Research and Reference
Here on the Research and Reference page you can browse the records for articles, organizational websites, sample chapters from books, and briefs in the Early Childhood Building Blocks series. Use one or both of the drop-down boxes to describe the kind of resource that you need. Remember, you can also find what you need using the search box at the top right corner of the page.
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A position statement adopted by the International Reading Association, this professional resource was developed in response to recent public attention to the role of phonemic awareness in beginning reading instruction. The statement discusses key issues related to research, policy, and classroom practice.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Alphabet Knowledge, Hearing Sounds, Phonics
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 4-5
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Reading with Children is the first video clip on this PBS web page and is very appropriate for parents and teachers of young children. It stresses the importance of reading aloud to children and provides parents with helpful tips on reading with their children.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts. General — Home-School Connections
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
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This second edition of Helping Your Child Learn Math is for parents of children in kindergarten through fifth grade. It has been revised to include a variety of activities that will help children learn and apply mathematical concepts such as geometry, algebra, measurement, statistics, and probability in a useful and fun way.
Topics: Mathematics
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
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This resource summarizes widely accepted comprehension strategies that effective readers use to understand a variety of texts. Based, in part, on research related to children's use of prior knowledge, this resource provides a chart describing the strategies used when children are effectively engaged in reading.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Comprehension
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 4-5
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In this professional article, Nell Duke discusses the importance of informational literacy to students' success in academic and work environments. Duke cites research findings and statistics which indicate that many students have limited skills in reading and writing informational texts.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Children's Literature, Informational Text/Nonfiction
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 4-5
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This professional resource features excerpts from the book Starting Out Right. The book, written for teachers, parents, and others, discusses how best to help children succeed in reading by identifying important questions and topics related to beginning reading instruction.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Vocabulary Development, Communication. General — Home-School Connections
Resource Type: Research and Reference, Parent Resource
Ages: 3-5
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Adding It Up, published by the Mathematics Learning Study Committee of the National Research Council, addresses concerns that too few students in grades preK-8 are acquiring the knowledge, skill, and confidence to use mathematics successfully. Much of the document focuses on issues related to number but from a broader perspective than just computation.
Topics: Mathematics
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 4-5
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The first chapter of this professional text, available in PDF/Adobe Acrobat format, focuses on strategies for helping primary-age readers improve their comprehension skills. This chapter focuses on Pearson and Gallagher's model for explicit reading instruction.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Comprehension
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 4-5
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This resource provides a gallery of graphic organizers useful for a variety of planning and teaching instances. These graphic organizers, designed to help those who use them visualize information in a clear, concise way, are easily adapted for a variety of uses.
Topics: Reading and Language Arts. General — Project Approach to Learning, Assessment and Evaluation, Documentation
Resource Type: Research and Reference
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This leveled book database, compiled by teachers from Portland Public Schools, includes lists of books leveled by grade (starting at grade 1) and Reading Recovery level. Although children in preschool may not be able to read the books themselves, this database would be helpful to teachers looking for books to read aloud to individuals or the...
Topics: Reading and Language Arts — Reading, Reading to Children, Reading with Children
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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