Word Study for Pre-K – Kindergarten

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Hallmark features of this title

• The hands-on, developmental approach to word study is accessible and grounded in research. Readers will learn how to integrate and teach children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills in each child’s zone of proximal development.
• Complete coverage of the foundations of literacy is accessible for both pre- and in-service teachers.
• Activities, lesson plans, letters for encouraging parental involvement and home/school communication, and many additional resources are designed to align with the Common Core State Standards for kindergarten.

Word Study for Pre-K-Kindergarten: Phonics, Spelling, and Language Instruction takes a hands-on, developmental approach to word study. You’ll learn how to integrate word study in teaching PreK and kindergarten children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills. This useful resource devotes whole chapters to each crucial component of a research-based literacy program, including: oral language development, alphabet, phonological awareness, concepts about print, phonics, and helping children develop a concept of word and word recognition. Well-established instructional strategies, activities and detailed lesson plans reference the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

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