Language & Literacy

Don't Leave the Story in the Book: Using Literature to Guide Inquiry in Early Childhood Classrooms

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:26:07 -0400

Drawing from 30 years of teaching and professional development experience, this book offers a roadmap for using children’s literature to provide authentic learning. Featuring a “storyteller’s voice,” each chapter includes a case study about how a particular fiction or nonfiction work can be used in an early childhood classroom; a series of open-ended questions to help readers construct their own inquiry units; and a bibliography of children’s literature. From Teachers College Press.

Dual Language Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:53:46 -0400

This comprehensive research volume will enhance the school readiness of young dual language learners. Providing invaluable insights needed to identify and strengthen factors that contribute to the development of English language proficiency and ensure a culturally responsive classroom environment, policy makers and administrators will have the foundational knowledge they need to promote and measure the progress of children learning two languages. From Brookes Publishing.

Teaching Children to Write: Constructing Meaning and Mastering Mechanics

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:31:00 -0500

This book highlights the critical importance of integrating content and mechanics for successful and engaged writing at the kindergarten and primary level. Featuring the teaching philosophies and strategies of seven exemplary teachers and a discussion of relevant research and theory, Meier provides a fresh, practical, and much-needed perspective on making writing meaningful and effective in the current standards-based era. From Teachers College Press.

Our Family of Films: The Read to Me Collection (DVD)

root — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:02:36 -0400

Our Family of Films shows how the rewards and pleasures triumph over the often challenging realities when introducing reading and books into the lives of babies. This DVD contains three videos:

Getting It RIGHT for Young Children from Diverse Backgrounds: Applying Research to Improve Practice

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:06:52 -0500

Grounded in real-life experiences and guided by rigorous research findings, this resource provides the tools and guidance practitioners need to meet the challenges of educating all young children. The author summarizes the latest scientific evidence on the development and school achievement of English language learners and children living in poverty to offer classroom and program recommendations. An invaluable tool for practicing teachers and policy makers alike. Copublished with Pearson.

Story in the Early Years (3-DVD Set)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:28:37 -0500

"Story in the Early Years" involves collecting, connecting, and nurturing stories. Each DVD contains an introduction, stories from the classroom, illustrations of adults using different approaches to story-based teaching and learning, and a section on the next steps.

This set contains three DVDs

Part 1: Befalling—collecting stories. How can we use questions to help children think about their stories? What are they trying to do with their stories?

Story in the Early Years, Part 1: Befalling (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:20:34 -0500

Part 1 of the "Story in the Early Years" series

Part 1: Befalling—collecting stories. How can we use questions to help children think about their stories? What are they trying to do with their stories?

Story in the Early Years, Part 2: Behappening (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:24:32 -0500

Part 2 of the "Story in the Early Years" series

Part 1: Befalling—collecting stories.

Story in the Early Years, Part 3: Becoming and Was (DVD)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:26:44 -0500

Part 3 of the "Story in the Early Years" series

Part 1: Befalling—collecting stories. How can we use questions to help children think about their stories? What are they trying to do with their stories?

The Learning Child Series (4-DVD Set)

vsheehan@naeyc.org — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:30:02 -0400

As seen on public television, this four-program set has been created to assist educators and parents in guiding children to become motivated, thoughtful and active learners. Including a companion guide with each program, the series examines such habits of mind as personal curiosity, problem solving, “as-if” thinking, and acceptance of different points of view. While each program explores a different topic—literacy, play, ethics, and the environment—all encourage a lifelong interest in learning i