2023 CLEL Bell “SING” Nominations pt. 2

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 …

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2023 CLEL Bell “READ” Nominations pt. 2

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 …

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2023 CLEL Bell “Write” Nominations pt. 2

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 …

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2023 CLEL Bell “Talk” Nominations pt. 2

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 …

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2023 CLEL Bell “PLAY” Nominations pt. 1

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 …

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2023 CLEL Bell “SING” Nominations pt. 1

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 …

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2023 CLEL Bell “READ” Nominations pt. 1

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 …

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2021 CLEL Bell Award Winners

This year was different for everyone, including the Bell Awards! We thought it was fitting to share the winners with you as a video. Celebrate the winners along with this year’s CLEL Bells Selection Committee! Read Winner: Help Wanted Must Love Books By Janet Sumner Johnson, lllustrated by Courtney Dawson (Capstone Editions) ​Shailey loves bedtime …

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