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Starting Out Right

by: Burns, M. Susan

Starting Out Right

by: Burns, M. Susan

ISBN 13:
9780309064101
ISBN 10:
0309064104
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/1999
Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

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Summary

With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading. It includes 55 activities to do with children to help them become successful readers, a list of recommended children's books, and a guide to CD-ROMs and Websites. A must read for specialists in primary education, pediatricians, childcare providers, tutors and parents.

Foreword

Introduction

(4)

Guide to This Book

(3)

Promoting Children's Reading Success

(10)

Circumstances That Promote Reading

(7)

Growing Up to Read Birth Through Age Four

(46)

Key Aspects of Language and Literacy, Activities for Very Young Children

(23)

Extended Vocabulary and Language Development

Phonological Awareness

Speech Discrimination

Knowledge of Narrative

Book and Print Awareness

Functions of Print

Print Concepts

Letter and Early Word Recognition

Comprehension

Literacy as a Source of Enjoyment

Literacy--from Parent to Child

(1)

Talking to a Baby: Day Care Environments

(1)

High-Quality Preschool

(2)

Language and Literacy Activities in Preschool

(12)

Phonological Awareness

Sociodramatic Play

Listening

Oral Language

Shared Reading

Exposure to Books

Letter-Naming

Writing

Computer-Based Literacy

Accomplishments of the Very Young Child

(1)

Early Childhood Educators

(3)

Becoming Real Readers Kindergarten Through Grade Three

(66)

Individual Children

(4)

The Kindergarten Challenge

(1)

What Must Be Accomplished--Goals of Kindergarten

(1)

Activities and Practices for Kindergartners

(18)

Book and Print Awareness

Phonological Awareness

Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text

Letter Recognition, Decoding, and Word Recognition

Spelling and Writing

Accomplishments of the Kindergarten Student

(2)

First Grade: An Important Year

(2)

Features of Success

(2)

Activities and Practices for First Grade Classrooms

(16)

Continuing Phonemic Awareness, Letter Knowledge, and Book and Print Awareness

Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading

Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text

Spelling and Writing

Accomplishments of the First Grade Student

106

(2)

Directions for Second and Third Grades

108

(5)

Strategies for Comprehension and Fluency

Words and Knowledge

Comprehension Techniques

What Happens in Second Grade

113

(2)

Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading

Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text

Spelling and Writing

What Happens in Third Grade

115

(2)

Decoding, Word Recognition, and Oral Reading

Language, Comprehension, and Response to Text

Spelling and Writing

Accomplishments of the Second and Third Grade Student

117

(3)

Computers in Classrooms and at Home

120

(2)

Excellence in Primary Grade Teaching--A Career-Long Process

122

(5)

Preventing Reading Difficulties

127

(20)

Who Are the Children Who Have Reading Difficulties

130

(4)

Children Who Attend a Chronically Low-Achieving School

Children with Low English Proficiency

Children Unfamiliar with Standard English Dialect

Children Living in Communities in Poverty

What Can We Do Before Children Reach School?

134

(3)

Health Care Professionals and Reading

Screening by Early Childhood Professionals

Children Whose Parents Have a History of Reading Difficulty

Developmental Interventions for the Youngest Children

137

(2)

Reaching Out to Children's Homes

Summary

139

(1)

Help in the Early Grades

140

(1)

The Need for Reading Specialists

140

(1)

The Community Is Needed

140

(2)

Volunteer Tutoring

142

(3)

Conclusion

145

(2)

Glossary

147

(6)

For More Information

153

(12)

Internet Resources

165

(4)

Acknowledgments

169

(2)

Credits

171

(2)

Index

173

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Starting Out Right

Starting Out Right

9780309064101

0309064104

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