Kindergarten Ready: What Really Matters in Child Development

On this episode of Kindergarten Ready: What Really Matters (#11!) we shift gears once again and do a deep-dive into research methods for studying just what shared (storybook) reading does to a child’s developing oral language and emergent literacy. _________________________________________References this week all come from the lab of Monique Sénéchal at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.Sénéchal, M., & LeFevre, J. (2002).Parental involvement in the development of children’s reading skill: A 5-year longitudinal study.Child Development, 73, 445-460.Sénéchal, M., LeFevre, J.-A., Thomas, E., & Daley, K. (1998). Differential effects of home literacy experiences on the development of oral and written language.Reading Research Quarterly, 32, 96-116.Sénéchal, M. (1997). The differential effect of storybook reading on preschooler’s expressive and receptive vocabulary acquisition.Journal of Child Language, 24, 123-138.Sénéchal, M., & Cornell, E.H.(1993).Vocabulary acquisition through shared reading experiences.Reading Research Quarterly, 28, 360-374.___________________As always, please feel free to reach out with comments, suggestions, and maybe sound clips of your kids even! Can’t promise I’ll always reply promptly, but I’ll try....www.kindergartenreadywhatreallymatters.comhttps://www.facebook.com/kindergartenreadywhatreallymatterslanguageliteracylearninglab@gmail.com

On this episode of Kindergarten Ready: What Really Matters (#10!) we continue with last episode’s focus on being topical and timely- it is back to school time after all! So this week I hand the mic over to two experienced, dedicated kindergarten teachers who share their thoughts on kindergarten readiness and provide many thoughtful tips for parents. _________________________________________As always, please feel free to reach out with comments, suggestions, and maybe sound clips of your kids even!www.kindergartenreadywhatreallymatters.comhttps://www.facebook.com/kindergartenreadywhatreallymatterslanguageliteracylearninglab@gmail.com

On this episode of Kindergarten Ready: What Really Matters we switch our focus once again to the title of the podcast- this time kindergarten readiness in the traditional sense. We’ll see what some top ranked websites have to say for themselves, and hear from a real life kindergarten teacher too…yes a real life one… _________________________________________Richard Gentry’s post about our show: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/raising-readers-writers-and-spellers/202007/science-early-literacy-learning-really-mattersWebsites reviewed…https://www.scholastic.com/parents/school-success/school-life/grade-by-grade/preparing-kindergarten.htmlhttps://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/signs-symptoms/academic-readiness/skills-kids-need-going-into-kindergartenhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/childrens-health/in-depth/kindergarten-readiness/art-20048432As always, please feel free to reach out with comments, suggestions, and maybe sound clips of your kids even!www.kindergartenreadywhatreallymatters.comhttps://www.facebook.com/kindergartenreadywhatreallymatterslanguageliteracylearninglab@gmail.com