Using a research-based approach, this book examines the critical connections between writing and reading, and it explains how to encourage early literacy in the classroom and library.How can teachers and librarians support true literacy in young learners? Are very young children guided by meaning in constructing their reality and their relationship to the world? What is the value of championing writing at the kindergarten level? Guided by Meaning in Primary Literacy: Libraries, Reading, Writing, and Learning answers these questions and many more, providing best practices in early literacy through explicit lessons in writing and reading and demonstrating how the library can extend learning in deep and powerful ways. While some books emphasize reading, others emphasize writing, and still others focus on library instruction, this profound resource brings all of the components of literacy together in a meaningful way. Throughout the book, the authors highlight examples of student writing, anecdotes from the real world, and connections between theory and what happens in practical application. Unique in its thoroughness of content for this age group, this text is essential reading for all early childhood teachers and librarians working in schools and in public libraries with young children. The book also serves trainers working with teachers and librarians to increase their effectiveness in working with young children to promote early literacy.

ForewordKathi AppeltIntroductionJoyce Armstrong CarrollPART I: TRUE LITERACYJoyce Armstrong Carroll1 Play and Literacy for the Young LearnerPlay in the Growth of LiteracyTo Recap2 Books and the Growth of LiteracyReading Guided by MeaningThe EvidenceFurther EvidenceBooks as FoundationalTo Recap3 Writing Guided by MeaningThe Delight to WriteWhy Children WriteTo Recap4 The History of the AlphabetFrom the BeginningFrom Caves to ClassroomsThe Wonder of Symbolic Language: The AlphabetA Visual History of the AlphabetTo Recap5 Literacy in SchoolsTo RecapPart I ReferencesPART II: WHY WRITE IN THE LIBRARY?Kristy Hill6 What Does the Teacher Librarian Have to Offer?Advocating for Writing Instruction in the LibraryIntegrating TechnologyBecoming a Champion of WritingMaking Literacy FunCreating a Space That Promotes Literacy7 Librarians Can Teach LiteracySight Word GamesGenresGrammar IntegrationModel Reading and Writing8 Library NotebooksGetting StartedManaging Journals9 Library Minilessons for Reader's ResponseScaffolding One Lesson Across Grade LevelsUsing Mentor TextsMinilessons and Informational TextMinilessons and Narrative Text10 Making Reading and Writing Connections in the LibraryModel ThinkingMaking ConnectionsReader's Response11 Modifying Hexagonal Writing in the LibraryModeling the Hexagonal StrategyTime ManagementNotecard Houses12 Establishing a Writer's Workshop in the LibraryManaging MaterialsMaking Time for WritingPrewriting ActivitiesPublishing13 Research Should Not Be an End-of-the-Year LessonThe Question JarMethodResources14 Give Students a VoiceNo More Quiet LibrariesPromoting Collaboration and CommunicationConclusionPart II ReferencesPART III: GUIDED BY MEANING THROUGH EARLY LITERACYKelley Barger15 Balanced LiteracyPrescriptive ApproachBasal ReadingLeveled ReadersLanguage Experience Approach and WorkshopLiterature-Based InstructionAnalogy-Based InstructionEmbedded PhonicsWhole LanguageBalanced LiteraryReading: Independent ReadingReading: Guided ReadingReading: Shared ReadingReading: Read AloudWriting: Independent WritingWriting: Guided WritingWriting: Shared WritingWriting: Interactive Writing16 Components of LiteracyReadingWritingViewingSpeaking and Listening17 How the Emergent Learner's Brain Works18 Phonemic AwarenessPhonological Awareness: The Deep-Seated Tradition of Oral Language and Scaffolds in the Sounds of LanguagePhonemic Awareness: How Phonemes Make Sounds That Blend to Make WordsPhonics Awareness and Mastery: Manipulating Sounds and Symbols to Make Words and MeaningCueing Systems of Reading19 Sight Word DevelopmentInstant WordsHigh-Frequency Words Inside Word WallsHigh-Interest Words Inside Word Banks20 Literacy Lesson DevelopmentScaffolding Literacy Experiences with Children's LiteratureExperiencing Children's Literature in All Facets of Literacy: Priming the Students and the TextExtending the Story ExperiencesDebriefing the Learning and Fostering Connections21 Reaching All LearnersReading and Writing BenchmarksDeveloping Authentic AssessmentLessons to Reach Out to ELL StudentsFamily Literacy: Inviting the Family into the Literacy JourneyPart III ReferencesPART IV: GUIDED BY MEANING IN TEACHING LESSONSKarla James22 The Arenas of Writing and Spelling: A Gradual Progression of Writing and Spelling DevelopmentAn Overview of the Arenas of Writing and SpellingApplicationThe ProgressionConsider This23 Ready, Set, Go! Practical Lessons to Engage, Explore, and Execute the Writing ProcessGetting Started with Writing WorkshopThe LaunchWhat Is Writing Workshop?Interactive WritingOral StorytellingConsider This24 The Writing ProcessPrewritingDraftingRevisingEditingPublishingSelf-ReflectionConsider This25 Units of StudyPersonal Narrative Unit of StudyHow-To Unit of StudyPoetry Unit of StudyConsider ThisPart IV ReferencesEpilogueJoyce Armstrong CarrollTo RecapAppendix A: Mentor Texts for Library LessonsAppendix B: Abydos Customized Book Bundle List of Titles for Grades PreK-2Index