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Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The titles selected and annotated in this book are examples of the most essential books for children from birth to age five. It represents a broad span of interests, backgrounds, abilities, and cultural experiences, enhancing literary skills, establishing and improving reading skills.Because reading aloud clearly affects kindergarten readiness and lifelong literacy, it is one of the most important things that educators, parents, and child-care professionals...
Author
Publisher
Huron Street Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"This authoritative guide--with a core focus on reading readiness and helping position children to succeed in school--offers more than 300 age-appropriate and subject-specific book selections from librarians for reading time with children. From board and picture books to hot new books, these recommendations reflect family, community, play, and the environment. Mirroring a child's world as they grow and mature, chapters include segments on reading...
Author
Publisher
American Library Association
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Libraries have an incredible role in helping children develop a lifelong enjoyment of learning. This guide shows how Carroll County (Maryland) Public Library developed a program to train adults in promoting school readiness, with age-appropriate books, play materials, and learning opportunities.
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Sharing language through books, songs, fingerplays, puppets and other materials can help children develop a strong foundation for later reading success. The authors show storytime presenters how to bring all the elements together to create a storytime that is information and fun.
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
There are challenges to creating programs for mixed-age groups over a wide range of developmental stages, while keeping these programs "age appropriate" and engaging the children. This book offers the background knowledge and framework to use as a springboard for understanding the complexity of interactions with children, and for increasing your own creativity as you plan and present storytimes.
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"An underutilized source for storytime programs, quality nonfiction books can help bridge the reading gap between preschool boys and girls; boys enjoy facts and "true stuff," and including these books in storytime helps boys see that reading can be fun. Here, Dietzel-Glair spotlights a multitude of nonfiction titles published since 2005 that will engage young childrens curiosity while activating learning through movement-based activities. A huge time-saver...
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"...This guide spotlights dozens of award-winning titles that primarily feature a first- or second-generation immigrant child or teen as a narrator or main character. A valuable tool for teaching, collection development, and readers's; advisory, in this book ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant-recipient Khailova identifies both fiction and non-fiction titles published in the United States and Canada between 1990 and 2015 that focus on the twentieth or twenty-first...
Author
Publisher
Imagination Soup
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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...
