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Item Nr: B 92414 Title: Designing Early Literacy Programs
Grade Lvl: T Author: McGee, Lea
Length: 214 Prod/Pub: GUILFORD
Copyright: 2003 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 0 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Subtitle: Strategies For At-Risk Preschool and Kindergarten Children. Explains how educators can plan and implement an effective early literacy program. Focuses on preventing reading difficulties and promoting success in three-five year olds at risk for reading difficulties. Defines who is at risk. Presents an overview of literacy development of children from diverse backgrounds and discusses appropriate assessment methods for making instructional decisions. Addresses the physical arrangements of center-based classrooms. Explains how teachers can engage in responsive classroom conversations with children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Describes early literacy activities.

  Subjects:
  1342 - AT-RISK
  1433 - DIVERSITY
  815 - EARLY CHILDHOOD
  115 - EARLY CHILDHOOD (BIRTH-KDG)
  660 - KINDERGARTEN
  1296 - LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY
  770 - MULTICULTURAL/MULTICULTURALISM
  854 - PHONETICS/PHONICS
  116 - PRESCHOOL/PRESCHOOLERS
  1638 - PROFESSIONAL PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE ARTS
  1633 - PROFESSIONAL PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN READING
  919 - READING
  1227 - SOCIALLY HANDICAPPED
  1465 - SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS/PERSONS