Roots Of Reading Reading Rockets

Share a love of reading with infants and toddlers. Hosted by Fred Rogers, this episode examines how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get children started on the road to literacy. Children learn to speak and walk by instinct. But did you know reading is different? Reading needs to be taught. And a child’s first and best teacher is a parent.

“If you look at youngsters who come into first grade who can read fairly well, watch what their parents do,” says G. Reid Lyon of the National Institutes of Health. “Parents can be extraordinarily good teachers.” In this program, you’ll visit a baby speech lab and a Head Start center — and also meet children’s book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells (Max and Ruby). This 30-minute program is the first episode of our award-winning PBS series, Launching Young Readers. In San Jose, California, 32-month-old Mira gets a head start on reading from her parents. At a baby speech lab at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, psychologist Janet Werker studies how babies develop skills that distinguish speech sounds of their native language.

Come meet Rosemary Wells, the beloved creator of Max and Ruby and Timothy Goes to School.More>> You can make a difference! Collect new or gently used children�s books to donate to a daycare or school.More>> Fred Rogers hosts the first program in this Reading Rockets series. He has been a friend of young children since his show first aired on PBS in 1969. Want to know more?

These articles offer insights into early literacy. Reading With Your Child>> Something Happened>> Read and watch our interviews with some of the nation's top reading experts. Louisa Moats>> Russ Whitehurst>> Date: 2005 Format: DVD Company/Organization: GPN Educational Media Catalog: 884.001D Hosted by Fred Rogers, The Roots of Reading looks at the earliest stages of literacy in such locations as a baby speech lab and a Head Start center.

The program examines how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get children started on the road to literacy. Features children's book author and illustrator Rosemary Wells (Max and Ruby). This program is the first episode of Launching Young Readers, WETA's award-winning series of innovative half-hour programs about how children learn to read, why so many struggle, and what we can do to help. [readingrockets.org] This program was produced by WETA, which is soley responsible for its content © 2002 WETA, Washington DC Content copyright © The Fred Rogers Company.

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Host Fred Rogers looks at the earliest stages of literacy and introduces how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get children started on the road to literacy. Watch children�s author/illustrator Rosemary Wells create new art in her studio. You'll need the RealOne Player (www.real.com) to see the four-minute video clip. Watch video>> 56K | 220K Rosemary Wells has a keen understanding of what matters to young children. The author and illustrator of more than sixty books, she has created unforgettable characters such as Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko.

Her appealing stories capture the emotional charge of a child�s world. In an exclusive interview, Ms. Wells talked about her work. "Children�s literature, if it is successful, must appeal to the heart of the child," she said from her studio. "Then that child will grab hold of it and say, �Ma! I want it again.� This is the one form of literature that takes 500 readings aloud without flinching.

And that�s a lot of use!" My Very First Mother Goose The large format and lively illustrations make this collection of Mother Goose rhymes ideal to share with children of all ages. Yoko The other kids in Yoko�s first-grade class make fun of her lunch until an astute teacher announces an international celebration of food. Uploaded by readingrockets on June 30, 2010 Explore annotated writing samples from kids in pre-K through grade 3, and see next-step suggestions for instruction. You’ll also learn about writing milestones and different purposes of writing — along with ideas for how to make room for writing during the day.

The ability to recall and retell the sequence of events in a text helps students identify main narrative components, understand text structure, and summarize — all key components of comprehension. From the building blocks of reading to classroom strategies to creating inclusive classrooms — we’re here to help you understand everything you need to know to help young children grow as readers and writers. Our rich library of classroom strategies, articles, parent tip sheets, FAQs, videos, research briefs and more provides you with research-based and best-practice information. We’re writing about best practices in reading instruction, building background knowledge, and choosing and using children’s books in the classroom and at home. We've put together five sets of parent tips on how to help kids develop their reading skills. Feel free to read the tips, print them, or e-mail them to a friend!

Go to tips>> Parents, teachers, and caregivers are the key to preparing kids to read. That's because learning how to read isn't like learning how to talk or learning how to walk. Reading expert Phyllis Hunter puts it this way: "One of the myths that gets in the way is the misconception that reading just happens. That it's much like learning to talk.

It isn't. You could surround children with books on a desert island and unless somebody read to them, they would not pick up those books and just read them. Reading must be taught." Reading doesn't just happen What is astonishing is how soon parents, teachers, and caregivers can teach early literacy skills. Even nine-month-old babies are able to tell which sounds are from their native language and which are not. Simple things make a big difference – like having books and newspapers and other "print" around the house, letting children see you reading, pointing to words and letters in the car or on a...

Time spent with a book shows a child that reading is a skill worth learning. In fact, "lap time" is much more than a chance to cuddle.

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