Ch. 1. Early literacy policy initiatives -- Ch. 2. Oral language development -- Ch. 3. Facilitating oral language learning -- Ch. 4. Sharing good books with young children -- Ch. 5. Earlier views : readiness and emergent literacy -- Ch. 6. Emergent literacy strategies -- Ch. 7. The new view : scientifically based reading research strategies -- Ch. 8. Teaching early writing -- Ch. 9. Assessment and adapting instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners -- Ch. 10. Using literacy to learn : integrating the curriculum -- Ch. 11. Helping families facilitate language and literacy development
