Dozens of Easy, Research-Based Ideas That Develop Childrenıs Listening, Speaking, and Vocabulary Skills and Lay the Foundation for Reading SuccessBy Cindy MiddendorfDrawing on her 22 years of experience as a kindergarten teacher, Cindy Middendorf has compiled this amazing resource packed with research-based activities, lessons, and strategies to increase studentsı oral language skills. She shares rhymes, chants, action stories, and songs that kids adoreand that hone phonemic awareness and build vocabulary. She demonstrates how to boost oral language use in centers, how to foster social skills through language, and how to encourage language development at home. Her differentiated approach and classroom-tested ideas will help every student in your classroom get ready to read.128 pages 8-1/2" x 11" Grades PreK-K