, Creative Activities, Early Childhood Education
Hiller, Peter – Arts & Activities, 2000
Discusses an art project in which sixth grade students design alphabets by transforming the shapes of the letters into new designs that are still recognizable. Explains that students brainstorm ideas for their own lettering style. (CMK)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Art Education, Art Materials, Brainstorming
Department of the Navy, Washington, DC. – 2001
The U.S. Navy and other services use the same 26-letter alphabet that people use every day, but they substitute a word for each letter. You might pronounce the letter "a" when spelling the word a-n-t. A sailor uses words in place of each letter, making a-n-t into "alpha-november-tango." This system prevents mix-ups between…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Intermediate Grades, Military Organizations, Spelling
Connell, Donna – Academic Therapy, 1983
The history of the alphabet is briefly reviewed to provide background on the controversy about beginning handwriting instruction and the relative difficulty of major instructional methods (Roman capitals, ball-stick manuscript, and chancery cursive). The author suggests that a simplified version of chancery cursive can be used for beginners. (CL)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Elementary Education, History, Teaching Methods
Baldwin, James – American Book Company, 1897
This textbook is a first-year reader. Lessons in this book relate to objects which are familiar to every child and which may be brought into every schoolroom. In accordance with the method pursued in the majority of the best schools, script is introduced at the same time with the Roman characters. This, besides other advantages, enables the…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Instruction, Grade 1, Elementary Education
