About the Authors
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| Forewords |
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Kevin
N. Cole
Juliann J. Woods Cripe |
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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I
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Theoretical
Framework for Early Literacy and Language Assessment and Curriculum 11 |
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Chapter
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The
Development of Early Literacy |
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Chapter
2 |
The
Role of Scaffolding |
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Chapter
3 |
Implementing
Ladders to Literacy |
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II |
Print/Book
Awareness |
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Shared
Storybook Reading |
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Snack/Lunch
Menu |
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Following
Recipes |
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Making
Signs |
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Many
Ways to Write |
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Morning/Afternoon
Message and News |
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I
Found . . . |
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Name
Cups |
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Classroom
Post Office |
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Fill
in the Blanks |
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Making
Books |
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Photography
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Sorting
Objects |
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Blocks
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Recording
Constructions |
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Treasure
Hunt |
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Science
Projects |
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Obstacle
Course |
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Long
Jump |
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My
First Journal |
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Landscapes
and Maps |
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Museum
Exhibit |
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III |
Metalinguistic
Awareness |
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Sound
Representations |
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Musical
Instruments |
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Rhythmic
Activities |
144
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Listening
to Songs |
147
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Clap
the Syllables |
150
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Syllable
Puzzles |
153
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Nursery
Rhymes |
156
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The
Rhyming Book |
159
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Rhyming
Games |
162
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Playing
with the Sounds of Words |
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Sound
Isolation |
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Letter
Sound of the Week |
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First
Sound Song |
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Guess
the Word (Blending) |
179
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I'm
Thinking of a . . . (Blending by Category) |
181
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Word
to Word Matching Game: First Sound |
184
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Play
with Miniature Toys |
187
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Pretend
Play-The Store |
190
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Pretend
Play-Magic Password |
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IV |
Oral
Language |
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Show
and Tell |
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Food
Talk |
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Talking
About Books |
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Enacting
Storybooks |
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Book
Buddy |
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Portraits
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What
Did You Hear? |
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Feeling
Objects |
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I
See, You See |
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Treasure
Boxes |
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Water
Play: Floating Objects |
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My
Dream |
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Special
Words |
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What
Does This Mean? |
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Let's
Say it Another Way! |
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Interviews
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Movie
Reviews |
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Brainstorming
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From
This to That |
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Let's
Find Out! |
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Showtime
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| References |
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| Appendix
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Ladders
to Literacy Preschool Checklist |
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| Appendix
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Early
Literacy Activities for Children and Parents: A Parent's Guide to Easy Times to
Do These Activities |
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| Appendix
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Glossary |
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| Appendix
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Additional Resources |
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