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Title |
Author |
Subject |
Description |
Code |
Activities for the Spark, Volume 1 |
Lewman, Fowler |
Curriculum, Early Literacy |
Curriculum designed around children’s books |
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Activities for the Spark, Volume 2 |
Lewman, Fowler |
Curriculum, Early Literacy |
Curriculum designed around children’s books |
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Before the Basics: Creating Conversations with Children |
Bos |
Early Literacy, Music & Rhymes |
Child centered songs, rhymes and activities for language development |
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Best of Dr. Jean: Puppets & Storytime |
Feldman |
Early Literacy, Preschool, Activities |
More than 100 delightful, skill-building ideas and activities for early learners |
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Best of Dr. Jean: Reading & Writing |
Feldman |
Early Literacy, Preschool, Activities |
More than 100 delightful, skill-building ideas and activities for early learners |
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Best-Ever Circle-Time Activities: Language Building |
Church |
Early Literacy |
50 instant & irresistible activities & games that build literacy skills |
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Books Don’t Have To Be Flat! |
Pike, Mumper |
Early Literacy, School Age, Activities |
Innovative ways to "publish" children’s writing |
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Building Bridges with Multicultural Picture Books: For Children 3-5 |
Beaty |
Literacy, Special Needs |
Help children relate to and accept people of varying cultures |
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Children’s Play: The Roots of Reading |
Zigler, Singer, Bishop-Josef |
Early Literacy, Play & Games |
The importance of play in literacy development and more |
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Creating Readers |
Schiller |
Early Literacy, Rhymes |
Over 1000 games, activities, tongue twisters, fingerplays, songs and stories to get kids excited about reading |
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Fee, Fie, Phonemic Awareness |
Hohmann |
Early Literacy, Preschool |
130 prereading activities for preschoolers |
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Food for Thought |
Hill |
Activities, Early Literacy |
Literature-based thematic units, including reproducibles for each month of the year |
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Fun Literacy Activities for After-School Programs: Books & Beyond |
Edwards, Martinez |
Activities, Literacy, School-Age |
Ideas, answers, and explanations to help after-school programs |
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Language and Literacy |
High/Scope |
Preschool, Literacy, |
Recognize and support important learning experiences in the classroom, center or home |
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Learning About Compassion |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s books to teach compassion |
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Learning About Friendship |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s stories to teach friendship |
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Learning About Giving |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s stories to teach giving |
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Learning About Honesty |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s stories to teach honesty |
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Learning About Perseverance |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s books to teach perseverance |
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Learning About Respect |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Suggestions for using children’s stories to teach respect |
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Learning About Responsibility |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s stories to teach responsibility |
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Learning About Self-Discipline |
Carroll, Gladhart, Petersen |
Behavior & Discipline, Early Literacy, Curriculum |
Using children’s books to teach self-discipline |
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Learning Through Play: Language |
Miller |
Preschool, Activities, Early Literacy, Play |
Effectively incorporating play to teach language, activity ideas included |
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Learning to Read and Write (small ivory booklet) |
NAEYC, IRA |
Early Literacy |
Joint position statement of NAEYC and IRA on developmentally appropriate practices for young children |
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Learning to Read and Write (large green book) |
Neuman, Copple, Bredekamp, NAEYC |
Early Literacy, Preschool |
Research and developmentally appropriate practices for young children |
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Literacy Play |
West, Cox |
Early Literacy |
Bringing children’s imagination to life while teaching important literacy skills |
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Literacy Through Play |
Owocki |
Early Literacy |
Path for teachers to use playtime to teach children literacy skills |
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Living Classroom, The |
Armington, NAEYC |
Early Literacy, Preschool |
Writing, reading, and beyond; how to bring literacy learning to life |
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Make Way for Literacy! |
Owocki, NAEYC |
