Predictable or repetitive texts are picture books for beginners or strugglers containing a lot of spelling complexity, which children are encouraged to attempt to read by guessing from pictures, first letters, and context.
In this Reading with Teachers video, join Brenda as she takes a look at wordless picture books and explains how important they are for developing early literacy skills, like comprehension, vocabulary, and listening.
Dr. Rebecca Silverman talks about how to strengthen children’s vocabulary skills through conversation, the rich language in books, and quality educational television.
This video, part of Professional Learning Community: Emergent Literacy, shows a preschool teacher implementing Dialogic Reading to support vocabulary development using an expository text.
The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader, inaugurates Jacqueline Woodson as the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Norman Bridwell talks about Clifford the Big Red Dog and the one consistent message that shows up in his books: When things go wrong, don’t give up…try again!
