Teaching Phonemic Awareness Through Children's Literature and Experiences - Paperback

by Nancy Allen Jurenka (Author)

Teaching phonemic awareness can be boring and repetitive in the hands of a teacher who wishes to just use a workbook approach. This delightful book packs loads of fun into 75 lesson plans, providing educators with myriad creative strategies for integrating word study with children's picture books. Each lesson includes a read-aloud book description, literacy experience activity, direct instruction, follow-up activities, recommended poem, and related reading. The lessons build skills in phonemic awareness, morphemic analysis, letter identification, rhyming, and sight words, through singing, dancing, games, art activities, cooking, and interesting experiences, as well as a wealth of humorous picture books. The early childhood teacher who is committed to making literacy development meaningful, and as much fun as possible, will enjoy the wealth of valuable material here. Grades K-2.

Author Biography

Nancy Allen Jurenka is a graduate of Wilson College with a degree in psychology, she continued her education at Western Connecticut University. She received her doctorate from Indiana University. She is the author and co-author of four earlier books for Teacher Ideas Press: Responding to Literature: Activities for Grades 6, 7, and 8, Beyond the Bean Seed, Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening, and Hobbies Through Children's Books and Activities. Nancy teaches children's literature and reading education courses at Central Washington University.