STEP into storytime
Subtitle: using StoryTime Effective Practice to strengthen the development of newborns to five-year-olds
By: Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting and Kathy Fling Klatt
Contributors: Klatt, Kathy Fling
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780838912225
Subjects: Libraries and preschool children; Storytelling; Preschool children; Activity programs; Children's libraries; Books and reading; Early childhood education; Libraries and caregivers
Description: Story Time Effective Practice (STEP), developed by the authors, is an approach that articulates the link between child development theory and storytimes. This important resource shows how presenters can use STEP to craft a storytime that is effective for mixed-age groups and adheres to best practices for emotional, social, physical, and cognitive support. In this book, early literacy experts Ghoting and Klatt offer more than 30 complete ready-to-use storytimes appropriate for newborns to children age 5, along with extension activities. They include preparation, planning, and performance tips, plus guidance for interacting with parents and caregivers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Storytime effective practice (STEP); title: STEP and developmentally appropriate practice; title: STEP and intentionality; title: STEP and scaffolding; title: Emotional and social development; title: Cognitive development; title: Physical development; title: Language and literacy development; title: Mixed-age storytimes : spanning the ages; title: Traditional mixed-age storytimes; title: Sequential mixed-age storytimes.