Focuses on the development of reading, writing, speaking and listening for children from birth to eight years.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals that 37 percent of U.S. fourth graders fail to achieve basic levels of reading achievement. In 1997, the

′Developing Early Literacy presents an interesting range of literacy-related topics which address issues of current importance to early years practice and, in

Current research increasingly highlights the role of early literacy in young children's development--and facilitates the growth of practices and policies that p

This concise, accessible book explores the connection between language acquisition and emergent literacy skills, and how this sets the stage for later literacy