Organic Literacy: The Keywords Approach to Owning Words in Print

by Kathy R. Fox, Chelsey Bahlmann, Joy Foster Hughes, Melissa Milstead

Overview

Organic vocabulary is a term that describes a child’s inner source of thoughts. Based on the early work of Sylvia Ashton-Warner in New Zealand with Maori children, organic vocabulary can help promote early literacy among children who have little connection and prior experiences with print. This book connects the early research and methodology to today’s classrooms. These connections are applied to Title 1 schools (indicating low socioeconomic status), second language learners, and children with multiple levels of ability and adverse risk factors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761860471
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	06/03/2013
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Kathy Fox is a teacher educator at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She spent the first twenty-four years of her professional life as a preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade teacher in California.

Chelsey Bahlmann has taught first and third grades in North and South Carolina. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Georgia in reading, writing, children's literature, and digital literacy.

Joy Foster Hughes is an elementary school teacher. She has a bachelor of arts in elementary education and a master’s degree in language and literacy education from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and is certified in academically and intellectually gifted education. She has taught second and third grades in general education and kindergarten through fifth grades in AIG education.

Melissa Milstead is a kindergarten teacher in Wilmington, North Carolina, and has taught first grade as well. She received a bachelor of arts in elementary education and a master’s degree in language and literacy education from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: An Introduction to Keywords
Chapter Two: A Historical Context for Sylvia Ashton-Warner
Chapter Three: Developing My Own Keyword Style
Chapter Four: Keywords in a Kindergarten Classroom
Chapter Five: Keywords in a First Grade Classroom
Chapter Six: Keywords in a Second Grade Classroom
Chapter Seven: Keywords in an English Language Learners’ Classroom
Chapter Eight: Adaptations to Fit Other Classroom Contexts
Chapter Nine: How to Easily and Effectively Set Up Your Classroom for Keywords
Chapter Ten: Conclusion
Appendix A: Sample Kindergarten Keywords
Appendix B: Sample First Grade Keywords
Appendix C: Sample Second Grade Keywords
Bibliography