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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 | |