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Developing Partnerships with Families Through Children's Literature
Developing Partnerships with Families Through Children's Literature Author:Elizabeth Lilly, Connie Green This book blends information on contemporary families, research on early literacy, and practical strategies for sharing children's literature in classrooms, homes, and pre-school settings. Content is based on the belief that adult-child interactions around story-reading play a significant role in fostering and developing children's language and ... more »literacy skills. This role manifests itself differently according to the social, cultural, and linguistic environment of a child's home. The authors present a selection of children's books from all genres and an array of field-tested ideas for developing early literacy. Authentic voices of teachers, children, and family members illustrate vivid descriptions of successful teacher-family partnerships and literacy strategies that work. Includes an extensive list of children's bookscoded by age range for easy selection. These culturally-diverse titles are incorporated that sensitively portray children with exceptionalities and supply readers with a wealth of choices in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, and picture books. Includes significant coverage of family life, including respectful, positive treatment of diversity in traditions, style, and structuregiving readers practical suggestions for promoting reading in daily families. Includes daily routines (bedtime, playtime, preparing meals), as well as transitions such the birth of a new child or a death in the family. For those teaching pre-school literacy, those working with families, or those interested in children's literature.« less