IELDS Standard: 4.A.ECc
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Phonological Awareness in Young Children
This list contains a variety of resources associated with phonological awareness in young children.
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Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 2—Organizing the Children’s Web
Making a topic web with the children in a class can be an important part of preparation for project work. A topic web is a kind of visual organizer. A topic web helps to represent the understandings and questions that the class has about a topic. Note: This lesson planning aid is a companion to…
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The Right Word: Conversation and Print During Pretend Play
This clip shows children don’t necessarily need structured activities to meet benchmarks. When teachers schedule large blocks of time for free play, children can learn in unexpected ways by engaging with each other and the classroom environment.
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Magnets and Cars
The teacher took the 3- and 4-year-olds to visit the automotive lab next door to the classroom. The next day she asked the children to predict what parts of a car would attract a magnet.
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Learning by Listening to Language
These games will help your child begin to demonstrate an understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
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The Gift of Words: Reading and Games
Knowing many words and understanding them are important in developing thinking skills and in getting ready to read.
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Literacy across the Preschool Curriculum
Adults can combine words and pictures to create printed materials that children can easily read.
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The Power of the Pen: Let Children Choose Writing Centers!
When children see the power of written words, they want to write, too.
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The Question Table
One important feature of the first phase of a project is the development of the questions that the investigation will try to answer.