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Childhood -

From the Inside Out:

 

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

 

The Phenomenon of Assimilation

 

Building a Network of Prior Knowledge

 

Secret Brilliance

 

encouraging gifts and talents

 

transferring values to young children

 

embroidered truth

 

physiological memory

 

to our friends in the medical community

early childhood literacy education - a pattern of awareness

 

How young children learn - a practical application

 

Reading with your child

 

The Emergent Reader

 

Mind Mapping and visual thought

 

Developing distance-devotion

 

smart room

smart child

 

i can read

 

a rhyme in time

Multi-Tasking

Part of a modern day dichotomy

"I just came across your website ... I LOVED IT! ... Just wanted to say thank you."

TRAILS - The Read-Along Independent Literacy Series

 

Print these mini-books your child can read and illustrate - independent of adult assistance.


In the beginning: TRAILS began in the early 1990's as a pilot program for at-risk kindergarten children and their families. By bringing reading material into the homes of kindergarten children, the primary mission of The Read-Along Program - family literacy - was realized. 

The second edition: In keeping with this central theme, we have developed a second-generation program using simple text, which is available here - online. The purpose of this version of TRAILS is to provide children with printable mini-books they can read and illustrate, independent of adult assistance.  (see The Imagination Station for an explanation of the value of illustrating.)

I can do it all by myself: When provided with the appropriate tools, children will develop a sense of ownership and control over their own learning. To this end, we have written the text in this series using high-frequency words (see I Can Read).  We have also designed the books in a simple, easy to construct format.

The Read-Along books are available in .pdf format.  If you do not have Adobe Reader, you may download the free program by visiting their website at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Directions:  Print each .pdf file using 1 sheet of  8½ x 11 paper.  Encourage your child to cut out the 4 mini-pages, draw the illustrations, and staple the book together.

# 1 - My Cat
# 2 - My Dog
# 3 - Two Balloons
# 4 - My Horse
# 5 - Jump !
# 6 - 1, 2, 3
# 7 - I Go
# 8 - Happy
# 9 - Trey & J.D.

 

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