By Different Paths to Common Outcomes (Ginn Heinemann Professional Development)
Well-known for her work with early literacy intervention, Marie M. Clay has authored these essays to focus on the development of literacy awareness, the power of writing in early literacy encounters, and the use of conversation as a tool for improving teaching. Librarians will be interested, for example, in her advice about introducing storybooks to young children in ways that encourage them to become independent readers. By providing "practical examples" and well-researched, reasoned discussion," this volume can serve as the basis for teacher-librarian study-group discussions on early literacy. --Knowledge Quest, Volume 27/Number 4, March/April 1999