Sarah E. Dennis, Ph.D.

- Read Aloud Guide Sample

- Language Development with Infants & Toddlers

- 30 million word gap Data

- Exceptions to Phonics Rules Examples

 

Families For Racial Justice Chicago:

- Resource List for recommended readings

- Shared Reading for Discussion

 

- Handouts updatedTSJ Curriculum Fair 2016 - Anti-Racist Pedagogy in Early Childhood

- Resource List of Adult Readings, Resources for Teachers, Documentaries, Organizations, and Children's Books

- OLD but AMAZING resource for being critical of children's literature

- Fascinating Chapter to start your reading

- 2nd Awesome Chapter to continue learning/thinking/being critical of children's literature

 

 IRC March 2013 "Boosting Writing (Quantity and Quality) in Your Classroom" 

• IRC Presentation
• Stages of Children's being able to focus a book on ONE TOPIC
• ALL other resources I will e-mail to those who requested, or contact me if you're interested.

 

IRC March 2013 "Integrating Rigor AND Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Writing Instruction"

• IRC Presentation
• ALL other resources I will e-mail to those who requested, or contact me if you're interested.

 

CMAEYC January 2013 "Boosting Writing (Quantity and Quality) in Your Classroom" 

• Conference Presentation
• Handout on stages of children's development to be able to make a book about ONE TOPIC
• Recommended Book List
• Illinois Early Learning Standards (Jan 2013)
• NOTE: I have the reference for a few pages that challenges taking Dictation on children's writing...  but I don't want to break copyright...so please e-mail me for the citation.
• Skype an Author Website
• Free Video Interviews with 100 Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
• List of "Meet the Authors" titles available through CPL

 

CPS STEP UP TO KINDERGARTEN (July 9, 2012)

• List of "Meet the Authors" titles available through CPL
• Directions for Searching Chicago Public Library website
• List of 100 Free Video Interviews with famous children's book authors
• Document about Writing Stages (can be shared with families)
• NOTE: I have the reference for a few pages that challenges taking Dictation on children's writing...but                                                       I don't want to break copyright...so please e-mail me for the citation.

 

CPS STEP UP TO KINDERGARTEN (June 25, 2012)

• Read Aloud Planning Guide (BLANK)
• Sight Word Directions for Families
• Sight Word Homework (for Kindergarten)
• Sight Word list of words on MEAD Sight word cards from Target

 

NAEYC PDI June 2012

• Session Handouts
• Vocabulary
• Sample Contract (primarily from Steps to Success. Feel free to revise/edit for your purposes.)
• Coaching Observation Form (best photocopied front to back; again, feel free to edit for your programs)
• Coaching "kick-off" (setting the tone) (This is NOT a script! Please use it to brainstorm your own "kick-off")
• Language Development Activities (used in the role play demonstration of a coaching session)



IRC March 2012 "How Children REALLY Learn to Read, and Practical Tips for Preschool Teachers"

• Handouts from Session
• VOCABULARY
• List of Informational Text Authors
• Hart & Risley 30 million word gap article
• Hart & Risley summary of the DATA from their study
• Link to Book I mentioned about how most phonics rules don't apply to most English words (There is a 2nd edition also fairly reasonably priced, and a 3rd edition very expensive. I'll be honest that I've only read the 1st edition, but REALLY liked it!)
• Link to a Vivian Gussin Paley book about using storytelling, dictation, and dramatization in an early childhood classroom
• Article about synthesis with informational books (BRILLIANT!) (The article is about 3rd grade, but I've used it with PreK-3rd grade teachers and everyone has gotten a lot out of it)

 

CPS Small Group SIG (Feb 17):

• List of Informational Text Authors
• Children's Book Titles to Support Social Studies Instruction (compiled for PreK-3rd grade)
• Preschool Core Knowledge Resource (Click on Download Now: The Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence: Content and Skill Guidelines for  Preschool)
• CPS Social Studies Big Ideas
• CPS Unit Plan Template (it's not perfect, but a good start)
• Link to CPS Social Studies Website

 

CPS Special Interest Group (Small Groups) Handouts and Materials:

• Read Aloud Guide BLANK Template (NEW as of Jan 20, 2012 SIG)
• Letters for Go Fish Cards
• Letters for Memory Cards
• Letters for Old Maid Cards
• Instructions for Letter Recognition Activities
• Instructions for Beginning Sound Activities
• Instructions for Rhyming Activities

 

 2010 AERA Papers:

• 'South African Preschool Teachers Describe their Experiences with their Principals:  Implications for Examining Classroom Quality'

•  'Looking at Quality in Early Childhood Education through an Ecological Lens'

 

Publications:

• Dennis, S. & O’Connor, E. (December 2012). “Reexamining Quality in Early Childhood Education: Exploring the Relationships Between the Work Environment and the Classroom.” Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 27(1), 74-92. 
• Smith, S., Murphy, D., Dennis, S., Davidson, S., & Light, R. (July 2009). “Providing extra supports for language and literacy development to struggling learners in preschool.” NHSA DIALOG:  A Research to Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 12 (3), 2009.

• Collins, M., & Dennis, S. (July 2009). “Targeting Oral Language Development in Preschoolers: Language Focus Groups as a Model for Children At Risk of Later Reading Difficulties.” NHSA DIALOG:  A Research to Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 12 (3), 2009.

Other:

• Sample Read Aloud Guide for the Napping House, by Audrey Wood, suitable for Pre K to 2nd Grade  - Click Here.

• 'What is Literacy?" - A handout for Parent Workshops.

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