Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teac

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Designed to promote literacy in young children and to empower parents, educators, and librarians, this guide is filled with simple strategies, creative activities, and detailed instructions that help make reading fun.Encouraging a love of reading in young children can be a source of both great frustration and immense joy.

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Designed to promote literacy in young children and to empower parents, educators, and librarians, this guide is filled with simple strategies, creative activities, and detailed instructions that help make reading fun.Encouraging a love of reading in young children can be a source of both great frustration and immense joy. This handy resource provides essential tips, techniques, and strategies for making early literacy development fun and inspiring a lifelong love of reading.Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich activities combine to create an effective and accessible plan for implementing an early literacy program.

Author Biography

Heather McNeil is youth services manager for Deschutes Public Library, Bend, OR.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: From Pickled Peaches to the Moon: The Lifelong Power of Reading, Rhyming, and RompingBibliography1. "I Found Just What I Wanted!": Begin with BooksWhat Can You Do?: At the PreschoolWhat Can You Do?: At the LibraryWhat Can You Do?: At HomeHeather Recommends: 12 Interactive Picture BooksBibliographyWebliography2. Wow! Words!: Learning LanguageWhat Can You Do?: At the PreschoolWhat Can You Do?: At the LibraryHeather Recommends: 17 Books with Unusual Words for Library Story TimeWhat Can You Do?: At HomeHeather Recommends: 16 Books with Unusual Words for Story Time at HomeHeather Recommends: 19 Books for Picture Book Conversation (Dialogic Reading)Heather Recommends: 13 Books about FeelingsHeather Recommends: A Dozen Poetry Books for the YoungMore Word Games and ActivitiesBibliographyWebliographyDiscography3. Print Has PurposeWhat Can You Do?: At the PreschoolWhat Can You Do?: At the LibraryWhat Can You Do?: At HomeHeather Recommends: Nine Books to Help Write a BookBibliography4. Boobooshots and Other Stories of StoriesWhat Can You Do?: At the PreschoolWhat Can You Do?: At the LibraryWhat Can You Do?: At HomeIn the Classroom or at the Library: Felt Board StoriesThe Art of StorytellingHeather Recommends: More Than 14 Folktales That Are Easy to LearnBibliographyDiscography5. Sing a Song, Rhyme a RhymeWhat Can You Do?: At the PreschoolHeather Recommends: 10 Games to Teach Phonological AwarenessHeather Recommends: 13 Rhyming Books to Read Aloud in the PreschoolWhat Can You Do?: At the LibraryHeather Recommends: 18 Rhyming and Rhythm Books for Story Time SuccessWhat Can You Do?: At HomeHeather Recommends: 16 Books for Rhyming Fun at HomeBibliographyWebliography6. B Is Buh and Other Alphabet DiscoveriesWhat Can You Do?: At the Preschool, at the Library, and at HomeHeather Recommends: 10 Simple Alphabet Books for BabyHeather Recommends: Seven Alphabet Books for ToddlersHeather Recommends: Nine Alphabet Books for PreschoolA Literacy-Rich Day: 26 Ways to Celebrate the AlphabetStill More Fun with LettersMore Books to Celebrate LettersHeather Recommends: 52 Books to Celebrate the 26 LettersBibliographyWebliography7. It's Story Time!The WelcomeThe OpeningHeather Recommends: Five Books of Story Time RhymesThe Story SongReading AloudMovement RhymesHeather Recommends: Nine Books of Action Songs and RhymesIn-BetweensContinuing onTickles and Lap BouncesLast StoryClosing Song or RhymeBaby Story TimeHeather Recommends: 44 Stories Just Right for BabiesEarly Literacy TipsUsing PropsBook SelectionHeather Recommends: 20 Stories of Creativity and ImaginationHeather Recommends: 14 Stories of Growing UpHeather Recommends: 30 Stories That Make You Feel Good or Create a MoodHeather Recommends: 25 Stories with SurprisesHeather Recommends: 18 Stories to Make Children (and Their Care Providers) LaughHeather Recommends: 28 Stories That Invite ParticipationHeather Recommends: 17 Stories That Play with WordsHeather Recommends: 21 Stories of All the WorldBibliographyWebliography8. What's So Important about Reading Aloud: What the Research Tells UsThe Importance of Reading AloudThe Development of Learning to ReadBooks in the HomeLanguage DevelopmentKindergarten ReadinessScreen TimeBibliographyWebliography9. Read More, Learn More: Print Resources, Websites, and Early Literacy ProgramsHeather Recommends: 20 Print Resources about Early Literacy, Brain Development, and the Importance of Reading AloudEarly Literacy Programs: 18 Places to Explore on the Web10. A Parent, Two Teachers, and a Librarian: Thoughts about Early LiteracyBibliographyIndex

Review

This book stands out for its excellent book lists, plus the added benefit of reaching parents, teachers, and librarians all in one volume. A worthy resource. * School Library Journal *

Promotional

Designed to promote literacy in young children and to empower parents, educators, and librarians, this guide is filled with simple strategies, creative activities, and detailed instructions that help make reading fun.

Long Description

Encouraging a love of reading in young children can be a source of both great frustration and immense joy. This handy resource provides essential tips, techniques, and strategies for making early literacy development fun and inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich activities combine to create an effective and accessible plan for implementing an early literacy program.

Review Quote

"This book stands out for its excellent book lists, plus the added benefit of reaching parents, teachers, and librarians all in one volume. A worthy resource." - School Library Journal

Promotional "Headline"

Enthusiasm for reading begins long before literacy. While skill drills and flash cards can help promote early literacy development in children, techniques like singing, rhyming, and storytelling bring stories to life and inspire an emotional connection to the world through books.

Description for Reader

* Includes research that highlights the importance of encouraging early literacy skills * Shares personal anecdotes from parents, teachers, and librarians about the power of books * Provides tips on creating a successful early literacy-based story time that is both fun and informative * Contains more than 400 recommended titles to share with young children

Details ISBN1598849565 Author Heather McNeil Year 2012 ISBN-10 1598849565 ISBN-13 9781598849561 Format Paperback Publication Date 2012-06-26 Imprint Libraries Unlimited Inc Subtitle Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents Place of Publication Englewood Country of Publication United States DEWEY 372.6044 Short Title READ RHYME & ROMP Language English Media Book Residence US UK Release Date 2012-06-26 NZ Release Date 2012-06-26 US Release Date 2012-06-26 Audience Age 7-17 Pages 240 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Illustrations 20 bw illus Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2012-06-25 We've got this

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