Our CLEL Bell Book Award committees are still hard at work nominating titles they think represent their given practice. Beyond the practice criteria, our committee also looks at things like the quality of production, uniqueness of story, and the ability to appeal to caregivers and their young children of diverse family situations. Here are the …
Our CLEL Bell Book Award committees are still hard at work nominating titles they think represent their given practice. Beyond the practice criteria, our committee also looks at things like the quality of production, uniqueness of story, and the ability to appeal to caregivers and their young children of diverse family situations. Here are the …
Our CLEL Bell Book Award practice committees have been busy! Here are the next nominations in the category of “Play”. This category honors books that encourage children to use their growing vocabularies to think about their world while reflecting on a wide variety of play. Our committee looks for books that model developmentally appropriate play, celebrate …
Our CLEL Bell Book Award practice committees have been busy! Here are the next nominations in the category of “Sing”. This category honors books that support children’s oral language development of language structures, vocabulary, and phonological awareness. Our committee looks for books about singing or chanting, that have songs in them, or make it easy to …
Our CLEL Bell Book Award practice committees have been busy! Here are the next nominations in the category of “Read”. This category honors books that demonstrate shared reading practices, show that books can affect lives profoundly, and allow children to practice pre-reading behaviors. Our committee looks for books that model great reading behaviors or celebrate …
Our CLEL Bell Book Award practice committees have been busy! Here are the next nominations in the category of “Write”. This category honors books that demonstrate the power of writing and drawing or demonstrate related skills. Our committee looks for books that show developmentally appropriate writing skills like scribbling, tracing shapes with your finger, or …
Our CLEL Bell Book Award practice committees have been busy! Here are the next nominations in the category of “Talk”. This category honors books that encourage conversations, foster language play, and model creative adult-child dialog. Our committee looks for books that show age-appropriate communication, share the value of social interaction, or books that make it …
Nominations for the CLEL Bell Book Awards have begun! Here are the first nominations for the category of “Play”, with more coming soon. These are books published after November 16, 2021 that model or support the practice of playing with young children and babies. Many nominations come from title suggestions from members like you! The …
Nominations for the CLEL Bell Book Awards have begun! Let’s celebrate the first nominations in the “Sing” category, with more coming soon. These are books published after November 16, 2021 that model or support the practice of singing with young children and babies. Many nominations come from title suggestions from members like you! The CLEL …
Nominations for the CLEL Bell Book Awards have begun! Here are the first nominations in the “Read” category, with many more coming soon. These are books published after November 16, 2021 that model or support the practice of reading with young children and babies. Many nominations come from title suggestions from members like you! The …
