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In Parents Make the Difference: Nourishing Literacy Development through Shared book Reading, Susan Voorhees guides parents to conduct enjoyable and productive book reading interactions with their young children. Parents will be informed about language and literacy learning in the early years and how to best engage in before, during, and after shared book reading activities.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
An Introduction to a Workshop: It's the Parents Who Make the Difference!
Part One: Building Parents' Knowledge about Language, Learning, and Reading
1Children Learning Their First Words Is NOT Magic
2Teaching Children to Read Is as Natural as Learning to Ride a Bike
3Can Our Brains Really Attend to Two Tasks at the Same Time?
Part Two: Parents as Mediators: Making Effective Instructional Decisions
4If She Doesn't Like Carrots, Then Don't Keep Feeding Them to Her!
5A Recipe for Shared Book Reading Ensures a Delicious Outcome
6PREP Is the First Step!
7ENGAGE: Be a Lore, Not a Bore!
8CONCLUDE: Don't Just Go to Sleep-Savor the Moment!
Final Thoughts
9From the Womb to the Kindergarten Classroom!
Appendix A: A Wondrous World in My Head
Appendix B: Favorite Shared Book Reading List to Support Your Children's Literacy
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By Susan Voorhees
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In Parents Make the Difference: Nourishing Literacy Development through Shared book Reading, Susan Voorhees guides parents to conduct enjoyable and productive book reading interactions with their young children. Parents will be informed about language and literacy learning in ...
