LANGUAGE ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Get inservice teachers ready to improve children's early literacy outcomes with this complete professional development package. Trainers of early childhood educators will get a two-part set to use in tandem: a DVD filmed at the highly respected, award-winning Arlitt Child and Family Research & Education Center at the University of Cincinnati, and a corresponding PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM.
On the DVD - filled with lively classroom footage, insightful teacher reflections, and commentary from early childhood experts - educators will see first-hand how to: Plan intentional teaching opportunities; Implement activities that promote print awareness and early writing; Make the most of interactive reading; Incorporate quality literature into the curriculum; and, Integrate literacy supports throughout the whole classroom.
And with the CD-ROM, teacher trainers will have more than 80 PowerPoint slides with supplementary content, including helpful outlines of the key take-away points, discussion questions about the DVD footage, and instructions on how to make simple classroom materials that help children learn.
A vivid inside look at what really works in language arts instruction, this CD-and-DVD set is the ideal way to strengthen teaching practices - and arm young children with the early literacy skills they'll need to succeed in school.
DVD TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. DVD video clips showing preschool children engaged in content-specific thinking and problem solving
2. Teacher interviews
3. Classroom planning sessions
4. Expert guidance for viewer reflection
5. Power Point presentations for instructors
6. Directions for making materials featured in the DVD
CD-ROM TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Quality Literature is the Foundation for Interactive Reading (17 slides)
Chapter 2: Knowledge of Print Awareness and Emergent Writing Guides Planning (27 slides)
Chapter 3: Planning for Intentional Teaching Opportunities Throughout the Classroom (20 slides)
AIM Language Arts Materials: Creating Language Arts Materials (24 slides)
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