| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction / Christina M. Cassano and Susan M. Dougherty -- Part I. Early language development -- 1. Now you're talking : vocabulary development in the home context / Lillian R. Masek [and 5 others] -- 2. Pivotal theory and research affecting emergent bilingual children's language and literacy achievement / Theresa A. Roberts -- Part II. Literacy development in the early years -- 3. Writing in the early years : understanding the past, confronting the present, imagining the future / Judith A. Schickedanz -- 4. Reconceptualizing alphabet learning and instruction / Marcia Invernizzi and Jordan Buckrop -- 5. A close and careful Look at phonological awareness / Christina M. Cassano -- 6. The role of word recognition in beginning reading : getting the words off the page / Ruth M. Wharton-McDonald -- 7. Engagement, motivation, self-regulation, and literacy development in early childhood / Alisa Hindin -- Part III. Home and community literacy experiences of children -- 8. Starting them young : how the shift from reading readiness to emergent literacy has influenced preschool literacy education / William H. Teale [and 3 others] -- 9. Storybook reading : insights from hindsight / Molly F. Collins -- 10. The impact of pivotal research on the role of play in early literacy development / Muriel K. Rand and Lesley Mandel Morrow -- 11. Family literacy : is it really all about storybook reading? / Susan M. Dougherty and Jeanne R. Paratore -- 12. Enhancing children's access to print / Susan B. Neuman and Donna Celano -- Afterword. Pivotal research in early literacy : lessons learned and a call to action / Heidi Anne E. Mesmer and M.M. Rose-McCully -- Index |
| Summary |
"This reader-friendly text examines the key foundational studies in early literacy. It addresses such essential questions as how research informs current practices and where the field still needs to go to provide the best learning opportunities for all children. Each chapter describes the methods and findings of one to five seminal studies, critically assesses their long-term impact on practice and policy, and offers takeaways for the classroom. Leading authorities--including several authors of the original pivotal studies--cover 12 essential aspects of language development, literacy development, and home and community literacy experiences in PreK-2"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed June 18, 2018) |
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Reading (Early childhood)
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Literacy.
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Language acquisition.
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Children -- Language.
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Education, Preschool.
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Preschool teaching.
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preschool education.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Preschool teaching
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Literacy
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Language acquisition
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Education, Preschool
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Children -- Language
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Reading (Early childhood)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cassano, Christina, editor.
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Dougherty, Susan, 1968- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781462536214 |
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1462536212 |
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