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Letter Lessons and First Words
If you’re not sure how phonics fits within your daily instruction, or crave a more effective process for teaching phonics, Heidi Anne Mesmer is here to help. In Letter Lessons and First Words, Heidi...
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Literacy Beginnings, 3rd Edition
With Literacy Beginnings: A Prekindergarten Handbook, Third Edition, tap into young children’s curiosity to introduce them to the world of literacy in joyful, engaging ways. “The knowledge that...
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Literate Days: Reading and Writing with Preschool and Primary Children
This is a multimedia curriculum resource for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade teachers looking to enrich and broaden their literacy-related instructional practices. Framed by research notes...
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Making Believe on Paper: Fiction Writing with Young Children
Little kids delight in telling tall tales—of talking animals, princesses, or good triumphing over evil. Can you turn their enthusiasm for fiction into high-quality writing instruction? Absolutely,...
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Mentoring Early Childhood Educators: A Handbook for Supervisors, Administrators, and Teachers
The first few months in the classroom are a combination of on-the-job training and rite of passage, a time when novice teachers need someone to show them the ropes and be there to answer the tough...
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More About the Authors: Authors and Illustrators Mentor Our Youngest Writers
“My hope is that More About the Authors will help you see how shifting your thinking about mentors can make such a difference in your teaching.” —Lisa Cleaveland This is not your typical book on...
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Play Attention! A Playful Mindset Meets Academic Content
A playful mindset is key to finding creative, resourceful ways of doing the things we need to do in life. And yet, in the past 50 years there has been a steep decline of free self-directed play both...
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Playing with Poems: Word Study Lessons for Shared Reading, K-2
Why aren’t there more good poems for use in shared reading? Poems that address key curricular goals while making the most of young children’s love of rhythm and rhyme? Now, thanks to Zoë Ryder White,...
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Purposeful Play
A Teacher’s Guide to Igniting Deep and Joyful Learning Across the Day Play is serious business. Whether it’s reenacting a favorite book (comprehension and close reading), negotiating the rules for...
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Purposeful Play for Early Childhood Phonological Awareness
Unlock the joy of language with this easy-to-use resource featuring over 80 engaging activities designed to help students detect, manipulate, and play with the sounds of language. This resource is...