Nellie Edge Kindergarten & Early Literacy Articles and Complimentary e-Books
The following articles are from seminar, resource books, and soon-to-be webinars by Nellie Edge and colleagues.
Celebrate Language and Accelerated Literacy: High Expectations • Joyful Learning • Proven Strategies
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- Defining Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy
- The SMILE Approach to Accelerated Literacy
- Give Children The Affirming Language of “Reading is Fun”
- Unique Features of Shared Literacy Experiences with Read and Sing Big Books. Little Books, and Song Language Charts
- Children and Their Families Learn About Stars (PDF)
- ABC Fluency (Quick Letter Writing) Research and Practice
- Provide ABC Fluency Practice for Less-Experienced Students
- Kindergarten Friends Challenge: "I Can Say Every Name!"
- Build Fluency and Accelerate Literacy: L-O-V-E Spells Love (PDF)
- Magical Memory Reading Precedes Guided Reading
- How to Use the Neurological Impress Method for Reading Fluency
- Give Young Readers “Books That Sing and Rhyme”
- Join Our Online Community, to the left, for “Heart Word” Templates
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Using Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Books™
Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy: Chapter 12
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- Shared Literacy Experiences with Read and SIng Big Books
- Magical Memory Reading Precedes Guided Reading
- Easy Guide to Coloring and Laminating Big Books
- Tips on Storing Little Books
- Folding Our Little Books
- About Nellie Edge
- Accelerate Literacy within a Love of Language
See video: I Love the Mountains- See all archived articles
Awakening the Child's Love of Nature
Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy: Chapter 5
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- Our Study of Rocks
- Our Bird Study Culminates in a Family Research and Writing Project
- Summer Learning Fun: Playing in Your Own Back Yard
- National Kindergarten Alliance: Connecting Children to Nature
- Photo Essay: The Poetry of Falling Leaves
- Becky Leber's Fall Newsletter: Collecting Leaves
- Children and their Families Learn about Stars (PDF)
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The Power of Poetry in the Lives of Young Children
Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy: Chapter 5
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- Words about the Weather
- Learning the Language of Weather
- How to Develop Poetry ("I Can Read") Notebooks
- Using Poetry and "I Can Read" Notebooks
- Organizing "I Can Read" Anthologies
- "I Can Read" Notebooks — Parent Letter
- Sample Parent Letter: The Gift of Poetry
- Children Illustrate their Own Poetry Notebooks
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Make Friends with Mother Goose
Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy: Chapter 4
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- Complimentary Nursery Rhyme e-Book “with 16 individual fully-illustrated pages
- See Why Children Still Need the Delightful Language of Mother Goose
- Children Discover the Dramatic Power of their Voices
- Invite Parents to Share Well-loved Nursery Rhymes
- "Parents as Partners" Letter: Make Friends with Mother Goose
- Download Free Mother Goose Little Books
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ASL Instructional Video - See all archived articles
The Heart of Kindergarten: Memorable Rituals, Traditions, and Celebrations
Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy: Chapter 13
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- Photo Essay: The Kinder Stars Year-end Celebration
- The Heart of Kindergarten: Memorable Rituals, Traditions and Celebrations
- End-of-Year Family Ritual: Kindergartners Paint Wings and Fly Away
- End-of-the-Year Celebrations
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Writing to Read in Kindergarten: Growing Engaged and Purposeful Writers Through the Lens of the Common Core State Standards
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- Star Chart: Writing Assessment Including Common Core State Standards
- What do the Most Effective “Kid Writing” Classrooms Look Like?
- Photo Essay: "Writing to Read" in Kindergarten Part I
- Photo Essay: "Writing to Read" in Kindergarten Part II
- Isabell Cardonic's Awesome "Kid Writing"
- A Simple Model for Kindergarten Publishing
- Excerpts from Talking, Drawing, Writing
- Excerpts from Breaking the Code: The New Science of Beginning Reading and Writing by J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
- See all archived articles
Writing-to-Read Accelerates Literacy: All Kindergartners Love to Write and Draw!
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- Talking to Kindergartners About their Writing
- Excerpts from Talking, Drawing, Writing
- Excerpts from about the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers by Katie Ray
- What Makes a Quality Illustration?
- Use Writing Cues in English, Spanish, and ASL
- We Celebrate Young Authors
- Kid Writing Drafts Become Published Books
- Mo Willems Elephant and Piggie Book Club
- Give Families an ABC Literacy Gift
- There’s an “ing” in King
- Favorite ABC Words Template
- Join Our Online Community, to the left, to download the Writing Templates that accompany this Manual and Workshop
- 10 Best Writing-to-Read Strategies
Kindergarten-Friendly Handwriting
- Brain-Friendly Kindergarten Handwriting Practice and
Research
See Online Bookstore - You've Got To Do the "O" Dance: Connecting Handwriting and Fluency Instruction
- The Art and Handwriting Connection
- It Takes the Whole Alphabet to Teach Writing
- Guidelines for Teaching Handwriting
- The Great Handwriting Debate
- The Susie Haas Name Ticket Strategy
- Teaching Your Child to Print Their Name
- How to Help Your Child Develop the Small Muscles for Writing Control
- Activities for Developing Fine Motor Coordination
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The Magic of Signing Songs: Enhancing All Children’s Language and Literacy
Now Available for distance learning.
