Teaching and Learning in Preschool: Using Individually Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Literacy Instruction Book

Teaching and Learning in Preschool: Using Individually Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Literacy Instruction presents an innovative preschool framework that integrates literacy activities into content area lessons while embedding instruction within adult-child social interactions and realistic, playful activities tailored to each child's individual needs. Authors Elizabeth Claire Venn and Monica Dacy Jahn developed the preschool framework after recognizing the benefits of teaching children prereading and prewriting behaviors prior to kindergarten. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the need for teachers to observe their students closely so that ''the child is the only script'' in determining appropriate instruction. Chapter 1Â?3 presents the rationale behind the preschool framework, essential preschool components, and formal and informal assessments and curricular outcomes. The remaining chapters cover a variety of topics such as -children's social and emotional development -oral language development and phonological awareness -early reading and writing -print concepts -instruction in content areas, including mathematics, science, and social studies; and -home-school connections. In the conclusion, the authors recommend some interventions for stakeholders to consider as ways to improve early childhood education. The book's appendixes supplement the text with lesson plans, outcomes checklists, assessment forms, reproducible prompt cards, play and learning center suggestions, text and music resources, and parent materials. Teaching and Learning in Preschool will be a valuable resource for early childhood educators, administrators, paraprofessionals, preservice teachers, and others seeking to provide preschoolers with a challenging and literacy-rich curriculum that embraces children's individual differences.The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in include: -Comprehension-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers-Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy-Assessment-Literacy Coaching-Research And PolicyRead More