Integrating Literacy Naturally - Avoiding the One-Size-Fits-All Curriculum in Early Childhood

Integrating Literacy Naturally is a guide for nurturing a love of literacy in both teachers and young children.

About the author

Kim Pinkerton, EdD, is an educational consultant and literacy educator with over 20 years of experience as an elementary teacher, developmental literacy instructor, and associate professor of reading and literacy. Her primary teaching and research interests include early literacy practices, individualized literacy instruction, children’s and young adult literature, and past and present literacy lives of teachers.Amelia Hewitt, EdD, is an early childhood educator with over 25 years of experience, serving as a PK-2 classroom teacher and associate professor of early childhood teacher education. Her primary areas of interest are addressing the needs of the whole child through purposeful play and developmentally appropriate teaching.

Summary

Integrating Literacy Naturally is a guide for nurturing a love of literacy in both teachers and young children.

Additional text

Pinkerton and Hewitt have taken workshop approach in a fresh and exciting direction. With a focus towards the importance of play and student engagement, this book provides practical but thought-provoking ideas to reimagine your literacy workshop. Their introduction of an iZone will especially speak to primary educators who are looking for relevant planning to meet the needs of the youngest learners.

Product details

• Authors: Amelia Hewitt, Kim Pinkerton, Kim Hewitt Pinkerton
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781475853889
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5388-9
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; Vorschule und Kindergarten, Didaktische Kompetenz und Lehrmethoden, EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten, EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, Education / Teaching, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching of a specific subject, Early childhood care & education, Pre-school & kindergarten, Educational: Languages other than English, Early childhood care and education, Educational: first/native language: reading & writing skills, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics