Early 3 Rs

Contents: Preface. Part I: How to Foster Growth Toward Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Preview of Unit I: Fostering Growth Toward the 3 Rs. Immerse Children in the Oral Language of the 3 Rs. Speak Arithme-Talk to Develop Concepts. Read Aloud to Them, With Participation Extras. Get Them Ready for Phonics--Orally. Surround Them With Written Language, and Talk About Print. Demonstrate Writing, and Talk About Whatever They Write. Seize the Teachable Moment. Summary of Unit I. Part II: How to Help Early Learners Take Their First Steps Into the 3 Rs. Preview of Unit II: Help With the First Steps. Teach Each Beginning Reader Four Words. Help Each Child Write a Personalized Storybook. Connect Familiar Initial Letters With Their Sounds. Make a Personalized 1, 2, 3 Book With Each Early Learner. Introduce More Numbers, Words, and Personalized Books. Use Child-Selected Words for Teaching More Phonics. Summary of Unit II. Part III: How to Expand and Vary Strategies for Early Teaching of the 3 Rs. Preview of Unit III: Expand Strategies for Early Teaching. Use Software and Equipment to Enrich Your Teaching. Move Toward Math Through Children's Books. Start a Word Wall of Pupils' Names in Alphabetical Order. Go Beyond Concrete Nouns and Action Verbs. Teach the Whole Alphabet for Reading, Writing, and Phonics. Stimulate New Areas of Language Development. Summary of Unit III. Part IV: How to Smooth the Transition Into 3 Rs in the Primary Grades. Preview of Unit IV: Move Smoothly Into the Primary Grades. Strengthen When and Where Concepts as Background for Print. Play Games That Require Early Arithmetic. Model on Pattern Books, Using Phonics for Writing and Reading. Present High-Frequency Words in Age-Appropriate Ways. Use the Library to Extend Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Summary of Unit IV. Epilogue.