{"product_id":"lets-find-out-building-content-knowledge-with-young-children-9781571109514","title":"Let's Find Out!: Building Content Knowledge with Young Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll children deserve a rich foundation for talk  writing  and reading. Sue Kempton In her new book  Lets Find Out!  kindergarten teacher Susan Kempton talks about the importance of helping children build the content knowledge that is critical to educational success. She shows how she capitalizes on childrens natural curiosity and uses various toolsliterature (particularly nonfiction)  visuals  living and nonliving artifacts  drawing  song  movement  dramatizationto develop language  concepts  and basic literacy skills. As their foundation becomes richer  childrens talk  writing  and options for reading expand and flourish. After discussing the importance of developing schema  the principles that underlie her instruction  and the role of the teacher in developing background knowledge  Sue tells stories from her own diverse classroom that reveal howby layering tools and integrating conceptsher childrens understanding grows. In each classroom vignette  you will hear Sues conversations with the children (Story)  listen to the reasoning behind her teaching (Unpack)  observe the childrens thoughts (Conference\/Reflection)  and see their writing samples (Original Writing). Get an in-depth look at Sues classroom and her purposeful teaching via forty-five minutes of online video  as her classroom community comes together  supports one another  and celebrates each persons new learning. Watch as the children act out a scene between lions and elephants to improve reading comprehension  learn how Sue emotionally supports each child as she greets him or her at the beginning of the day  and see how Sue teaches effective word choice as her children share their written work and more. As you incorporate Sues strategies into your own classroom  you will see your students become more confident  accomplished learners with improved language and literacy skills across content areas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789776838709,"sku":"ByrdShop_157110951X","price":32.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781571109514.jpg?v=1784697982","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lets-find-out-building-content-knowledge-with-young-children-9781571109514","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}