Despite what we know about how schooling continues to foster a much children learn prior to the start of school (i.e., to walk, to talk, to detached and rigidly set list of criteria for responsibilities that fall operate cell phones and other technology, etc.), there is still the popular to the school or to the home. [...] Do feel ers can be easily substituted to accommodate your interests and those of free to customize the letters, and to your students, as well as to accommodate the books to which you have change the salutation of the letters access. [...] It is helpful to have an idea of the Since the first guiding principle, Fostering a Reading Habit, is the books you will use for the whole foundation for the others, it makes a perfect place from which to choose school year. [...] Look through the other chapters and do the same, identifying the strategies and books you plan to use over the course of the school year. [...] The Planning Template The idea behind touchstone books To help you with your overall planning, use the Planning Template on is that one book is to be revisited pages 15–18 to give you an overview of the year.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 372.4
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781551382500 9781551387871
- LCCN
- LB1525.4
- LCCN Item number
- B38 2010eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (176 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00227207 (OCoLC)755882924 (CaOOCEL)439217
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 4
- Introduction 6
- Raising a Reader 8
- Guiding Principles 9
- Using Touchstone Books 10
- How This Book Is Organized 10
- Chapter 1: Getting Started 11
- Organizing Your Program 11
- Introducing Home Connections to Families 12
- Supporting ESL Families 13
- Chapter 2: Establishing a Reading Habit 22
- Using Touchstone Books with Predictable Structures 23
- Literacy Goals 24
- Suggested Touchstone Books for Establishing a Reading Habit 25
- Strategy: Chain or Circular Stories 26
- Strategy: Cumulative Sequence Books 28
- Strategy: Known or Familiar Sequence 30
- Strategy: Pattern Stories 32
- Strategy: Question-and-Answer Books 35
- Strategy: Books with Repetition 36
- Chapter 3: Expanding General Knowledge through Nonfiction 72
- Using Nonfiction Touchstone Books 73
- Literacy Goals 74
- Suggested Touchstone Books for Expanding General Knowledge 74
- Strategy: Alphabet Books 75
- Strategy: Journals/Diaries 78
- Strategy: Photographs 80
- Strategy: Hybrid Books 82
- Chapter 4: Reading as Meaning-Making 103
- Literacy Goals 104
- Suggested Touchstone Books for Meaning-Making 105
- Strategy: Activating Prior Knowledge 106
- Strategy: Understanding Text Structure 108
- Strategy: Seeking Meaning During Reading 110
- Strategy: Self-Monitoring 113
- Chapter 5: Fostering Imagination and Language Play 136
- Literacy Goals 137
- Suggested Touchstone Books for Fostering Imagination and Language Play 138
- Strategy: Problem-Solving 139
- Strategy: Language Growth 141
- Strategy: Symbolic Representation 144
- Strategy: Reading for Pleasure 146
- Concluding Thoughts 170
- Professional Resources 172
- Index 174
- A 174
- B 174
- C 174
- D 174
- E 174
- F 174
- H 174
- I 174
- J 175
- K 175
- L 175
- M 175
- N 175
- O 175
- P 175
- Q 176
- R 176
- S 176
- T 177
- U 177
- V 177
- W 177