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- Favorite Sign Language Resource
- Dear Josh Signing Letter (pdf)
- Photo Essay: The Magic of Signing Songs
- The Magic of Signing Songs: Distance Learning
- Research Supports Teaching All Children to Fingerspell and Sign Songs
- Sing and Sign for Powerful ABC and Phonics Immersion
- When Parents Ask, “Why Are You Signing Songs?”
- Excerpts from Dancing with Words by Marilyn Daniels
- See ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read! Support Page
- See all archived articles
Parents as Partners in Kindergarten and Early Literacy: Family Connections that Multiply Our Teaching Effectiveness
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- Meaningful Home Activities
- How to Use Language that Encourages Children
- I’ll Never Conference with Parents Again!
- Sample Poetry Gift Parent Letter
- Literacy Gifts We Recommend
- The Kindergarten Giving Tree (PDF)
- Kindergarten "Parents as Partners" Volunteer Sheet (PDF)
- Early Indicators for Successful Kindergartners
- Parent Volunteer Guidelines Letter
- Photo Release Form
- Parents as Partners: Summer Homework? Summer Fun!
- Closing the Achievement Gap over the Summer
- Fun Family Activities that Build a Love of Learning
- Seven Components of an Exemplary “Parents as Partners” Program
- Fun Family Activities that Build a Love of Learning
- Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: Acts of Kindness
- Voracious Vocabulary Learners
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Requests from Keynotes, Seminars, Concerts, and Kindergarten Support Groups
- Where Do I Begin?
- Kindergarten and Early Literacy Webinars: Meeting the Challenge of High Common Core State Standards
- An Invitation to Join Our New Kindergarten Teacher Cadre!
- An Invitation to Join Our Northwest Coalition for Excellence in Kindergarten Literacy
- Sponsoring a Nellie Edge Seminar
- Nellie Edge SDE “I Teach Kindergarten” Conference Keynote and Workshop Descriptions
- How to Start a “Kindergarten Cadre” (a.k.a. Professional Learning Community)
- Professional Development Credits and Distance Learning — Practicum Suggestions
- Personal Philosophy and Photo Essay Practicum Project
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Complimentary e-Books
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Use Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion with Sign Language and Parents as Partners: Achieve Extraordinary Literacy Gains!
Perhaps this e-Book and our ASL instructional video clips will provide the support you need to begin using our ABC Phonics Sign, Sign, and Read! Program to accelerate literacy. ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read! Teacher's Guide Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion Strategies
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Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy: Proven Strategies that Produce Exceptional Gains
What are the inspired practices that accomplished teachers use to accelerate literacy for all children? How do we intentionally create a community of responsible, self-motivated children who not only learn how to read and write, but also love to read and write? Expand your repertoire of practical, research-based strategies that produce extraordinary literacy gains: from kindergarten-friendly handwriting and phonics fun to memorable learning of high-frequency words “by heart.” The Ten Best Practices e-BookSee Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy Manual for more details.
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Discover The Magic of Signing Songs: Complimentary e-Book
This new e-Book features highlights from Nellie Edge’s professional presentations at the Oregon Reading Association conference, California Kindergarten Association conference, and keynote for the National “I Teach K” Conference. It includes excerpts from The Magic of Signing Songs seminar and literacy manual. Perhaps these thirty-six pages and our ASL instructional video clips will provide the support you need to begin using American Sign Language with your children. Discover The Magic of Signing Songs e-BookSee The Magic of Signing Songs Literacy Manual for more details.
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Joyful Writing-to-Read Kindergartens: Complimentary e-Book
by Nellie EdgeWe have created our first complimentary 30-page e-Book for you: Joyful Writing-to-Read Kindergartens Accelerate Literacy. In PDF format, this features some of our favorite writing strategies from accomplished kindergarten teachers. You can print the entire book or single pages. Consider downloading parts of it in full color—the photos, “kid writing” and children’s art are quite wonderful. Joyful Writing-to-Read in Kindergarten e-BookExcerpts from Joyful Writing- to-Read Kindergartens Accelerate Literacy: All Kindergartners Love to Write and Draw! |
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Writing-to-Read Seminar Sampler: Complimentary e-Book
by Nellie Edge and Julie LayThis 30-page, full-color Seminar Sampler is from the 165-page Seminar Literacy Manual Writing to Read in Kindergarten: Explore the Power of "Kid Writing". In PDF format, this features some great writing strategies and awesome photos from Julie Lay's Kindergarten. Writing-to-Read Seminar Sampler e-Book
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