We are participating in a “Book Study Blog Party” organized by Vanessa at Pre-K Pages. Several early childhood bloggers (including us) will be discussing chapters of the book “Literacy Beginnings” by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas. I read the first 4 chapters today and took some notes. Here are some of my thoughts on the first 2 chapters. Chapter 1: “Growing up
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We are continuing to read “Literacy Beginnings” (Fountas & Pinnell) as part of the Book Study Blog Party. Chapter 5 is titled “Using a Framework for Language and Literacy Learning. The chapter starts off talking about essential learning experiences that need to be included in a prekindergarten classroom (some activities occur daily – others over the course of a week). Activities such as circle
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We just started our blog – and we’re already having a party! I am excited to be able to participate in a “Book Study Blog Party” organized by Pre-K Pages (click the link for all the details). Several great early childhood bloggers will be discussing chapters of the book “Literacy Beginnings” by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas. I am particularly excited about
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We are continuing to read “Literacy Beginnings” (Fountas & Pinnell) for the Book Study Blog Party. Let’s dive into chapter 4 – An Organized, Engaging Environment! I loved this chapter because it gave some great examples of ways to setup your early learning classroom. It’s always nice to be able to see how other teachers setup their classroom, and this chapter had some photos
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