Y Books For Preschool

A Teacher's Guide to Preschool Reading Instruction

Reading Games Preschool Activity Book

Play and learn with hands-on reading games for kids ages 3 to 5 Preschoolers learn best when they're engaged in creativity and play—and this activity book features 60 interactive ways for kids to have a blast while learning to read! From crafts and treasure hunts to memory games and art projects, these multisensory activities help kids learn their letters, understand stories, and discover a love of reading. The 5 core reading skills—These activities are divided into sections that focus on the key reading and pre-reading skills new readers need: letter knowledge, phonological awareness, print awareness, narrative skills, and vocabulary. See learning in action—Kids will start with easy activities and work their way through more challenging ones so they can put their new skills to the test. No special tools required—Every game comes with clear instructions and uses basic items from around the house, like markers and paper cups. Activities that keep kids moving—Get the whole family involved with games like Letter Matching, Vocabulary Tag, Odd One Out, Sight Word I Spy, and more! Building preschool reading skills has never been this much fun!

Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults

Following the same format as the highly praised 2000-2004 edition, Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2004-2008 is an outstanding reference tool that includes annotated entries for more than 1,200 books in Spanish published between 2004 and 2008 in the U.S., Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, and Argentina. Each entry includes an extensive critical annotation, title in Spanish as well as English, tentative grade level, and approximate price. The books have been selected because of their quality of art and writing, presentation of material and appeal to the intended audience, and support the informational, educational, recreational and personal needs of Spanish speakers from preschool through the twelfth grade. Whether used for the development and support of an existing library collection or for the creation of a new library serving Spanish-speaking young readers, the books in this volume are of value to Spanish-speaking children and young adults (or those who wish to learn Spanish). This volume is arranged in four sections: Reference, Nonfiction (Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Social Science, Folklore, Language, Science, Technology, Health and Medicine, The Arts, Recreation and Sports, Literature, Poetry, Geography, History, and Biography), Publishers' Series, and Fiction (Easy Books, General Fiction and Graphic Novels). This volume also includes an appendix of merchants who sell books in Spanish, as well as author, title, and subject indexes.