Physical Description:print xxiii, 168 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher:Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co. ; [Ypsilanti, Mich.] : High/Scope Press, c2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Foreword / Susan B. Neuman -- 1. Creating a Literacy-Rich Preschool Classroom Environment to Enhance Literacy Instruction / Lesley Mandel Morrow -- 2. Exploring Intentional Instructional Uses of Environmental Print in Preschool and Primary Grades / Billie J. Enz, Jennifer Prior, Maureen R. Gerard and Myae Han -- 3. Narrative Bridges to Comprehension / Alison H. Paris and Scott Paris -- 4. Practice to Theory: Invented Spelling / Donald J. Richgels -- 5. Storybook Reading as a Standardized Measurement of Early Literacy Skill Development: The Early Literacy Skills Assessment / Andrea DeBruin-Parecki -- 6. Early Literacy for English Language Learners / Linda M. Espinosa -- 7. Making Vital Home-School Connections: Utilizing Parent Stories as a "Lifeline" for Developing Successful Early Literacy Experiences / Patricia A. Edwards and Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon -- 8. The Book Matters: Evaluating and Selecting What to Read Aloud to Young Children / William H. Teale, Junko Yokota and Miriam Martinez -- 9. Early Reading First and Its Role in Defining High-Quality Professional Development / Lea M. McGee -- Case Study 1. Developing an Early Literacy Professional Development Program / Roseann Rinear -- Case Study 2. Creative Contexts for Literacy; A Reggio Emilia Approach Using Art and Documentation / Cynthia R. Gehrie, Elizabeth Landerholm and Georgina Valverde.
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