Mother and Daughter Set Out To Promote Literacy in a Family Child Care Home and a Child Care Center.

Bates, Cathy; Bates, Rachael

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ERIC Number: EJ584423

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Publication Date: 1999

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Mother and Daughter Set Out To Promote Literacy in a Family Child Care Home and a Child Care Center.

Bates, Cathy; Bates, Rachael

Young Children, v54 n1 p12-15 Jan 1999

Describes how two teachers changed daily techniques in a child care home and center to promote developmentally appropriate practice and literacy in creative ways. Areas and activities presented include reading aloud together, using books with different genres and themes, sequencing as a reading prerequisite, using experience charts and lending-book bags, and equipping the literacy environment with a variety of materials. (KB)

Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment, Emergent Literacy, Family Day Care, Instructional Materials, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Skills, Young Children

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Language: English

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