Pubbl/distr/stampa	Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press : , : Ontario Principals' Council, , 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (160 p.)
Disciplina	372.6
Collana	Leading Student Achievement Series
Soggetto topico	Language arts (Early childhood) Literacy programs - Planning School principals
ISBN	1-4522-9382-1 1-4522-9721-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - What Every School Leader Needs to Know about How Young Children Learn""; ""Young Children Learn . . . Differently""; ""Play: A Window into Childrenâ€?s Thinking""; ""Young Children Learn Language Through Social Interaction and Intellectual Play""; ""Language: The Early Framework for Later Thinking""; ""The Intellectual Behavior of Young Children""; ""Early Literacy: Itâ€?s More than Sounds and Letters""; ""Chapter Summary""; ""Questions for Discussion""; ""Chapter 2 - What We Know Makes the Difference"" ""Transforming the Culture: The Role of the School Leader""""Assessing the Program: One Size Does not Fit All""; ""Recognizing the Effect of Teacher Perception: Think They will or Think They Wonâ€?t , Youâ€?re Right!""; ""Developing the Early Dispositions to be Readers and Writers and Critical Thinkers""; ""Creating the Conditions for Literacy: Six Ts for Exemplary Teaching""; ""Developing an Inclusive Literate Community: Providing One-on-One Support Through Multiage Buddies""; ""Strategizing for a More Flexible Curriculum""; ""Defining theTeacherâ€?s Role"" ""Developing Literate Rich Environments at School""""Building Partnerships with Parents""; ""Early Identification Processes""; ""Chapter Summary""; ""Questions for Discussion""; ""Chapter 3 - Instructional Leadership: The Tools You will Need""; ""Developing a Vision: Changing Cultures""; ""Guiding Principles""; ""Defining Literacy: Three Key Expectations""; ""Assessing Learning: What Counts as Evidence?""; ""Management by Walking around and What to Look For""; ""Planning Models""; ""Reconceptualizing Traditional Unit Plans""; ""Timetables""; ""Communication with Parents""; ""Chapter Summary"" ""Questions for Discussion""""Chapter 4 - Continuous Improvement: Next Steps""; ""Creating Professional Learning Conversations""; ""Setting SMART Goals""; ""Evidence-Based Decision Making""; ""Teacher Professional Development""; ""Chapter Summary""; ""Questions for Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Tools for School Leaders""; ""Must Reads""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910797470203321

Autore	Culatta Barbara
Pubbl/distr/stampa	San Diego : , : Plural Publishing, Inc., , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (485 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	372.6
Soggetto topico	Language arts (Early childhood) Literacy programs
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-59756-678-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Laying foundations: principles and practices to guide early literacy programs -- Dynamic systems theory applied to language/literacy learning -- Providing children with a WHY?: print awareness in school, home, and community -- Exploring squiggles on the page: teaching and practicing letter knowledge skills -- Providing children with tools: phonological awareness and accompanying skills -- Using tools to make meaning: phonics and decoding strategies -- Using sounds and letters to form words: developmental spelling -- Bringing stories to life: approaches to understanding and enjoying narratives -- Learning about the world: exploring and comprehending expository texts -- Collaborating with children's first teachers: integral role of parents in children's literacy -- Enriching language and literacy: integrating visual arts, music, dance, and drama -- Assessing students' needs and progress: use of data to adjust instruction -- Learning and improving together: collaborative professional development -- Applying systematic and engaging practices: planning units and lesson activities.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460208803321

Autore	Vasquez Vivian Maria
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (129 p.)
Disciplina	372.6
Altri autori (Persone)	FeldermanCarol Branigan
Soggetto topico	Language arts (Early childhood) Education - Effect of technological innovations on Educational technology Critical pedagogy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-71097-8 0-203-10818-3 1-136-26485-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Helping a School in GuatemalaRe-negotiating Curricular Spaces; 3 Yes We Can! Using Technology as a Tool for Social Action; Building from Children's Inquiry Questions; The Internet as Text and Tool; Exploring Sustainable Communities; What's the Weather?; Making the Song Accessible to Others; Creating Space for Social Action; 4 Our Families Don't Understand English!; What is a Podcast?; Creating 100% Kids; Introducing Subrina; Exclusion and Inclusion; Negotiating Identities and Growing Literacies; Creating New Spaces for Participation; The Final Show; Children's Construction of Identity 5 What about Antarctica?Reading the Clustr Map; Further Explorations; Every Map Takes a Point of View; The 100% Kids Clustr Map; Columbia Gets a Dot; References; 6 The Tomato Trials; Backbreaking Work?; Critically Reading the Web; The Trials Begin; Tomato Trial Findings; In Retrospect; 7 Picture This: Using Photography as a Tool for Critical Literacy; I Wanna Take Me A Picture; Reading Images; Perspective and Positioning; Images and Words Come Together; The Power of the Photograph; What is Fair?; 8 Desires, Identities, and New Communication Technologies; Meaningful and Sustained Learning Learning from our StudentsReferences; About the Authors; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462214703321

Autore	Israel Susan E.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , [2009]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (145 p.)
Disciplina	372.6044
Soggetto topico	Vocabulary - Study and teaching (Early childhood) - Activity programs English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Early childhood) Language arts (Early childhood)
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4522-8051-7 1-4522-1362-3 1-4416-5381-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Part I. Vocabulary voices I hear : development of vocabulary through oral language literacy -- School success -- Oh, the words we know! -- Phonics and teamwork -- Part II. Read-to-me words : building rich vocabulary through storybooks and other print-rich materials -- New genres -- Informational storybooks / by T. Lee Williams -- Celebrations -- Part III. How I use words I can read : developing vocabulary literacy through writing -- Writers learning new words.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910480136103321

Autore	Savren Shelley
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (145 p.)
Disciplina	372.62
Soggetto topico	Language arts (Early childhood) Poetry - Study and teaching (Early childhood)
ISBN	1-4758-2524-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction. Teaching Students to Write Poetry; Chapter One. Imagine a Purple Elephant: Teaching Grades Pre-K Through 5; Chapter Two. Magic Poetry Pencils and Mistake Stickers-"Special Needs Students"; Chapter Three. The Craft of Poetry: Gifted, Seminar, and Pullout Programs; Chapter Four. Poetry Outside the Classroom; Chapter Five. Poetry in the Face of Art: Writing in an Art Museum; Chapter Six. Home Is Where You Sleep at Night: Homeless, Abused, and Neglected Students; Appendix. Additional Exercise Ideas; Permissions; Resources; Index About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798333803321