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Early Childhood Workshop Guide, a text-only version of the EC Guide

Resources:
Topic 1 | Topic 2 | Topic 3 | Topic 4


Topic 1: Books for Learning/Books for Enjoyment

Pati and Caroline's Favorite Books For Learning

Includes sample reviews of several books. These reviews are in a format that you might want to use to examine books and determine how they can best be used in your classroom.

Pati and Caroline's Favorite Books For Enjoyment

See sample reviews of several books.

Creative Communicating: http://www.creative-comm.com

A more in-depth look at a number of books for learning.

Sample Software for Fun and Learning

Descriptions of some of Pati and Caroline's favorite storybook software products and activities.

NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour Resources

During the workshop, Pati and Caroline refer to particular pages within NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour. Use the "express bus" links to go directly to those pages.

Free Choice in Barbara's classroom
Free Choice reflections from Barbara
Free Choice in Susan's Classroom
Free Choice reflections from Susan
Story Time in Barbara's Classroom
Story Time reflections from Barbara
Storybooks on Computers: An Overview
Storybook Software: Product List
Updated List of Early Childhood Software (unannotated)
Visitor's Center: Early Childhood Resources (Table of Contents)

Links to Resources on the World Wide Web

Links to Web sites of commercial hardware and software products mentioned by Pati and Caroline in the Overview and Case Examples.

ClickIt (IntelliTools)
Discover:Ke:nx (Don Johnston)
Forgetful and Friends (Don Johnston)
Just Grandma and Me (Broderbund)
Kid Desk (Edmark)
Knowledge Navigator (Assistive Technology, Inc.)
Storytime Songbook (Creative Communicating)
Storytime Tales (Don Johnston)
SuperHawk (AdamLab)

Emergent Literacy Success

Chapter 3, Story Listening Experiences (pp. 88-89) and Chapter 4 Developing Independent Reading (pp. 113-115).

Reference List

Cullinan, B. (1989). Literature for young children. Emergent literacy: Young children learn to read and write. Newark: International Reading Association.

Cullinan, B. (1993). Let's read about: Finding books they'll love to read. New York: Scholastic, Inc.

Maehr, J. (1991). Language and literacy. Ypsilanti, MI: The High/Scope Press.


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Topic 2: Art and Writing

Click It Branching

View online or download this handout on Click It Branching. Includes description, why and when to use the activity, and directions for setting up.

Pati and Caroline's Favorite Art Software

Pati & Caroline share their favorite art software products. Included are examples from Chapter 5 of the Emergent Literacy Success Book.

Pati and Caroline's Favorite Art Tools

Pati and Caroline describe their favorite art tools that are simple and enjoyable for all children to use. A small sampling of the tools discussed in Chapter 5 of the Emergent Literacy Success Book are included.

Free-Form Art and Construction Art

Pati and Caroline describe the distinction between free-form art and construction art. Handout includes drawings to help illustrate the distinction.

Creative Communicating: http://www.creative-comm.com

A closer look at Pati's storytime book, Forgetful's Secret and other books for learning.

NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour Resources

During the workshop, Pati and Caroline refer to particular pages within NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour. Use the "express bus" links to go directly to those pages.

Barbara's classroom
Forgetful's Secret

Links to Resources on the World Wide Web

Links to Web sites of commercial hardware and software products mentioned by Pati and Caroline in the Overview and Case Examples.

ClickIt (IntelliTools)
Speaking Dynamically (Mayer Johnson)

Reference List

Bos, B. (1991). Art: A practical guide for teaching young children. New York: Scholastic.

Dyson, A. (1982a). The emergence of visible language: Interrelationships between drawing and early writing. Visible language, 16, 360-381.

Dyson, A. (1982b). Reading, writing, and language: Young children solving the written language puzzle. Language Arts, 59, 829-839.

Dyson, A. (1984). Learning to write/learning to do school. Research in the Teaching of English, 18, 233-264.

Eisle, B. (1991). Managing the whole langauge classroom. Cypress, CA: Creative Teaching Press, Inc.

