While learning tread and write takes time, there are effective ways ttap intwhat children already know and use that information tjump start the literacy process One is through environmental print, the print that surrounds children in their natural environments, from billboards tlunch boxes This handy and engaging book of environmental print (EP) activities brings in research from the National Reading Panel tsupport the use of EP across the curriculum in early childhood classrooms Where relevant, the authors indicate how the activities meet the goals of both Early Reading First and Reading First The research and activities in the book supply teachers with an understanding of the importance of using EP tpromote literacy learning, and a jumping off point for effectively using EP right away
This book offers educators:
Foundational (Clay, Goodman) and recent (Vukelich, Schickedanz, Burns, Snow) research tsupport the use of environmental print in developing childrens early literacy
A wealth of environmental print activities for teaching language arts, math, health, science, social studies, art, music, and dramatic play
Activities that specify goals/literacy skills, materials, instructions, variations and extensions, assessment practices, as well as related literature and songs tstrengthen concepts
Suggestions for showing parents how tuse environmental print with their children
An environmental print book list and a sample letter tparents
... Read more Read less
