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Author Cecil, Nancy Lee, author.

Title Striking a balance : a comprehensive approach to early literacy / Nancy Lee Cecil, California State University, Sacramento, Susan Baker, California State University, Sacramento, Albert S. Lozano, California State University, Sacramento
Edition Fifth edition
Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations
Contents Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Brief Contents; Table of Contents ; List of Activities ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; About the Authors ; 1 A Child Learns to Read; Process and Product ; in the classroom ; What Is Reading? ; Theories of Reading Acquisition ; Nonstage Theory ; Stage Theory ; Cueing Systems ; The Grapho-Phonological System ; The Syntactic (Sound Stream of Language) System ; The Semantic System; The Pragmatic System ; The Reading Process ; Skills Used in the Reading Process ; Characteristics of the Reading Process ; The Reading Process and Learners Who are Diverse
The Reading Product Summary ; questions For Journal Writing and Discussion ; suggestions For Projects and Field Activities ; 2 A Quest for Balance; Moving Forward ; in the classroom ; Introduction ; The History of Early Literacy ; Skills-Based vs. Holistic Approach ; Standards-Based Education ; Approaches to Teaching Reading ; Phonics Instruction and the Transmission Model ; Holistic Instruction and the Transactional Model; A Quest for Balance: A Comprehensive Approach ; Balance and Teaching to Standards ; The Impact of Technology on Literacy ; Summary
Questions For Journal Writing and Discussion suggestions For Projects and Field Activities ; 3 Emergent Literacy; From Birth to Conventional Literacy ; in the classroom ; Introduction ; Language Acquisition: An Overview ; Prebirth ; Infancy ; The Holographic Stage ; The Telegraphic Stage ; Preschool to Fluency; Primary Grades ; Literacy's Beginnings ; Reading is Enjoyable; Books Should Be Handled in Special Ways ; Book and Story Sharing Involve a Routine ; Illustrations Represent Real Things ; Printed Words Have Meaning ; Reading Readiness: A Retrospective ; Overview of Emergent Literacy
Use of the Term Emergent Literacy Key Components of Emergent Literacy ; Influences on Children's Literacy Development ; Continuing Literacy Development ; Box: Videos containing information for developing emergent literacy; Understanding of Literacy Concepts ; Developing Cognitive Skills ; The Role of Early Childhood Educators, Parents, and Caregivers; Guidelines for Setting Up a Balanced, Comprehensive Literacy Program from Birth to Primary Years; Positive Practices to Foster Emergent Literacy ; Box: The CCSS and pre-K literacy education; Developing Concepts About Print
Providing Direct and Vicarious Experiences Interactive Story Writing; Reading Aloud to Students: The Importance of Print and Books ; Box: Selecting a big book to read aloud; Box: Classic read-alouds for young children; Using Drama ; Emergent Literacy and Children with Special Needs ; Strategies for English Learners ; Summary ; questions For Journal Writing and Discussion; suggestions For Projects and Field Activities; 4 Phonemic Awareness; The Sounds of Our Language ; in the classroom ; Introduction ; The Importance of Phonemic Awareness ; The Components of Phonemic Awareness
Notes Originally published 2015 by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers, Inc
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 16, 2017)
Subject Reading (Primary) -- United States
Literacy -- United States
EDUCATION -- Elementary.
Literacy
Reading (Primary)
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Baker, Susan, author.
Lozano, Albert S., author.
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