false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223630468m/1173962.jpg 1173962 1 <ul><I>If, as Owocki and many others have found through research, play is such an effective vehicle for literacy learning, let's start listening to the children and using play to teach. This book provides a clear path for teachers to begin or expand that work.</I><BR><br /> - Sue Bredekamp</ul><P>Gretchen Owocki lets other teachers in on one of the best-kept secrets of early childhood education: play is a virtual goldmine for facilitating literacy learning. When children play in a purposefully designed, literacy-rich environment, teachers can discover and capitalize on some truly important, highly teachable moments.<p><I>Literacy Through Play</I> is a resource for preschool and primary teachers who are looking for proven methods for preparing young children to become confident and flexible readers and writers. Owocki begins the book by establishing the theoretical rationale for the importance of play in literacy development, then outlines what teachers can do to set up a developmentally appropriate environment. She takes us inside two classrooms that use play in smart ways, offering proven ideas for:<UL<LI>developing the play environment<LI>teaching literacy through play<LI>assessing children's literacy knowledge as they play<LI>implementing developmentally appropriate practices<LI>collaborating with families.</UL>If the current political firestorm over reading, phonics, and spelling has caused you to question whether children can develop the foundation for conventional reading, writing, and spelling in a developmentally appropriate classroom, this book will assuage your concerns. If the "back to basics" movement has led you to disbelieve these classrooms are teaching the "basics," this book will not only confirm that they are, it will also give you useable ideas for teaching them in developmentally appropriate ways.</P> 1161728 11 3 1999 Literacy Through Play total:1|4:1| 1 4 7 1 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 07:54:51 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:55:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 10 15:56:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 15:56:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 07 19:43:56 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:44:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 11 09:17:35 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 09:17:35 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Aug 04 19:03:12 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 19:03:13 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat May 17 19:08:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 10:41:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Feb 16 09:57:30 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 09:57:30 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1173962