Promoting early reading
Subtitle: research, resources, and best practices
By: edited by Michael C. McKenna, Sharon Walpole, Kristin Conradi.
Contributors: McKenna, Michael C.; Walpole, Sharon.; Conradi, Kristin.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781606236802; 9781606236864
Subjects: Reading (Preschool)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of early reading first / Michael C. McKenna, Sharon Walpole, and Kristin Conradi; title: Language facilitation in the preschool classroom: rationale, goals, and strategies / Anita S. McGinty and Laura M. Justice; title: Language and literacy development for English language learners in preschool / Karen Ford; title: Phonemic awareness instruction in preschool: research implications and lessons learned from early reading first / Lea M. McGee and Alanna Rochelle Dail; title: Improving the quality of preschool read-alouds: professional development and coaching that targets book-reading practices / Tricia A. Zucker and Susan H. Landry; title: Assessing children's needs / Billie J. Enz; title: Preparing centers and a literacy-rich environment for small-group instruction in early reading first preschools / Lesley Mandel Morrow; title: Evaluation: practical applications for closing achievement gaps / Susan J. Kimmel and Priscilla L. Griffith; title: Why families should matter for early reading first / Martha Jane Buell, Michael Gamel-McCormick, and Donald Unger; title: Assessing and creating effective preschool literacy classroom environments / D. Ray Reutzel and Cindy D. Jones; title: Case study of a successful urban implementation / Cynthia W. Hutchinson ... [et al.]; title: Case study of a successful rural early reading first implementation / Michael C. McKenna ... [et al.]; title: Early reading first graduates go to kindergarten: are achievement gains enduring? / Carol Vukelich, Martha Jane Buell, and Myae Han.