Designing Early Literacy Programs, Second Edition: Differentiated Instruction in Preschool and Kindergarten - Softcover

McGee, Lea M.; Richgels, Donald J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146251412X ISBN 13: 9781462514120

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2014

Synopsis

This acclaimed teacher resource and course text describes proven ways to accelerate the language and literacy development of young children, including those at risk for reading difficulties. The authors draw on extensive research and classroom experience to present a complete framework for differentiated instruction and early intervention. Strategies for creating literacy-rich classrooms, conducting effective assessments, and implementing targeted learning activities are illustrated with vivid examples and vignettes. Helpful reproducible assessment tools are provided. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size.

New to This Edition
*Fully restructured around a differentiated instruction model.
*Incorporates response-to-intervention concepts and principles.
*Chapter on exemplary prevention-focused classrooms, with an emphasis on playful learning.
*Additional appendices: multipage assessment scoring record plus sample completed forms.
*Links instruction to the Common Core State Standards.

About this title

About the Author

Lea M. McGee, EdD, is the Marie M. Clay Chair of Reading Recovery and Early Literacy at The Ohio State University. She studies the effects of preschool classroom interventions on preschool and kindergarten literacy achievement, the impact of kindergartners' fingerpoint reading on their first-grade text reading, young children's responses to literature, and the effects of a systematic approach to drama and retelling on kindergartners' comprehension and vocabulary development. Dr. McGee is coauthor of Teaching Literacy in Kindergarten, among other books.

Donald J. Richgels, PhD, is Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus in Literacy Education at Northern Illinois University. His research interests are preschool and kindergarten classroom practice and the relationship between spoken language acquisition and literacy development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146251412X
• ISBN 13: 9781462514120
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 257