Putting Research Into Practice
The latest research in how young children learn has validated many of our most time-honored classroom practices - story time, shared writing, learning centers, and dramatic play. It has also created a new sense of urgency for educators committed to giving all children the experiences and skills they need to be successful learners.
The InvestiGator Club provides everything the research says a good program must include:
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- oral language development
- support for second-language learners
- a print-rich environment
- quality children's fiction and non-fiction books
- rich, in-depth and integrated content across all domains
- "best practices" in literacy
- opportunities for problem solving
- early math and early childhood science processes
- individualized instruction for reaching all learners
- provisions for social-emotional growth
- ongoing assessment tools
- staff development
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The research says a good program must include:
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Here's where to find it in
The InvestiGator Club:
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oral language development
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explicit lessons, menus of activity choices, puppets, Oral Language Cards
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support for English learners
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ELL suggestions, Oral Language Cards, Center Cards, puppets, Dilly and friends Read Along CD, eFlapboards Learning Software
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print-rich environment
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interactive environmental print posters, daily reading
and writing, suggestions for adding literacy to centers
and activities, Investigation Station
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in-depth across domains
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inquiry-based investigations
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"best practices" in literacy for early readers and writers
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daily phonological awareness activities, Flapboards,
Dilly and Friends Lapbooks, literature, center ideas,
explicit lessons, alphabet activities, Oral Language Cards,
shared writing
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problem solving
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Flapboards, Investigation Station
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math and science processes
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daily math and science activities, Magnetic Math Board,
Magnetic Numbers and Counting Strips, center ideas,
Flapboards, Investigation Station, math literature
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reaching all learners
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suggestions for inclusion and differentiation for
kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learners as well as
advanced learners and three-year-olds
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provisions for social and emotional growth
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InvestiGator Club members that build character through
Dilly and Friends Lapbooks, puppets, and
Flapboard stories
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assessment
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ongoing integrated assessment choices and an
Assessment and Intervention System
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professional development
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Investigation planners, Assessment Record and Lesson
Planner Software, Teacher Resource Guide, web site
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