Build preliteracy skills through science & social studies lessons

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PAVEd for Success
Building Vocabulary and Language Development in Young Learners
By Claire E. Hamilton, Ph.D., & Paula J. Schwanenflugel, Ph.D.

How can early childhood educators give young children a strong foundation of emergent literacy skills and a head start in social studies and science? The secrets are in PAVEd for Success, a road map to school readiness for preschool and kindergarten students.

Highly effective and ready to use, this proven program supplement helps early childhood educators explicitly teach vocabulary and oral language skills through lessons that introduce key social studies and science terms.

Teachers will start with a complete introduction to the PAVEd for Success approach, with invaluable tips, strategies, and classroom examples to help them enhance young children's emergent literacy. Then they'll get 24 engaging PAVE lesson plans that

• are scientifically based—evaluated in more than 300 prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms
  
  
• use proven methods to improve students' vocabulary and oral language skills: shared storybook reading, intentional conversations, and explicit vocabulary instruction
  
  
• are consistent with National Early Literacy Panel guidelines
  
  
• fit perfectly with RTI—great for whole class, small group, or individual instruction
  
  
• easily supplement existing literacy programs and class routines
  
  
• teach children about science and social studies concepts such as magnets, outer space, transportation, maps and globes, seasons, and recycling
  
  
• work with diverse learners, including children with disabilities and English language learners

The included CD-ROM gives teachers easy access to all the printable materials they need for the PAVE lessons: more than 350 vocabulary picture cards, checklists for teachers and supervisors, student tracking and assessment tools, and sample letters to parents. Plus a helpful appendix of crosswalks shows how the PAVE approach aligns with the goals and standards identified by today's most widely respected organizations and programs (see box).

With the research-based strategies and lessons in this practical guidebook, teachers will PAVE the road to reading for all young children and prepare them for school success in first grade and beyond.

Contents of the CD-ROM
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments

Section I: An Introduction to PAVEd for Success: Building Vocabulary and Language Development in Young Learners

Chapter 1: What Is Early Literacy?

Chapter 2: Building Bridges: Conversations with Children that Build Vocabulary

Chapter 3: CAR Quest

Chapter 4: New VEhicles: Explicit Vocabulary Enhancement Practices for Young Children

Chapter 5: Putting It All Together

Chapter 6: Creating Your Own Vocabulary Unit

Chapter 7: Supporting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Section II: Vocabulary Units

Individual Unit Alignment with Science and Social Studies Topics

Unit 1: Animal Babies
Unit 2: Bug Helpers
Unit 3: Dental Health
Unit 4: Feelings
Unit 5: Gardening
Unit 6: Living in the Earth: Worms and Pill Bugs
Unit 7: Magnets
Unit 8: Outer Space
Unit 9: Recycling and the Environment
Unit 10: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Unit 11: Trains and Bridges
Unit 12: Transportation
Unit 13: Hooray for School!
Unit 14: Careers and Community Helpers
Unit 15: Fire Safety
Unit 16: Food Preparation
Unit 17: Landforms
Unit 18: Maps and Globes
Unit 19: Medieval Times
Unit 20: Music
Unit 21: Primary Land Uses: Farming and Fishing
Unit 22: Seasons
Unit 23: Weather
Unit 24: Winter

Children's Literature Included in the Units

References

Appendix A: Alignment with Standards

Teaching Strategies GOLD™ Objectives for Development & Learning
Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework
HighScope Preschool Curriculum Content—Key Developmental Indicators
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
National Science Education Standards
National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Strands

Appendix B: Resources and Tools

Student Tracking Tool
Teacher Checklist
Observation Checklist for Coach/Supervisor

Coach/Supervisor Observation Checklist Instructions
Observation Checklist for Coach/Supervisor

Assessments of Children's Oral Language Skills
Curriculum-Based Assessment (Child Vocabulary Use)
Selected Early Literacy Resources