Two new books, Saving Literacy and HandMade Marks are now available - see press release at PR Web for more information

	Volume I: Saving Literacy provides exercises in scribbling and drawing, showing professional caregivers how to develop attention, emotional control and connection, speech, and literacy in children. Evaluation tools, and research questions included. Price: $35.95 (ISBN-10: 0741457539; ISBN-13: 978-0741457530) Saving Literacy may be puchased from: Infinity Publishing's site Amazon's author site Click here for more information.
	Volume II: HandMade Marks shows parents, including homeschoolers, how to develop attention, emotional connection/control, speech and literacy in children using scribbling and drawing. Exercises, developmental benchmarks, evaluation tools, and research questions included. Price: $35.95 (ISBN-10: 0741457695; ISBN-13: 978-0741457691) Handmade Marks may be puchased from: Infinity Publishing's site Amazon's author site Click here for more information.
	Volume III: The Scribble Hypothesis: Marks Change Minds. Research Supporting a Neuroscience of Parenting/Caregiving in Early Childhood with a focus on shared interactions around scribbling, drawing, speech and writing. Available in 2010. Pricing and ordering information will be announced soon.
	Volume IV: Preserving Literacy: how to use drawing and writing to protect our thinking skills as we grow older. Available in 2011. Pricing and ordering information will be announced soon. Marks and Mind - How Marks Change Minds Book Series
	Just for Parents: We are writing a book for parents. Its working title is Drawing and Writing with Children: what to do when you turn off the television and the computer. A home-based approach to marks and mind. (copyright 2002 SRS) Two chapters of this book are available for public perusal: A Preview of the Drawing/Writing exercises in the book, Families and Drawing: Marks and Mind. Try them and let us know what you think. Introduction to Marks and Mind: Have you Ever Wondered?

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Learn how to use and teach the New Literacy using this teachers' workbook: Drawing/Writing and the new literacy: where verbal meets visual. This textbook/handbook for teachers and for schools of education provides theory and hands-on practice including a series of carefully organized lesson plans for teachers across grade and discipline who are interested in a broader approach to literacy. The 500-page book is illustrated with student work across grade and field grades K-12, as well as at the college level, and at the Elderhostel level. Drawing/Writing and the new literacy, by Susan Rich Sheridan. Cost: $29.95, $4 shipping. Available by mail through: Marks and Mind 68 Maplewood Drive Amherst, MA 01002 or email at susan.sheridan9@gmail.com Click here for more information. Excerpts from Drawing/Writing and the new literacy Part One: The Reasons Why: A Pesuasive Essay in Four Sections The Drawing/Writing Experience New Classrooms, New Teachers The New Literacy Part Two: How to Do It: A User's Guide How to Do It Preliminary Drawing/Writing Download "Preliminary Drawing/Writing" exercise Part Three: Hitchhikers' Guide to Brain Science Excerpt from "Hitchhikers' Guide to Brain Science" Part Four: The Thinking Child Excerpt from "The Thinking Child: A Thumbnail Sketch for Teachers and Educators" - a chapter excerpt from Drawing/Writing and the new literacy which offers educators a quick overview of Neuroconstructivist theory and practice. Appendices How I got here The New Literacy Terms and Powerful Ideas Works Cited Extended Bibliography

Books about early childhood literacy for Parents and Professional Caregivers
For young children 10 mos. to 6 years

The Thinking Child: A handbook for parents: How Literacy at home starts with scribbling and drawing - The Drawing/Writing Program: Find out about neurobeneficial parenting: parenting that's good for young, growing brains. Available as a free download from this web site. A hard copy of this booklet can also be ordered from SR Sheridan for $10, using address or email above.

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