A guide to the Summer Book Studies by Early Childhood Bloggers 2011-2014.
2014: Challenging Behaviors (Multiple Books)
- Introduction @ Pre-K Pages
- Book Study FAQ @ Pre-K Pages
- Helping Children Resolve Conflicts @ Teach Preschool
- How to Deal with Tattling @ Fun-a-Day
- Helping Children Share & Take Turns @ PreKinders
- How to Get Kids to Pay Attention @ Pre-K Pages
- Helping Children Self-Regulate Their Emotions @ Kathy Griffin’s Teaching Strategies
- Self-Regulation @ Teach Preschool
- Helping Kids Make Friends @ Fun-a-Day
- Using Fidgets to Help with Attention and Sensory Issues @ Kathy Griffin’s Teaching Strategies (no longer available)
- Establishing Teacher-Child Relationships @ PreKinders
- Helping Children Make Good Choices @ Pre-K Pages
- Separation Anxiety @ Pre-K Pages
- Helping Children Feel they Belong @ Teach Preschool
- Learning to Share Time, Space, and Attention @ Kathy Griffin’s Teaching Strategies (no longer available)
- How to Stop Kids from Whining @ Fun-a-Day
- Rewards in the Classroom @ Pre-K Pages
Books Used
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- Social & Emotional Development by Dave Riley
- Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Life Skills Children Need
by Jenna Bilmes
- Positive Discipline: A Teacher’s A-Z Guide by Jane Nelsen
- Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
 by Thomas Armstrong
- Managing Emotional Mayhem, by Dr. Becky Bailey
- Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom
 by Fay & Funk
- Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings by Deno, Carr & Bell
- Challenging Behavior in Young Children by Kaiser & Rasminsky
- The Power of Guidance by Dan Gartrell
2013: Read Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease
- Introduction @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 1: Why Read Aloud? @ Brick by Brick
- Ch. 2: When to Begin (and End) Read-Aloud @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 3: The Stages of Read-Aloud @ PreKinders
- Ch. 4: The Dos and Don’ts of Read-Aloud @ Teach Preschool
- Ch. 5: Sustained Silent Reading @ Brick by Brick
- Ch. 6: Print Climate in the Home, School, and Library @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 7: Digital Learning: The Good News & Bad @ PreKinders
- Ch. 8: Television & Audio: Helping or Hurting? @ Seeds Network
- Ch. 9: Dad- What’s the Score? @ Look at My Happy Rainbow (no longer available)
- Ch. 10: A Hyper Kids Road to Reading @ Look at My Happy Rainbow (no longer available)
Q&A with the Author:
- What about “reading” wordless books? @ Pre-K Pages
- How often should we read aloud? @ PreKinders
- How do you manage interruptions? @ Teach Preschool
- Should we talk about the author and illustrator? @ Look at My Happy Rainbow (no longer available)
- How do we talk about “big words”? @ Pre-K Pages
- Should we use books with TV characters? @ Brick by Brick
2012: Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling
- Introduction
- Ch. 1: The Digital Classroom @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 2: Using Photographs and Images to Inspire @ PreKinders
- Ch. 3: Rethinking Projectors @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Ch. 4: Using Audio Recordings @ Teach Preschool
- Ch. 5: Videoconferencing in the Classroom @ PreKinders
- Ch. 6: Publishing and Presentation Tools @ Brick by Brick
- Ch. 7: Using Video Snapshots @ Pre-K PagesÂ
- Ch. 8: Touch Mobile Devices (iPads & Tablets) @ PreKinders
- Ch. 9: Infusing Technology in the Classroom @ Pre-K Pages
2011: Literacy Beginnings, by Fountas & Pinnell
- Introduction @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 1 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 2 @ Teach Preschool
- Chapter 3 @ Brick by Brick
- Chapter 4 @ PreKinders
- Chapter 5 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 6 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 7 @ Brick by Brick
- Chapter 8:Â No More Worksheets (no longer available)
- Chapter 9 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 10 @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Chapter 11 @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Chapter 12 @ Growing in Pre-KÂ (no longer available)
- Chapters 13 & 14 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 15:Â No More Worksheets (no longer available)
- Chapter 16 @ PreKinders
- Chapter 17 @ Growing in Pre-K (no longer available)
- Chapter 18 @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Chapter 19 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 20 @ Teach Preschool
- Chapter 21 @ PreKinders