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A Syllabus For First Grade Teachers: Introducing Reading As A Functional Skill Through Food-Related Activities And Food Preparation, Tonia Carlene Mckenzie
A Syllabus For First Grade Teachers: Introducing Reading As A Functional Skill Through Food-Related Activities And Food Preparation, Tonia Carlene Mckenzie
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The purpose of the project was two-fold. First, it was developed to teach first grade children the importance of learning to read as a functional necessity. The second purpose was to develop methods of doing this while simultaneously reinforcing several beginning reading and comprehension skills in a motivational way. Both purposes are addressed in a syllabus for first grade teachers that outlines how to use food-related experiences to supplement a beginning reading program.
Reading Workshops For Parents Of Elementary School Children: Reading Aloud To Your Child, Carol Robin Logan
Reading Workshops For Parents Of Elementary School Children: Reading Aloud To Your Child, Carol Robin Logan
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This project was developed to provide teachers with a handbook for the presentation of a set of four separate parent workshops. The purpose of the workshops was to instruct parents to work effectively with their child to improve reading. The handbook was intended: 1. To assist teachers in directing parents in a specific skill area in reading. 2. To provide parents with a method for practicing the skill covered in school with their child. 3. To provide parents with practice in working with a given skill during the workshop time. 4. To provide the parents with follow-up materials to work …
A Skill Based Approach To Organizing And Cataloguing Supplemental Reading Materials At The Elementary Level, Patricia E. Selby
A Skill Based Approach To Organizing And Cataloguing Supplemental Reading Materials At The Elementary Level, Patricia E. Selby
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This project organized and catalogued all of the supplemental reading materials of an elementary reading room according to a reading skills code list. The code list was developed by consulting reading skills lists and the school district's student learning objectives. Fifteen major skill areas were included in the code list. Each was broken down into subskills which were assigned code numbers. Each supplemental material was examined and catalogued under the appropriate code number. A handbook was compiled which explained the system and listed all of the materials by skill area.
Experiencing Literature Through The Use Of The Caldecott Books, Janet Marie Jansen
Experiencing Literature Through The Use Of The Caldecott Books, Janet Marie Jansen
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A handbook was developed to assist teachers and librarians in the presentation of the Caldecott books to elementary children. This handbook provides suggested enrichment materials and activities which can be used with children. Through these related activities children should become more aware of the importance of the Caldecott books as special picture books in the field of literature.