Barone, Diane M.; Morrow, Lesley Mandel

Literacy and Young Children : Research-Based Practices

PART I. FOUNDATIONS FOR EARLY LITERACY LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION Staff Development for Early Literacy Teachers: A Plan to Facilitate Change 3(20) Lesley Mandel Morrow Heather Casey Courtney Haworth Questions about Early Literacy Learning and Teaching That Need Asking---and Some That Don't 23(22) William H. Teale A Multidimensional Approach to Beginning Literacy 45(16) Irene W. Gaskins The Learner, the Teacher, the Text, and the Context: Sociocultural Approaches to Early Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners 61(22) Shelley Hong Xu PART II. HOME LITERACY EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN What Hannah Taught Emma and Why It Matters 83(18) Lisa Lenhart Kathleen Roskos Learning about the Literate Lives of Latino Families 101(20) Jeanne R. Paratore Gigliana Melzi Barbara Krol-Sinclair PART III. PHONEMIC AWARENESS, CODE LEARNING, AND BOOK ACTING Engaging Preschoolers in Code Learning: Some Thoughts about Preschool Teachers' Concerns 121(19) Judith A. Schickedanz Concepts, Sounds, and the ABCs: A Diet for a Very Young Reader 140(17) Marcia Invernizzi Book Acting: Storytelling and Drama in the Early Childhood Classroom 157(18) Lea M. McGee PART IV. RECENT TRENDS IN LITERACY RESEARCH: TECHNOLOGY, FLUENCY, AND INFORMATIONAL TEXT Early Literacy in a Digital Age: Moving from a Singular Book Literacy to the Multiple Literacies of Networked Information and Communication Technologies 175(20) Rachel A. Karchmer Marla H. Mallette Donald J. Leu, Jr. No More ``Madfaces'': Motivation and Fluency Development with Struggling Readers 195(15) Steven A. Stahl How Can I Help Them Pull It All Together?: A Guide to Fluent Reading Instruction 210(16) Melanie Kuhn Bridging the Gap between Learning to Read and Reading to Learn 226(17) Nell K. Duke V. Susan Bennett-Armistead Ebony M. Roberts Immersing Children in Nonfiction: Fostering Emergent Research and Writing 243(18) Renee M. Casbergue Mary Beth Plauche Organizing Expository Texts: A Look at the Possibilities 261(30) Carol Vukelich Christine Evans Bonnie Albertson PART V. CONCLUSION Caution, Apply with Care: Recommendations for Early Literacy Instruction 291(18) Diane M. Barone Index 309