King-DeBaun, P. (1994). Storytime! Holiday fun. Park City, UT: Creative Communicating.

Laskey, L. & Mukerji, R. (1980). Art: Basic for young children. Washington, D.C.: National Association for Education of Young Children.

Musselwhite, C. & King-DeBaun, P. (1997). Emergent literacy success. Merging technology and whole language. Park City, UT: Creative Communicating.

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Topic 3: Building Success in Writing: Story Construction


Communication Displays for Story Retelling

A list of references of ready-made symbolized stories and symbol displays for use in story retelling.

Sample Structured Writing Software

Reviews of already designed and easily modified writing software for producing story constructions.

Sound Play Stories (Device Magic Trick)

Case example illustrating how to set up a story construction for the SuperHawk. Ideas are applicable to many other devices, as well.

Story Construction (Computer Magic Trick)

Case example illustating how to set up a story construction using Ke:nx and an expanded keyboard. Ideas may be applied in other hardware/software combinations.

NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour Resources

During the workshop, Pati and Caroline refer to particular pages within NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour. Use the "express bus" links to go directly to those pages.

Inexpensive Alternative AAC Devices
A Sampling of Technologies Providing Support for Young Children with Disabilities

Links to Resources on the World Wide Web

Links to Web sites with device and computer samples mentioned by Pati and Caroline in the Overview and Case Examples.

General:

BigMack (AbleNet)
Discover:Ke:nx (Don Johnston)
Hawk (ADAMLAB Devices)
IntelliTalk (IntelliTools)
Overlay Maker (IntelliTools)
Speaking Dynamically (Mayer Johnson)
SuperHawk (AdamLab)

Device Samples:

Sentient
Learn more about the DynaVox 2 and DigiVox voice output devices.

Prentke Romich Company
Find out about devices such as the AlphaTalker, Liberator, and DeltaTalker.

Words +
Learn more about Pegasus Lite and MessageMate.

Zygo
For more information about devices such as the Macaw, Big Blue Macaw, and Big Green Macaw series.

Computer Samples

IntelliTools
Learn more about IntelliKeys (expanded keyboard) plus software you can use for story construction (Overlay Maker, IntelliTalk, IntelliPics).

Don Johnston
Find out about hardware (e.g., Ke:nx, Discover series) and software that works well for story construction, such as A Day at Play.

Reference List

Heath, S. (1986). Taking a cross-cultural look at narratives. Topics in Language Disorders. 7, 84-94.

Hedberg, N., & Westby, C. (1993). Analyzing storytelling skills: Theory to practice. Tucson, AZ: Communication Skill Builders.

Hicks, D. (1991). Kinds of narrative: genre skills among first graders from two communities. In Developing narrative structure, edited by A. McCabe & C. Peterson, 55-87. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

King-DeBaun, P. (1992). Storytime supplement. Park City, UT: Creative Communicating.

Musselwhite, C. (1996). Singing to read: Symbolized songs for favorite storybooks. Litchfield Park, AZ: Special Communications.

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Topic 4: Making Writing Fit Into Your Busy Schedule


Print Rich Classroom Checklist

A handout to determine whether your classrooms are print rich. Provides ideas for enhancing print opportunities for your students.

NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour Resources

During the workshop, Pati and Caroline refer to particular pages within NCIP's Early Childhood Guided Tour. Use the "express bus" links to go directly to those pages.

Barbara's comments on theme-based learning
Susan's comments on theme-based learning

Links to Resources on the World Wide Web

Links to Web sites of commercial hardware and software products mentioned by Pati and Caroline in the Overview and Case Examples.

Adapted Hallmark Greeting Card (Creative Communicating)
Bailey's Book House (Edmark)
ClickIt (IntelliTools)
IntelliKeys (IntelliTools)
Kid Desk (Edmark)
KidPix (Broderbund)
Liberator (Prentke Romich Company)
SpeakEasy (Ablenet)
Switch Mate (TASH)

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