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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 Anne provides a research-based vision of...
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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 forms the foundation for reading and...
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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 and kidwatching forms, lessons present ideas for...
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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, says Ted DeMille—and he has the classroom...
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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 questions. But if you are a teacher’s mentor or...
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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 mentor texts. Lisa Cleaveland...
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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 in and out of school. “In providing more...
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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, there are. She’s stocked...
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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 a game (speaking and listening), or...
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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 your go-to guide for helping students master the...