Early 3 Rs - Softcover

Mountain, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805834001 ISBN 13: 9780805834000

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

This practical, reader-friendly textbook for preservice and in-service early childhood education and early literacy courses provides "how-to-do-it" instructions for promoting emergent literacy in reading, writing, and arithmetic from preschool into the primary grades. Early 3 Rs answers the question: "What can I SAY and DO to give each child the best possible start on the 3 Rs?"

With the strategies and materials in this book, a teacher can give personalized direct instruction in the 3 Rs to a beginner, in just a few minutes a day. The early chapters tell how to prepare a young child for reading, writing, and arithmetic. Subsequent chapters show how to give a beginner an early start on learning the 3 Rs. All strategies begin with the oral approach (from phonemic awareness to "arithme-talk") and then progress to print that is personally meaningful to a young child. Early 3 Rs:
* Includes arithmetic as a component of early literacy.
* Gives developmentally appropriate methods for direct teaching of the 3 Rs.
* Provides scripts of what the teacher can say to promote early learning.
* Helps education students in field-based classes offer personalized instruction.

Early 3 Rs is written to be very reader friendly: the approach is intentionally eclectic; the writing deliberately avoids heavy theory; the goal is to provide an easy-to-use, highly practical and accessible guide for those who work in early childhood education settings.

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Review

This reader-friendly book provides straightforward directions for promoting children's development in reading, writing, and arithmetic--from pre-school through the primary grades....Mountain's clear, candid style avoids becoming bogged down in research jargon, instead providing numerous examples of interesting and varied activities. The result is a highly practical guide that would be valuable for anyone working with young children. By following the book's simple, step-by-step instructions, early childhood educators and parents alike will feel confident in helping young learners launch into reading, writing, and arithmetic.
—Childhood Education

Directed to teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and others interested in giving a young child an early stat on the 3 Rs, this book provides easy to follow instructions for promoting emergent literacy and for teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic from preschool into the primary grades.
—ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Very appropriate for early reading, writing, and arithmetic....If professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents followed the suggestions in this text we would not be talking about 'a nation at risk'--we would be talking about 'a nation of success'....An outstanding book.
—Sharon Crawley
Florida Atlantic University

Easy to read and understand....Follows a clear step-by-step progression of building skills....Many interesting and exciting activities.
—Terri Beeler
Harris County (TX) Department of Education

Lee Mountain has a very fluid and clear way of writing that is engaging and easily understandable....She presents good 'how-to-do-it' instructions that can be easily followed.
—Jennifer Moon
The University of Georgia

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0805834001
• ISBN 13: 9780805834000
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 178