This popular and user-friendly text offers a sensitive approach to helping children become more strategic in their building of literacy skills and concepts.

Underscored by rich child development theory, developmentally appropriate practices, and sound research, the book offers a comprehensive array of literacy activities to support children's emergent to fluent literacy from the preprimary years through the fifth grade. Perfect for both pre-service and in-service teachers, each strategy is paired with a classroom demonstration, and samples of children's work are included.

Unlike many literacy texts that treat assessment as an afterthought, Scaffolding Emergent Literacy provides in-depth coverage of highly effective assessment and evaluation strategies from exploring antecedents to children's learning, to transactions in the classroom, to strategies to assess outcomes. This book offers numerous classroom-based, child-centered measurement tools as well as a useful descriptions of the most common standardized tests being used for diagnostic purposes. Portfolio implementation and student-led celebrations are also highlighted.

• Offers developmentally appropriate literacy activities covering preprimary years through grade 5 (Chs. 4-6).

• Provides summaries of key ideas to allow for easy review of chapter contents.

• Contains reproducible handouts to be used in the classroom.

• Includes with each strategy an accompanying list of concepts and skills, exact procedures for implementing the activity, a classroom demonstration or application of the activity, and hints for successful implementation (Chs. 4-6).

• Strategies for English Language Learners throughout the text will equip students with the tools necessary to scaffold learning with ELLs. 

• New coverage of Special Education–includes referral, assessment, instructional modification, and adaptation to help readers see the process as a whole. The IEP process is incorporated throughout the book. Each chapter includes a short introductory story on the child, IEP goals and objectives for that student, and tips for adapting/modifying instruction.

• New activities with information on the use of technology in the classroom.

• New activities have been added throughout the text expanding from preschool to grade 5 so that students can apply scaffold learning through grade 5 rather then just in early childhood.

Each chapter concludes with “Final Thoughts,” “Challenge Yourself,” and “Suggested Sources for Additional Information.”

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

I. SETTING THE STAGE: APPROPRIATE PRACTICES, PROCESSES, AND CONTEXTS.

II. LINKING THEORY AND PRACTICE: RECIPES FOR SUCCESS.

III. EVALUATING AND DIRECTING LEARNING: A REFLECTIVE PROCESS.

Appendix A: Alphabetical Listing of the First Thousand Words for Children's Reading.

References.

Index.

Elementary Reading Methods (PreK-4)  [CORE TEXTS]   (Reading & Literacy)
Emergent Literacy  [CORE TEXTS]   (Reading & Literacy)

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“Readers simply love this book because of the perfect balance of theory and practice.”
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“I found the book compelling, sound, and researched with a strong application element: theory to practice.”
Professor Verlinda Angell, Southern Utah University

“My students like the massive amount of information contained in a relatively short text. The organization has a nice flow and fits well with the syllabus.”
Professor Vi Austin, Stephen F. Austin State University

Scaffolding Emergent Literacy will help children become more strategic in their building of literacy skills and concepts!

Underscored by rich child development theory, developmentally appropriate practices, and sound research, the Second Edition of this popular book is packed with literacy activities that support emergent to fluent literacy. Each strategy is paired with a classroom demonstration and samples of children's work. With this book, assessment isn't an afterthought! Scaffolding Emergent Literacy provides in-depth coverage of highly effective assessment and evaluation strategies and offers numerous classroom-based, child-centered measurement tools, along with useful descriptions of the most common standardized tests being used for diagnostic purposes.

New To The Second Edition

• New coverage of Special Education!
• Strategies for English Language Learners throughout!
• New activities with information on the use of technology in the classroom!
• New activities through Grade 5!

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