Achieving excellence in preschool literacy instruction [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Laura M. Justice, Carol Vukelich

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Guilford Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Disciplina: 372.6
• Soggetto topico: Language arts (Preschool)
• Altri autori: JusticeLaura M. <1968-> VukelichCarol
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Evidence for creating, expanding, designing, and improving high-quality preschool programs / Andrew J. Mashburn -- The scientifically based reading research approach to early literacy instruction / James F. Christie -- Establishing a science of professional development for early education programs: the knowledge application information systems theory of professional development / Sharon Landesman Ramey and Craig T. Ramey -- Models for coaching: making them work for preschools / Sharon Walpole and Carla K. Meyer -- Mentoring preschool teachers / Shelley Gray -- Formative assessment of classrooms: using classroom observations to improve implementation quality / Bridget K. Hamre, Jennifer LoCasale-Crouch, and Robert C. Pianta -- Are early childhood classrooms preparing children to be school ready?: The CIRCLE teacher behavior rating scale / Mike A. Assel, Susan H. Landry, and Paul R. Swank -- It's in the details: approaches to describing and improving preschool classrooms / David K. Dickinson, Betsy G. Watson, and Dale C. Farran -- Characteristics of classroom environments associated with accelerated literacy development / Renée Casbergue, Lea M. McGee, and April Bedford -- Increasing children's learning by getting to the bottom of their confusion / Judith A. Schickedanz -- Strategic and intentional shared storybook reading / Sonia Q. Cabell ... [et al.] -- Differentiating instruction in the preschool classroom: bridging emergent literacy insturction and developmentally appropriate practice / Terri Purcell and Catherine A. Rosemary -- Language and literacy practices for English language learners in the preschool setting / M. Adelaida Restrepo and Virginia Dubasik -- Quality counts: design and use of an early literacy program review tool / Kathleen A. Roskos and Carol Vukelich -- Indicators and goals of high-quality program evaluation for the preschool classroom / Khara L. Pence -- How to evaluate a screening process: the vocabulary of screening and what educators need to know / Christopher Schatschneider, Yaacov Petscher, and Kellee M. Williams -- Curriculum-based measurement of preschoolers' early literacy skills / Tanis Bryan, Cevriye Ergul, and Karen Burstein.
• Sommario/riassunto: High-quality preschool programs are essential to improving children's outcomes in reading achievement and leveling language and literacy disparities among students from diverse backgrounds. Grounded in state-of-the-art research evidence, this practice-oriented book demonstrates how preschool professionals can create, evaluate, and sustain exemplary programs. Chapters from leading authorities cover coaching, assessment, and differentiation, as well as explicit strategies for teaching English language learners and helping at-risk readers. Discussion questions and s
• Titolo autorizzato: Achieving excellence in preschool literacy instruction
• ISBN: 1-281-86909-0; 9786611869090; 1-60623-205-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782795103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Solving problems in the teaching of literacy.