Assessing And Teaching Beginning Readers: A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words
This book is a must-have for any early childhood or primary educator who wants to support the development of oral language, attention to detail, and book-handling skills in young readers and writers. The Early Literacy Continuum for Reading makes data collection manageable and has helped me become a more effective teacher in my ability to move students along in their literacy development. --Angelina Trevino, Speech Language Pathologist/Deaf Educator, Aurora Public Schools Early Childhood Program, ColoradoThis teacher-friendly book by two authors who have a deep understanding of how children learn is a compass for new and veteran teachers. It tells them where the child is in terms of reading behaviors and language and in what direction they need to go to scaffold that child. Now, when reading comprehsnsion is the focus of district and state standards, this books hits the mark and should be required reading for any early literacy inservice or certification program. --Jo McGovern, Ph.D., Prekindergarten Literacy Support, Arlington Independent School district, TexasThis book is a must-have for any early childhood or primary educator who wants to support the development of oral language, attention to detail, and book-handling skills in young readers and writers.  The Early Literacy Continuum for Reading makes data collection manageable and has helped me become a more effective teacher in my ability to move students along in their literacy development. --Angelina Trevino, Speech Language Pathologist/Deaf Educator, Aurora Public Schools Early Childhood Program, Colorado