Name: Integrating Environmental Print Across the Curriculum, PreK-3 By Lynn Kirkland
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Integrating Environmental Print Across the Curriculum, PreK-3: Making Literacy Instruction Meaningful by Lynn Kirkland

From billboards to lunch boxes, environmental print offers a powerful springboard to literacy!

While learning to read and write takes time, there are effective ways to tap into what children already know and to use that information to jump start the literacy process. One way is through environmental print (EP), the print that surrounds children in their daily lives.

Integrating Environmental Print Across the Curriculum, PreK-3, provides a wealth of activities that build literacy skills during time devoted to language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and dramatic play. Highlighting research from the National Reading Panel, the authors demonstrate that by activating prior knowledge and creating opportunities for authentic learning, EP is an effective tool in developing the early literacy skills of all children, including English language learners and those at risk for, or identified with, special needs. Each activity specifies grade range, materials, and instructions to help you:

Meet the goals of Early Reading First and Reading First
Assess children's ability levels in performing the activity
Strengthen concepts with related literature and songs
Communicate ways that parents can use EP with their children

This friendly, research-based book is designed to assist you in creating an environmental print program that promotes the development of strong literacy skills for every child!

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Having children bring in environmental print items with which they have had experiences gives them a feeling of ownership in learning to read. They share their experiences and these experiences, in turn, have a profound effect on their literacy development. -- From the Introduction
With built-in performance ratings per activity, teachers will find this a key to meeting reading goals and assessing and strengthening a child's ability levels. -- California Bookwatch, March 2007

About Lynn Kirkland

Lynn Kirkland is associate professor of early childhood education at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She also directs the UAB Children's Creative Learning Center's summer enrichment program for children. Kirkland has published numerous articles on early childhood and literacy development, and is co-author of Connectors: Content Area Studies in Early Childhood published by the Association for Childhood Education International. Jerry Aldridge is professor of curriculum and instruction and coordinator of the doctoral program in early childhood education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a former president of the United States chapter of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education and currently serves on the publications committee of the Association for Childhood Education International. Aldridge has published numerous articles in early childhood, literacy, and special education. Patricia Kuby, Ph.D., is professor and chair of early childhood education at Athens State University in Alabama. She learned to appreciate the importance of environmental print as her children read signs and logos while traveling on family car trips. Her three children are now all educators themselves. Patricia is past president of the Alabama Association for the Education of Young Children. She has published numerous articles on literacy development and early childhood.

Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction 1. What We Know About Environmental Print and Young Children The Conceptual Framework for Using Environmental Print What We Know About Early Literacy Research on Environmental Print Environmental Print and Children With Special Needs Environmental Print and No Child Left Behind Summary of the Research Findings on Environmental Print Appropriate Ways to Use Environmental Print Throughout the Curriculum 2. Language Arts Activities Daily News Posters and Signs Dictionaries Writing Experiences Literacy Across Thematic Units Rebus Stories Wall Lists and Bulletin Boards Pocket Charts Text Innovations Word Boxes Book Boxes Newspaper Ad Word Search Recipes Lunchboxes Billboards Alphabet Scavenger Hunt Environmental Print Walk Restaurant Menus Alphabet Wall/Community Alphabet Alphabet Books Reading Inside the Box 3. Math Activities Puzzles Coupons Graphs Math Games Math in an Integrated Curriculum M & M's Math Newspaper Ads Food Labels Enlarged Class Texts Lists Grocery Store Surveys Food Groups 4. Health and Science Activities Making Flavored Milk Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches Making M & M's Coookies Making Chicken or Vegetable Stew Making Pizza Making Pancakes Pretend Shopping Real Shopping Good Food Versus Junk Food Snacks--How Good Are They? Where Does Food Go? Pretend Restaurant Matching Toothpaste Planting Seeds Using Cardboard Containers Weather Symbols Going on a Picnic 5. Social Studies Activities Using the Newspaper Postcard Travel Mapping the Community Community Helpers Transportation Schedules Home Sales and Rentals Environmental Print Graphs and Elections Careers and Environmental Print Social Studies Me Books and Journals Culturally Diverse Environmental Print 6. Creative Dramatics, Music, and Art Activities Art Collage Studying Artists Neighborhood Mural Me Boxes and Myself Delivery Vehicles MUSIC--Songs for Commercials Creative Dramatics--Centers Stage Musical Instrument Time Can You Make a Puppet? 7. Meeting the Goals of the National Reading Panel Through Environmental Print Activities Phonemic Awareness Activity: Starts Like... Phonics Activity: Blended Environmental Print Fluency Activity: Speedy Shopping List Vocabulary Activity: What Goes With This? Comprehension Activity: Where Do You Find It? Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities in Using Environmental Print Reflective Teaching Transformational Teaching Resources Resource A. Environmental Print Book List Resource B. Sample Letter to Parents References

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CIN1412937582VG

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9781412937580

ISBN 10

1412937582

Title

Integrating Environmental Print Across the Curriculum, PreK-3: Making Literacy Instruction Meaningful by Lynn Kirkland

Author

Lynn Kirkland

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

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SAGE Publications Inc

Year published

2007-02-14

Number of pages

160

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