Building a core print collection for preschoolers / Alan R. Bailey.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014Description: xi, 148 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0838912192
- 9780838912195
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | Please Ask at Children's Desk | 027.625 B154 | Available | 33111007625722 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Since children develop the critical language and early reading skills necessary to enter kindergarten between birth and age five, reading aloud is one of the most influential steps librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers can take to foster preschoolers' literacy skills. Early exposure to books heavily influences vocabulary knowledge, which in turn improves later reading skills and helps foster lifelong literacy. Highlighting more than 300 birth-kindergarten titles, Bailey offers
A hand-picked selection of quality books adeptly chosen to help develop crucial literacy skills such as expressive and receptive language, expanded vocabularies, narrative skills, print awareness, the ability to understand written language, awareness of story structure, alphabetic knowledge, and phonological sensitivity Thorough annotation of each title, including a full bibliographic record, a short summary, and journal reviews Chapters organized by type of book, from primary skills books, wordless picture books, and rhyming books to toy and movable books A list of additional resources helpful for building a core collectionValuable for regular use by caregivers as well as for collection development, this book spotlights hundreds of titles that are engaging and fun for reader and preschooler alike.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Primary skills books -- Wordless picture books -- Rhyming books -- Nursery rhymes -- Fingerplays and action rhymes -- Board books -- Toy and movable books -- Resources for building a core collection.
The titles selected and annotated in this book are examples of the most essential books for children from birth to age five. It represents a broad span of interests, backgrounds, abilities, and cultural experiences, enhancing literary skills, establishing and improving reading skills.Because reading aloud clearly affects kindergarten readiness and lifelong literacy, it is one of the most important things that educators, parents, and child-care professionals can do for a child.