Keyword: Writing
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Early Reading and Writing with Preschoolers
This resource list provides a collection of resources on preschool early reading and writing.
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The Worm Project
Kim Burd and Laura De LucaJ. L. Hensey Elementary SchoolWashington, IL District #50 The Worm Project took place in morning and afternoon sessions of two self-contained ECE classrooms in the J. L. Hensey Elementary School in Washington, Illinois, a community of about 15,000 near Peoria. Head teachers in the classrooms were Mrs. Kim Burd and…
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The Combine Project: Using a Museum Experience to Enrich Project Work
Angie HerringtonSt. Ambrose University Children’s CampusDavenport, Iowa This project was undertaken in the Dragonfly classroom at the St. Ambrose University Children’s Campus in Davenport, Iowa. The Children’s Campus serves children ages 2 months to 5 years old. The Children’s Campus teachers begin exposing children to inquiry-based learning in the infant room. Consequently, many of the…
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Bethany Draws a Wheel
The community college child care center in this video was near the automotive lab, where auto mechanics were trained. The families of the children were students, faculty, and members of the local community. Many of the families qualified for subsidized child care because of their income. Children had many different attendance patterns, due to their…
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Scribbling as Early Steps to Reading and Writing
Young children tend to love colors and making marks with pens, pencils, crayons, and markers. An easy home activity is setting up a “coloring or writing” space with markers, paper, tablets, and even old magazines.
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Creating Books With Young Dual Language Learners
Young children love to hear and tell their own stories.
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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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Young Authors at Work: Story Dictations
Preschoolers who haven’t yet learned to write can still be authors when they dictate their stories to an adult.
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Young Authors at Work: Literature Response Journals
Literature response journals encourage children to draw, write, and talk about the books you share with them.
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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 Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling
When young children draw or scribble, they are using the skills they will need for writing. You can support preschoolers’ first efforts to write in several ways.
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Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 5.B.ECb
Mrs. Silva’s classroom has just completed a project about community helpers in the neighborhood. Throughout the project, children have investigated a local post office, a library, and a fire station. The children have decided to host an open house as their culminating activity. They have created and delivered invitations to their parents, their relatives, and…
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Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 4.D.ECa
A couple of weeks into the school year, Ms. Jones adds several signs and labels throughout the classroom to address this benchmark. This affords the children the opportunity to practice these skills during the entire school year. Here are some examples: Labelling the centers using words and photographs: “Shoe Store,” “Blocks,” “Art,” etc. Implementing a…
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Getting Ready to Read and Write in Childcare
Here are some simple ideas for creating a literacy environment.