literacy

Literacy-Based Resources {part one}

August 16, 2010

Children are immersed in literacy everyday. It is around them in almost every environment, be it outside, within a setting or in their own home. So it is crucial that we take advantage of using and incorporating literacy into our everyday activities too. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing literacy-based resources. Websites: [...]

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Literacy Rich Environments

July 18, 2010

Welcome to the July Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “English”, including Speaking, Listening, Reading and Viewing. I think our bloggers have covered all of these and there are lots of resources and [...]

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The Importance of Reading Aloud

June 28, 2010

I know a tiny bit about early childhood development from my dear friend Miss L, who is a kindergarten teacher and the mother of two amazing little girls. Before I had my daughter, Miss L would tell me all sorts of funny little things her daughter was up to developmentally. My brain was always quick [...]

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Three to Five Years – Implementing a Program that is Developmentally Appropriate

May 12, 2010

The Developmental Milestones – Three to Five Years are to show and detail the type of learning that is taking place and the different skills that each child is developing at each age. Though, they are norms and each child can vary across these norms. Therefore, when planning a program it is essential to take [...]

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