Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and index.
Who is at risk for reading difficulties? : implications for early literacy programs -- Understanding literacy development -- Using assessment to make instructional decisions -- Language- and literacy-rich classrooms -- Language development: gateway to literacy -- Classroom activities that expand children's vocabulary and comprehension -- Classroom activities to develop children's concepts about print and alphabet letter recognition -- Classroom activities to develop phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle -- Prekindergarten in action -- Kindergarten in action
Who is at risk for reading difficulties? : implications for early literacy programs -- Understanding literacy development -- Using assessment to make instructional decisions -- Language and literacy-rich classrooms -- Language development: gateway to literacy -- Classroom activities that expand childrens vocabulary and comprehension -- Classroom activities to develop childrens concepts about print and alphabet letter recognition -- Classroom activities to develop phonological awareness -- And the alphabetic principle -- Pre-kindergarten in action