Title: Handbook of early literacy research /
Authors: Neuman, Susan B.; Dickinson, David K.
Publisher: Guilford Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Language arts (Early childhood) Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Reading (Early childhood) Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Language arts (Early childhood) Research Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Children Language Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Arts du langage (Première enfance) Guides, manuels, etc.; Lecture (Première enfance) Guides, manuels, etc.; Arts du langage (Première enfance) Recherche Guides, manuels, etc.; Enfants Langage Guides, manuels, etc.; Alfabetisme.; Kinderen.; Taalvaardigheid.
Abstract: The field of early literacy has seen significant recent advances in theory, research, and practice. This volume brings together leading authorities to report on current findings, integrate insights from different disciplinary perspectives, and explore ways to provide children with the strongest possible literacy foundations in the first 6 years of life. The Handbook first addresses broad questions about the nature of emergent literacy, summarizing current knowledge on cognitive pathways, biological underpinnings, and the importance of cultural contexts. Chapters in subsequent sections examine various strands of knowledge and skills that emerge as children become literate, as well as the role played by experiences with peers and families. Particular attention is devoted to the challenges involved in making schools work for all children, including members of linguistic and ethnic minority groups and children living in poverty. Finally, approaches to instruction, assessment, and early intervention are described, and up-to-date research on their effectiveness is presented.
Contents: Vol. 1 : Emergent literacy : development from prereaders to readers / Grover J. Whitehurst, Christopher J. Lonigan -- A sociocultural perspective on early literacy development / James Paul Gee -- Literacy and oral language : implications for early literacy acquisition / Rita Watson -- Some theoretical and methodological considerations in studying literacy in social context / A.D. Pellegrini -- Alphabetic anxiety and explicit, systematic phonics instruction : a cognitive science perspective / Marilyn J. Adams -- Brains, genes, and environment in reading development / Richard K. Olson, Javier Gayan -- Connecting early language and literacy to later reading (dis)abilities : evidence, theory, and practice / Hollis S. Scarborough -- Early phonological development and the acquisition of literacy / Usha Goswami -- Writing and children's symbolic repertoires : development unhinged / Anne Haas Dyson --