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"Slow down, tune in, and discover the very purposeful play of infants and toddlers. Addressing considerations like choosing interesting materials, setting up safe and inviting environments, and why you are the most important element of play for very youngchildren, the authors come alongside to help you : Better understand what play means for infants and toddlers ; Read children's cues and respond to their needs for more challenge, a break from interaction,...
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Organizing for Literacy is a professional development series for implementing a balanced early literacy program based on apprenticeship theory. The series presents a complete early literacy resource, with the option of using individual videos to focus on a specific area of need. The programs illustrate the reciprocal nature of teaching and learning across a range of reading and writing events. Each program is designed to allow you to view it in its...
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Knowing how to listen is essential to learning, growing, and getting along with others. This gentle, encouraging book introduces and explains what listening means, why it's important, and how to listen well. Realistic examples and inviting full-color illustrations bring the concepts to life. The focus throughout is on the positive results of being a good listener. Made to be read aloud, this book also includes a special section for adults, with ways...
4) Baby read-aloud basics: fun and interactive ways to help your little one discover the world of words
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This book aims to support EYFS practitioners and other childcare professionals to achieve outstanding, creative provision using teaching ideas that are simple and easy to replicate.
Suitable for those working with children aged 3-5, the book would also be an excellent resource guide for students taking their PGCE course or any early years' childcare course
and EYTS qualification.
It contains detailed photographs of investigation activities, small...
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Learning about literacy is a social act. Young children develop the necessary skills they will need to be competent and confident readers and writers from the people around them and their environment. Children need to know about their language(s) and the sounds and all about print and its uses. They need to develop a love of books and storytelling and have the confidence to express themselves, use their imagination and be creative. It is young children's...
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Using vignettes filmed at an exemplary children's center, students are introduced to the vocabulary of language studies. Dr. Honig describes the development of spoken language in infancy, toddlerhood and early childhood. She details strategies caregivers should use to nourish language development during the early stages of language acquisition. The video abounds with excellent examples of adults interacting verbally with children, illustrating Dr....
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A concise- yet satisfying- guide to the basic of development of creativity and giftedness. Designed specifically for practicing helping professionals, educators, and parents, Dr. Nanolla Yazdanis Promoting Creativity in Childhood offers a broad overview of founding principles and practical approaches for developing creative potential of children at school and at home. Though brief, this pragmatic text provides all the materials suggested by accrediting...
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There is something absolutely magical about a child who is embarking on the amazing journey called kindergarten. They are so innocent, pure, and impressionable. They are at an incredible stage in their livesso young, yet so very ready. This book was written as a gift to parents whose children are at this wonderful stage. My intention is to share with you every insight that I have gained as a mother and as a teacher. Whether this is your first child...
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Word families are recognizable chunks of letters that appear with regularity in words. When beginning readers recognize these word families, it increases their reading fluency and comprehension skills, which will make them happier readers. Fun audio books, with music, are available separately for each story. Your children can read the e-books and listen to the audio books at the same time to increase their independence. Mark D. Pencil and Friends...
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These three books: My Special Friend; The Story of Professor Frisky and Gravity Free University; and Professor Frisky Tells the Story of the Bagel have been read to hundreds of children at Fun Factory Education's associated preschool centers in Tampa Bay Florida. This character is used throughout the EnDucate program designed for preschoolers.
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Author Mary Jo Nyssen and illustrator Joe Palmisano are back for the second act of An Amazing Circus of Phonograms. The two use an engaging story and colorful illustrations to teach your children the many different sounds phonograms can make. The first act of An Amazing Circus of Phonograms covered twenty-two letter combinations.
The second act follows through with the other twenty-two.
As children read about the acts performed at the circus, they...
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All parents and teachers of young children want them to grow up to be happy, successful, contributing members of society. But how do you teach children to care about other people and the world they live in? How do you encourage peaceful resolutions to problems and confidence in trying new things? In Empowering the Children, Karen Szillat will show you how to: Focus on the values that parents and teachers the world over agree are important for children...
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Growing In The Garden was written to inspire children of all ages to get outside, get dirty and grow something. Dad and daughters work side by side as they discover the importance of weeding, seed planting, watering and more. All three characters get dirty while learning about the growing cycle. Travel through spring planting, summer growing and fall harvesting all in one day as dad inspires the girls to spread the secret of Growing In The Garden....
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When it comes to reading, "The Alphabet Song" can only take you so far. The twenty-six letters of the alphabet make a variety of sounds, depending on which words they comprise, often leading to confusion for beginning readers. Now there's a phonics tool to ease the introduction to reading: A Colorful Journey Through the Land of Talking Letters.
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A male educator explores the joys of working with children in this inspirational account. Manuel Kichi Wong shares his personal journal entries that consider the challenges and obstacles of being a male educator in a field dominated by women. Whether its cooking, cleaning, changing diapers, dealing with parents, or interacting with children, he does whatever it takes to get the job done. Find out what it really means to pursue a career as an early-childhood...
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Do you wish you had a magic wand that created new and interesting activities to keep your preschooler moving forward on the road to learning success? Fifty Fun Pre-K activities contains guided, easy-to-implement learning activities that teach the basic skills youngsters need in order to be ready for kindergarten, such as ABCs, phonics, numbers and more! Based on years of research and hand-on experience with youngsters both in America and Japan, you...
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If you are a teacher, parent, home schooler, after-school instructor, park or botanical garden interpreter, pre-school teacher or child development specialist, you will love this book. It is about things to do with children between the ages of 2 and 8 in all types of gardens. The activities, collected from outstanding teachers and the authors childhood use inquiry learning in response to the importance of being outdoors with children. The book explains...
20) The Bumblebees
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On a rainy day in Grammy's English garden the question arises as to where all the many bumblebees have gone? Our childhood imaginations take us to their many hiding places throughout the garden, until they are finally discovered.
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