Early Literacy |
Teaching literacy the way children learn best |
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More Story Stretchers |
Raines, Canady |
Early Literacy |
Activities to expand children’s favorite books |
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More Than the ABCs |
Schickedanz, NAEYC |
Early Literacy, Preschool |
Recognizing and supporting the early stages of reading and writing |
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New Read-Aloud Handbook, The |
Trelease |
Early Literacy |
Suggestions on how to raise a reader and selecting read-aloud books |
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Phonemic Awareness Activites for Early Reading Success |
Blevins |
Early Literacy, Preschool, Activities |
Easy, playful activities that prepare children for phonics instruction |
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Phonemic Awareness: Songs & Rhymes and CD |
Blevins |
Early Literacy, Preschool, Activities, Music |
Lively audio CD, reproducible songs and rhyme sheets, and easy lessons that prepare children for phonics instruction |
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Picture Book Storytelling |
Beaty |
Early Literacy |
Literature activities for young children, textbook |
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Picture Sorting for Phonemic Awareness |
Leber |
Early Literacy, Preschool, Activities, Games |
Reproducible picture cards with hands-on sorting games & activities that get kids ready for reading |
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Playing with Print |
Bloom |
Early Literacy, Preschool |
Incorporating print into every part of the day |
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Reading First ~ Reading FUN! |
Feldman |
Early Literacy |
Early literacy learning activities, songs and rhymes |
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Reading Magic |
Fox |
Early Literacy |
How bonding through books and reading aloud changes lives |
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Reading Right from the Start |
Bickart, Dodge |
Early Literacy, Partnering with Parents |
What parents can do in the first five years to help children become readers and writers |
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Ready, Set, Read! |
Feldman |
Early Literacy |
Hundreds of exciting, skill-appropriate activities |
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Rhyme & Story Time Snacks |
Peterson |
Snack ideas to accompany traditional fairy tales and nursery rhymes |
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Rhymes and Reasons |
Opitz |
Early Literacy, Rhymes |
Book recommendations for teaching phonological awareness |
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Shake-It-Up Tales! |
MacDonald |
Early Literacy, Music & Movement |
Stories to sing, dance, drum and act out |
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Spark Curriculum for Early Childhood |
Lewman, Fowler |
Curriculum, Early Literacy |
Implementation guide for curriculum designed around children’s books |
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Starting Out Right |
Burns, Griffin, Snow |
Early Literacy |
Guide to promoting children’s reading success |
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Story Stretchers |
Raines, Canady |
Early Literacy |
Activities to expand children’s favorite books |
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Story Stretchers for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos |
Raines, Miller, Curry-Rood |
Early Literacy, Infant/Toddler |
Experiences, activities and games for popular children’s books |
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Storytelling with Puppets, Props, & Playful Tales |
Huff |
Early Literacy, Preschool, Activities |
Make stories come alive with activities, puppets and props |
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Storytime Theme-a-Saurus |
Warren |
Early Literacy |
Activity ideas to accompany fairy tales |
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Teaching Our Youngest |
Head Start Task Force |
Early Literacy |
Learning and literacy suggestions for young children |
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Teaching Tunes: Basic Concepts with CD |
Feldman |
Early Literacy, Music |
12 delightful songs set to favorite tunes with sing-along mini-books that teach primary concepts and build early literacy |
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Teaching Tunes: Early Phonics with CD |
Feldman |
Early Literacy, Music |
12 delightful songs set to favorite tunes with sing-along mini-books that build early literacy skills |
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Teaching Tunes: Nursery Rhymes with CD |
Feldman |
Early Literacy, Music |
12 delightful nursery rhyme songs with sing-along mini-books that build early literacy skills |
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Teaching With Favorite Kevin Henkes Books |
Rhodes |
Early Literacy |
Creative, skill-building activities for exploring the themes in several popular children's books |
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Tell It Again! |
Raines, Isbell |
Early Literacy |
Easy-to-tell stories with activities for young children |
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Tell It Again! 2 |
Raines, Isbell |
Early Literacy |
Easy-to-tell stories with activities for young children |
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What You Need to Know When Your Child Is Learning to Read |
Wilford |
Early Literacy |
Information, strategies and reassurance to ensure children’s reading success |
