Training Guides for the Head Start Learning Community:
Emerging Literacy: Linking Social Competence to Learning
Module 3
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The Magic World of Reading: Opening Doors for Children
Handout 14: Book Inventory
Instructions: Complete this assignment before your next coaching session.
I. With a colleague and one or more families, take an inventory of the books you have on hand in your classroom or at the group socialization site. Include the books in the library area and in other areas of the environment. Record the titles of these books in the middle column of the chart below. Refer to Appendix E: Books for Young Children for descriptions and examples of the different kinds of books for children.
II. Discuss with your colleague and the participating families the kinds of books you would like to add to your collection to support the curriculum; reflect children's cultures, families, interests, and skills; and encourage children's emerging literacy. Then, visit the library and discuss your needs with the children's librarian. Select books for your program that are just right for the children, individually and as a group. Record the books you have added in the last column of the chart below.
| Kind of Book | Books We Have Now | Books We Have Added |
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| Picture Concept Books |
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| Wordless Picture Books |
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| Beginning Picture Storybooks |
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| Traditional Literature |
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| ABC and Counting Books |
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| Predictable Books |
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