Early literacy materials selector (ELMS) : a tool for review of early literacy program materials / / Kathleen Roskos, Lisa Lenhart, Brandi Noll ; foreword by Carol Vukelich ; cover designer, Janet Kiesel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808248003321
• Autore: Roskos Kathy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2012; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-4522-8439-3; 1-4522-7979-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (120 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.21
• Soggetti: Language arts (Early childhood) - Curricula - Evaluation; Teaching - Aids and devices - Evaluation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COVER""; ""EARLY LITERACY MATERIALS SELECTOR (ELMS)""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO ELMS""; ""Early Literacy Materials: Arenâ€?t They All the Same?""; ""Who Can Use ELMS and Why""; ""What Does ELMS Serve to Accomplish?""; ""What Determines High Quality?""; ""What Essential Areas of Instruction Should Instructional Materials Include?""; ""What Teaching Practices Should Be Found Within Instructional Materials?""; ""How Is the ELMS Tool Organized?""; ""Chapter 1 Review""; ""CHAPTER 2: PLANNING A REVIEW""; ""Who Will Participate in the Review?""""A Team Approach""; ""Small-Group Approach""; ""On Your Own Approach""; ""What Types of Programs Can Be Reviewed Using ELMS?""; ""Publisher-Based Programs""; ""Embedded Literacy Programs""; ""Prepackaged Assortment of Materials""; ""Mixed Assortment Programs""; ""Chapter 2 Review""; ""CHAPTER 3: MORE THAN A SIMPLE REVIEW OF MATERIALS""; ""Professional Development""; ""Teacher Preparation""; ""Activity 1: Preservice Teachers""; ""Activity 2: Practicing Teachers""; ""Activity 3: Preservice or Practicing Teachers""; ""Activity 4: Preservice or Practicing Teachers""""Activity 5: Preservice or Practicing Teachers""; ""Curriculum Development""; ""Chapter 3 ; Review""; ""CHAPTER 4: TAKING INVENTORY OF TEACHING MATERIALS""; ""Completing the Inventory""; ""Identifying What Type of Curriculum Materials""; ""Chapter 4 Review""; ""CHAPTER 5: EXAMINING THE QUALITY OF CURRICULUM MATERIAL""; ""A Quality Rating Walk-Through""; ""Calculating the Quality of Materials Rating Score""; ""Interpreting the Quality of Materials Rating""; ""Chapter 5 Review""; ""CHAPTER 6: ANALYZING THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN CURRICULUM MATERIALS""""Conducting an Analysis""; ""Computing the Category Score""; ""Interpreting an Analysis of Guidance""; ""Chapter 6 Review""; ""CHAPTER 7: ARRIVING AT THE FINAL RATING""; ""Completing a Product Review""; ""Observing Patterns of Instruction""; ""Letters and Sounds Code-Related Pattern""; ""Sounds, Letters, and Concepts of Print Code-Related Pattern""; ""Language Comprehension Meaning-Related Pattern""; ""Vocabulary and Language Comprehension Meaning-Related Pattern""; ""Chapter 7 Review""; ""CHAPTER 8: TECHNICAL INFORMATION""""RESOURCE A. ELMS TOOL: A TOOL FOR EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM MATERIALS REVIEW""; ""RESOURCE B. GLOSSARY OF TERMS""; ""RESOURCE C. EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED PART II: QUALITY OF CURRICULUM MATERIALS""; ""RESOURCE D. EXAMPLE OF COMPLETED PART III: ANALYSIS OF GUIDANCE""; ""RESOURCE E. ORGANIZERS FOR PLANNING AND FACILITATING REVIEWS""; ""RESOURCE F. CASE STUDY EXAMPLE OF A TEAM REVIEW""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""