2023 CLEL Bell “SING” Nominations pt. 3

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 …

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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 “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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