Product Description

I Can Say That storybook with bilingual (Spanish) interactive CD-ROM was written to help parents read successfully to children while entertaining them. I Can Say That is designed to help children develop early vocabulary words. Each of the two stories targets vocabulary words/animal sounds carefully selected from research. Reading I Can Say That does even more! According to a National Commission on Reading report, shared book reading is the best activity to prepare children for literacy success. The accompanying bilingual CD-ROM has the words highlighted as they are read to facilitate early reading.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1198819 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-03
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 28 pages

Karla Eidson, Early Childhood Literacy Specialist, Texas A&M University
"For non-verbal children to emergent readers, I recommend I Can Say That as a useful and delightful teaching tool.

Wynell LeCroy, Speech-Language Pathologist, Copperas Cove, Texas
The delightful illustrations and clear dialogue in I Can Say that are a perfect combination for all children.

About the Author
Susan Lederer, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Adelphi University, NY. She is a state licensed and nationally certified speech-language pathologist with 25 years of professional experience in the areas of speech, language, and emergent literacy development and disorders. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, as well as the NYS and Long Island associations.

She and her Adelphi colleagues and students have been conducting and researching programs for late-talking toddlers and preschoolers at risk of reading failure. Efficacy and descriptions of these programs have been published in peer reviewed journals and presented nationally.

Customer Reviews

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