Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers

Promoting Literacy at School, at Home, and within the Community

By (author) Andrea M. Nelson-Royes Foreword by Byung-In Seo

Publication date:

18 October 2012

Length of book:

156 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

238x164mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781610488723

Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers: Promoting Literacy at School, at Home, and within the Community aids elementary educators, reading specialists, school administrators, private and public educators, parents, and caregivers who want to help early learners become proficient readers. The early years are the most important for children, because they are the formative years, so it is vital for children to build a solid reading foundation when they are most receptive. Andrea Nelson-Royes contends that if all these individual players collectively help to develop a child's reading readiness, all children may thrive from a high-quality education and a love of literacy.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers
Chapter 2: Developing Balanced Teaching Strategies and Teaching Struggling Readers
Chapter 3: Engaging Readers Through Books and Technology
Chapter 4: Learning to Read and Reading to Learn−Children’s Literature
Chapter 5: Encouraging Children to Love What They Read
Appendixes
Appendix A: High-Frequency Words 1−100
Appendix B: Lists of 300 Instant Sight Words
Appendix C: Alphabet Chart
Appendix D: Digraph and Blend Sounds Charts
Appendix E: Silent E Chart
Appendix F: Educational Literacy Websites
Appendix G: Newbery Medal Books Appendix H: Caldecott Medal Books
Appendix I: Resources on Literacy and Reading
Bibliography
About the Author

In Transforming Early Learners into Superb Readers, Dr. Nelson-Royes has done a terrific job of showing our society how to take advantage of all the resources at our disposal in order to accomplish the vital task of creating widespread literacy competency. The material is presented in an easily understandable way that can readily be put into practice. I hope more books like this one are forthcoming.