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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction | |
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What We Know About Environmental Print and Young Children | |
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The Conceptual Framework for Using Environmental Print | |
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What We Know About Early Literacy | |
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Research on Environmental Print | |
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Environmental Print and Children With Special Needs | |
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Environmental Print and No Child Left Behind | |
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Summary of the Research Findings on Environmental Print | |
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Appropriate Ways to Use Environmental Print Throughout the Curriculum | |
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Language Arts Activities | |
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Daily News | |
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Posters and Signs | |
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Dictionaries | |
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Writing Experiences | |
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Literacy Across Thematic Units | |
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Rebus Stories | |
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Wall Lists and Bulletin Boards | |
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Pocket Charts | |
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Text Innovations | |
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Word Boxes | |
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Book Boxes | |
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Newspaper Ad Word Search | |
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Recipes | |
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Lunchboxes | |
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Billboards | |
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Alphabet Scavenger Hunt | |
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Environmental Print Walk | |
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Restaurant Menus | |
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Alphabet Wall/Community Alphabet | |
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Alphabet Books | |
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Reading Inside the Box | |
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Math Activities | |
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Puzzles | |
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Coupons | |
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Graphs | |
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Math Games | |
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Math in an Integrated Curriculum | |
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M & M's Math | |
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Newspaper Ads | |
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Food Labels | |
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Enlarged Class Texts | |
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Lists | |
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Grocery Store Surveys | |
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Food Groups | |
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Health and Science Activities | |
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Making Flavored Milk | |
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches | |
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Making M & M's Coookies | |
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Making Chicken or Vegetable Stew | |
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Making Pizza | |
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Making Pancakes | |
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Pretend Shopping | |
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Real Shopping | |
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Good Food Versus Junk Food | |
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Snacks--How Good Are They? | |
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Where Does Food Go? | |
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Pretend Restaurant | |
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Matching Toothpaste | |
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Planting Seeds | |
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Using Cardboard Containers | |
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Weather Symbols | |
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Going on a Picnic | |
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Social Studies Activities | |
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Using the Newspaper | |
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Postcard Travel | |
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Mapping the Community | |
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Community Helpers | |
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Transportation Schedules | |
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Home Sales and Rentals | |
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Environmental Print Graphs and Elections | |
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Careers and Environmental Print | |
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Social Studies "Me Books" and Journals | |
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Culturally Diverse Environmental Print | |
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Creative Dramatics, Music, and Art Activities | |
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Art Collage | |
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Studying Artists | |
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Neighborhood Mural | |
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Me Boxes and "Myself" | |
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Delivery Vehicles | |
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MUSIC--Songs for Commercials | |
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Creative Dramatics--"Centers" Stage | |
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Musical Instrument Time | |
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Can You Make a Puppet? | |
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Meeting the Goals of the National Reading Panel Through Environmental Print Activities | |
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Phonemic Awareness Activity: Starts Like... | |
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Phonics Activity: Blended Environmental Print | |
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Fluency Activity: Speedy Shopping List | |
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Vocabulary Activity: What Goes With This? | |
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Comprehension Activity: Where Do You Find It? | |
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Conclusion: Challenges and Opportunities in Using Environmental Print | |
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Reflective Teaching | |
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Transformational Teaching | |
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Resources | |
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Environmental Print Book List | |
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Sample Letter to Parents | |
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References | |