Literacy development in the early years: helping children read and write

Foundations of early literacy development : surveying the past to the present

Assessment in early literacy : a guide for designing instruction

Literacy and diversity : teaching children with special concerns

Language and vocabulary development

Strategies to figure out words : phonemic awareness, phonics, and more

Developing comprehension of text and concepts about books

Writing, spelling, and literacy development

Motivating reading and writing with well-known and new literacies

Organizing and managing the literacy program

Family literacy partnerships : home and school working together

Afterword

Appendix A: Children's literature

Appendix B: Integrated language arts thematic unity : healthy bodies, healthy minds

Appendix C: Quality television programs with associated children's books

Appendix D: Technology resources

Appendix E: Professional associations and related journals dealing with early literacy

Appendix F: Suggestions for instructors.